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Allen Overy files supreme court amicus brief on behalf of habeas scholars in capital case

Published Date
Mar 22, 2024
On October 30, 2023, a team of Allen & Overy litigators filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a group of esteemed professors and scholars of federal habeas corpus law and civil procedure.

The brief supported a petition filed by Texas death row inmate Joseph Gamboa asking the Supreme Court to address a circuit split in an area of law that has vitally important consequences for prisoners seeking federal habeas corpus review. At issue is whether federal district courts can hear claims that prisoners’ court-appointed lawyers abandoned them during their federal habeas proceedings.

The A&O team included associates Megan Ines, Alan Billharz, and Ayyan Zubair. 

The brief supported a petition filed by Texas death row inmate Joseph Gamboa asking the Supreme Court to address a circuit split in an area of law that has vitally important consequences for prisoners seeking federal habeas corpus review. At issue is whether federal district courts can hear claims that prisoners’ court-appointed lawyers abandoned them during their federal habeas proceedings.

The A&O team included associates Megan Ines, Alan Billharz, and Ayyan Zubair. 

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Megan Ines

Associate

Washington DC

Megan is an associate in the Intellectual Property practice in the Washington, D.C. office. She focuses on complex intellectual propert...
Ayyan Zubair

Ayyan Zubair

Associate

New York

Ayyan represents large international clients in US-based litigation, as well as in internal and government-facing investigations.