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- authority type
- statute
- jurisdiction
- federal_nationwide
- publication status
- official_preliminary_code
- precedential status
- binding_enacted_positive_law_title
- subsequent history
- Current COA text enacted by AEDPA in 1996; currentness controlled by the OLRC preliminary edition.
- negative treatment status
- Current text checked through laws in effect on 2026-08-17.
- material limitations
- The statute does not supply notice-of-appeal timing, local procedures, or an interlocutory-appeal rule.
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Linked modules
- 28 U.S.C. § 2241 — Appeal, Certificate of Appealability, and Relief
- Section 2255 Screening, Hearing, Appeal, and Postjudgment Motions
- Extraordinary Writs — Coram Nobis, Audita Querela, and Mandamus
- Rules 35 and 36 — Sentence Correction, Assistance, Record Error, and Appeals
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28 U.S.C. § 2253
Propositions supported
- Subsection (a) makes a final district-court habeas or § 2255 order subject to appellate review.
- Subsection (c)(1)(A) requires a COA for a final habeas order when the detention complained of arises from state-court process.
- Subsection (c)(1)(B) separately requires a COA for a final § 2255 order.
- The statute contains no COA category for a federal-process § 2241 final order.
Material limitations
Section 2253 does not supply notice timing, local appellate procedure, or interlocutory appealability.
Official source
OLRC preliminary edition, laws in effect August 17, 2026: https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/28/2253