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In ''Medellin v. Texas'', 76 U.S.L.W. 4143 (Mar. 28, 2008), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that neither a decision by the [[International Court of Justice]] nor a memorandum issued by President [[George W. Bush]] constitutes directly enforceable federal law that pre-empts state limitations on the filing of successive habeas petitions.

In '''''Medellin v. Texas''''', 76 U.S.L.W. 4143 (Mar. 28, 2008), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that neither a decision by the [[International Court of Justice]] nor a memorandum issued by President [[George W. Bush]] constitutes directly enforceable federal law that pre-empts state limitations on the filing of successive habeas petitions.

Specifically, Petitioner Jose Ernesto Medellin, an [[illegal alien]], was a member of the "Black and Whites" gang who was convicted of the rape and brutal murder of 14-year-old Jennifer Ertman and 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena while they were walking home.

Specifically, Petitioner Jose Ernesto Medellin, an [[illegal alien]], was a member of the "Black and Whites" gang who was convicted of the rape and brutal murder of 14-year-old Jennifer Ertman and 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena while they were walking home.