"WalterM140" wrote:
And the ruling upholding habeas for Hamidi as well as his right
to access to the Federal Courts applies as well to Padilla, thus
mooting the substantive issue in Padilla.

Except that Padilla is still incarcerated.

And based on Justice Conner's comments in the opinions that were delivered
recently, the State will still be holding Padilla after a habeas hearing.