What constitutes a "new rule" in a case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Harris v. Vasquez, 949 F.2d 1497 (9th Cir. 1991):
A case "announces a new rule when it breaks new ground or imposes a new obligation on the States or the federal government." Teague v. Lane, 489 U.S. 288, 109 S.Ct. 1060, 1070, 103 L.Ed.2d 334 (1989). The Ake right and obligation were new.
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