choster - 10:51 pm on Feb 20, 2009 (gmt 0)

I can think of no justification for a hyperlink inside an <h1>.

The <h1> is the top-level heading on the page. What would it be linking to except itself? If you have multiple <h1>s or if they don't encapsulate the main topic of the page, your semantics are off. That can potentially throw off screen readers— and search engines— which is presumably why this thread was moved to the Accessibility & Usability forum.