Joseph Anthony Padilla v. Cal A. Terhune

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• this court “may affirm the district court on any ground supported by the record, even if it differs from the reasoning of the district court”
• this court “may affirm the district court on any ground supported by the record, even if it differs from the reasoning of the district court”
• the district court may deny a § 2254 petition on the merits without first addressing 24 exhaustion, irrespective of whether the defense was waived by respondent
• assertion of Fifth Amendment privilege makes a witness legally unavailable

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