Supreme Court· 4/17/2018

Wilson v. Sellers

Citations

584 U.S. 122
138 S. Ct. 1188
200 L. Ed. 2d 530
2018 U.S. LEXIS 2496

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holding that fed- eral courts on habeas review look to the “last related state-court decision that [ ] provide[s] a relevant rationale”
holding that federal habeas courts look to “the last related state-court decision” that adjudicated a petitioner’s federal claim
holding that federal courts should “look through” the unexplained state decision to the last related state-court decision that does provide a relevant rationale
holding that federal habeas courts look to “the last related state-court decision that does provide a relevant rationale”
holding that the last state court decision that provides relevant rationale is where the federal court should “train its attention.”
holding that a federal habeas court should “look through” an unexplained state court decision and apply AEDPA deference to “the last related state-court decision that does provide a relevant rationale”

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Judges: Stephen Breyer

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Cites

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