Harrington v. Richter

Harrington v. Richter, 562 U.S. 86 (2011), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 's standard for federal habeas relief applies even when a state court does not issue an opinion explaining the basis of its decision. The case also dealt with assistance of counsel issues under _Strickland v. Washington _.

References

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1. ↑ Harrington v. Richter, 562 U.S. 86 (2011).
2. ↑ Elwood, John (January 20, 2011). "Opinion analysis: Federal habeas courts must defer to unexplained state summary dispositions" . SCOTUSblog. Retrieved January 17, 2026.

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