Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2254 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1) Supreme Court 164 U.S. 492 355 U.S. 184 410 U.S. 458, 459 466 U.S. 668 477 U.S. 365, 375 501 U.S. 722 502 U.S. 62, 67-68 505 U.S. 277, 308 529 U.S. 362 531 U.S. 198 534 U.S. 362, 376 538 U.S. 63, 71-76 538 U.S. 634, 642 549 U.S. 70 Circuit Courts 443 F.3d 718, 720 505 F.3d 1128, 1141-1142 508 F.3d 1256, 1259 515 F.3d 1072, 1077 527 F.3d 1010, 1015 536 F.3d 1064, 1070-1073 516 F. Supp. 2d 1224