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 100 U.S. 303 146 U.S. 370, 376 429 U.S. 252, 266 449 U.S. 539, 547 469 U.S. 412, 428-430 476 U.S. 79 499 U.S. 400, 404 500 U.S. 352, 355-370 500 U.S. 614, 619-628 514 U.S. 765, 767-769 520 U.S. 1254 529 U.S. 362, 412 537 U.S. 322, 338-359 537 U.S. 883 538 U.S. 923 541 U.S. 996 545 U.S. 231, 238-266 545 U.S. 1124 546 U.S. 333, 338-344 Circuit Courts 938 F.2d 838, 842-843 961 F.2d 1374, 1378 64 F.3d 1195, 1200-1201 146 F.3d 337, 342 202 F.3d 150, 156 241 F.3d 1024, 1031 245 F.3d 990, 992 274 F.3d 941, 949 277 F.3d 261, 290-291 299 F.3d 929, 942 320 F.3d 809, 814 326 F.3d 87, 100 341 F.3d 706, 713 348 F.3d 1082, 1094-1096 365 F.3d 1008, 1034-1035 368 F.3d 246, 259 435 F.3d 186, 189 443 F.3d 646, 653 459 F.3d 1067, 1072 467 F.3d 1108 467 F.3d 1139, 1144 497 F.3d 796, 801 499 F.3d 752, 757-758