Authorities Cited: United States Code 10 U.S.C. § 654 10 U.S.C. § 654(a)(15) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1) Supreme Court 262 U.S. 390 268 U.S. 510 378 U.S. 500, 508 381 U.S. 479 388 U.S. 1, 11 405 U.S. 330, 337-339 410 U.S. 113 424 U.S. 693, 708-710 425 U.S. 25, 43 427 U.S. 307, 313 429 U.S. 190, 197 431 U.S. 678 443 U.S. 55, 64 453 U.S. 57, 70 466 U.S. 429 473 U.S. 432 477 U.S. 635, 638 478 U.S. 186 486 U.S. 230, 240 504 U.S. 555, 560 505 U.S. 833, 847 507 U.S. 292, 301-302 507 U.S. 392 508 U.S. 307, 313-314 510 U.S. 163, 176 517 U.S. 620 523 U.S. 296, 300 539 U.S. 166, 178-181 539 U.S. 558 Circuit Courts 632 F.2d 788 641 F.2d 1376 689 F.2d 850, 853 895 F.2d 563 963 F.2d 1160, 1162-1166 106 F.3d 1420 124 F.3d 1126, 1132-1136 319 F.3d 465, 468 335 F.3d 889, 900 343 F.3d 951 358 F.3d 804, 817 412 F.3d 808 427 F.3d 1197, 1208 465 F.3d 851 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 43(c)(2) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)

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