Wilson v. Corcoran, No. 10-91 (U.S. Supreme Court) (562 U.S. 1; 131 S.Ct. 13) (November 8, 2010) (Per Curiam)
In this per curiam, summary decision, without noted dissent, the Court reminded lower federal courts that they may not rule in favor of a state prisoner’s habeas challenge unless they explicitly find a violation of federal law — either the Constitution or a federal statute. Ruling in an unsigned, seven-page ...
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