POSTED: Wednesday, January 19th, 2011 at 3:43 pm

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

Habeas Corpus Standard of review 28 U.S.C. 2254(d) applies to a habeas corpus petition, even though the state court's order was unaccompanied by an opinion explaining the court's reasoning. By its terms, §2254(d) bars relitigation of a claim "adjudicated on the merits" in state court unless, among other exceptions, the earlier state-court "decision" involved "an unreasonable application" of ...