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JOHNSON v. WILLIAMS

No. 11-465.

133 S.Ct. 1088 (2013)

185 L.Ed.2d 105

Deborah K. JOHNSON, Acting Warden, Petitioner v. Tara Sheneva WILLIAMS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 20, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephanie Brenan, Los Angeles, California, for Petitioner.

Kurt D. Hermansen, San Diego, California, for Respondent.

Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General of California, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant, Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Senior Assistant, Attorney General, Donald E. De Nicola, Deputy State Solicitor General, Lawrence M. Daniels, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Xiomara Costello, Deputy Attorney General, James William Bilderback II, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Stephanie C. Brenan, Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, California, for Petitioner.

Kurt David Hermansen, Law Office of Kurt David Hermansen, San Diego, California, Steven M. Klepper, Kramon & Graham, P.A., Baltimore, Maryland, for Respondent.

Justice ALITO delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) restricts the circumstances under which a federal habeas court may grant relief to a state prisoner whose claim has already been "adjudicated on the merits in State court." 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d). Specifically, if a claim has been "adjudicated on the merits in State court," a federal habeas court may not grant relief unless "the adjudication of the...

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