Does the federal habeas court have any authority or authority to order that a federal issue be adjudicated by a state court?
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The following excerpt is from Carter v. Tampkins, Case No.: 16-cv-02129-WQH-BGS (S.D. Cal. 2018):
AEDPA requires federal habeas courts to accord deference to a state court's adjudication of federal issues. Lounsbury v. Thompson, 374 F.3d 785, 787 (9th Cir. 2004). When a state court has not reached the merits of a properly raised issue, however, the
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