Does the "new rule" limitation on habeas review by the federal courts validate reasonable, good-faith interpretations of existing precedents made by state courts?
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The following excerpt is from Harris v. Vasquez, 913 F.2d 606 (9th Cir. 1990):
The "new rule" limitation on habeas review by federal courts "validates reasonable, good-faith interpretations of existing precedents made by state courts even though they are shown to be contrary to later decisions." Butler v. McKellar, --- U.S. ----, 110 S.Ct. at 1212, 1217, 108 L.Ed.2d 347 (1990). The "new rule" limitation
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