What is the bar for federal habeas relief based on a state finding that a claim lacks merit?
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The following excerpt is from Livaditis v. Davis, 933 F.3d 1036 (9th Cir. 2019):
This is a high bar, as "it was meant to be." Harrington v. Richter , 562 U.S. 86, 102, 131 S.Ct. 770, 178 L.Ed.2d 624 (2011). "A state courts determination that a claim lacks merit precludes federal habeas relief so long as fairminded jurists could disagree on the correctness of the state courts decision." Id. at 101, 131 S.Ct. 770 (quotation marks omitted).
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