What is the effect of a reasoned state court opinion on an individual's right to sue?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Lopez v. Salinas, 1:10-cv-02325-DLB (HC), Doc. 1 (E.D. Cal. 2011):
Courts further review the last reasoned state court opinion. See Ylst v. Nunnemaker, 501 U.S. 979, 803 (1991). However, "[w]here a state court's decision is unaccompanied by an
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