9th Circuit: District Court Improperly Deferred to Nevada Supreme Court in AEDPA Analysis by David Reutter by David Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held a Nevada federal district court erred in its analysis under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”) by deferring to a state court’s …

Pfister v. Wood, IL, Opinion, 2017 In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 13‐3327 PAYSUN LONG, Petitioner‐Appellant, v. RANDY PFISTER, Warden, Stateville Correctional Center, Respondent‐Appellee. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. No. 11‐CV‐1265 — Michael M. …