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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 14 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Moses v. Payne.

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1 Moses v. Payne Anchor
ca9 · 2009
green “squarely address the issue in the case' or establish a legal 15 principle that 'clearly extends' to a new context to the extent required by the supreme court in 16 . . . recent decisions” 5
2 Frantz v. Hazey
ca9 · 2008
green “under the 'reasonable application clause,' a federal habeas court may grant the writ if 9 the state court identifies the correct governing legal principle from the court's decisions but 10 unreasonably applies that principle to the facts of the prisoner's case.” 5
3 Kristopher C. Edwards v. A. Lamarque, Warden
ca9 · 2007
green “there is reason to think some other 2 explanation for the state court's decision is more likely.” 4

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