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CAREY v. MUSLADIN
Supreme Court of United States (2006) | 127 S.Ct. 649; 549 U.S. 70; 166 L.Ed.2d 482
TL;DR: A state prisoner sought federal habeas relief, claiming spectator buttons at his trial were prejudicial. The Supreme Court denied relief, finding no "clearly established Federal law" from its own precedents governed private spectator conduct, thus the state court's decision was not an unreasonable application of law.
Legal Significance: The case significantly narrows the scope of federal habeas relief under AEDPA by clarifying that "clearly established Federal law" refers only to the Supreme Court's specific holdings, not to logical extensions of those holdings, particularly regarding private versus state-sponsored courtroom conduct.