Harrington v. Richter

Harrington v. Richter
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 19, 2011
Full case nameHarrington v. Richter
Citations562 U.S. 86 (more)
Holding
AEDPA's standard for federal habeas relief applies even when a state court does not issue an opinion explaining the basis of its decision.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Case opinions
MajorityKennedy, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor
ConcurrenceGinsburg
Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Laws applied
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996

Harrington v. Richter, 562 U.S. 86 (2011), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996's standard for federal habeas relief applies even when a state court does not issue an opinion explaining the basis of its decision. The case also dealt with assistance of counsel issues under Strickland v. Washington.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Harrington v. Richter, 562 U.S. 86 (2011).
  2. ^ Elwood, John (January 20, 2011). "Opinion analysis: Federal habeas courts must defer to unexplained state summary dispositions". SCOTUSblog. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  • Text of Harrington v. Richter, 562 U.S. 86 (2011) is available from: Justia

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