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The state insists the lower court acted reasonably.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 31, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 31, lines 35-39"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2010-01-20T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2009","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/08-1402.html","primary_docket":"08-1402","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T01:35:17.993188Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":1},{"correction_note":"Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.","created_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":2}],"schema_version":"1.1","sections":[{"heading":"What this case is about","paragraphs":["Smith seeks federal habeas relief for his murder conviction. He claims the state ignored federal jury selection standards. The state defends the Michigan Supreme Court decision. It argues the lower court applied federal law reasonably."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 31, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 31, lines 35-39"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on January 20, 2010."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-15"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["Smith wants the federal court to grant habeas relief.","The state wants the Michigan Supreme Court decision to stand."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 31, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 31, lines 35-39"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["Smith argues the state court unreasonably applied federal precedent.","The state argues the lower court acted within federal limits."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file 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lines 9-11"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This case defines the standard for federal habeas review. It clarifies how courts evaluate state jury selection decisions. The outcome shapes future criminal appeals nationwide."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 31, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 31, lines 35-39"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 11-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 11-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 47-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 47-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 35-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 15-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 15-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 27-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 27-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 47-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 47-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 5-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 5-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 31-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 31-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 33-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 33-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 29-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 29-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 37-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 37-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 9-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 9-11"}]}],"slug":"2009-08-1402-berghuis-v-smith","term":"2009","title":"Does a 10 percent disparity rule bar habeas relief for jury selection claims?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 31, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-1402.pdf","page_label":"file page 31, lines 35-39"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}