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| | Adams v. Robertson, 520 U.S. 83 (1997) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21) |
 | | Escondido, 503 U.S., 533 (1992), we have adhered to the rule in reviewing state court judgments under 28 U.S.C. that we will not consider a petitioner's federal claim unless it was either addressed by, or properly presented to, the state court that rendered the decision we have been asked to review. |
 | | RotaryClub of Duarte, 481 U.S., 550 (1987), and the aggrieved party bears the burden of defeating this assumption, ibid., by demonstrating that the state court had "a fair opportunity to address the federal question that is sought to be presented here," Webb v. |
 | | New York, 394 U.S. In some cases, we have focused on the need for petitioners either to establish that the claim was raised " `at the time and in the manner required by the state law,' " Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. |
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