Thomas v. Madison

Issue: Whether, when a state court cites and applies the correct standard from Batson v. Kentucky for assessing whether a petitioner has established a prima facie case of discrimination in jury selection, the court"s use of other terminology in a sentence addressing a distinct point render its Batson analysis "contrary to" this Court"s precedent for the purposes of determining whether the federal courts must defer to the state adjudication under 28 U.S.C. §2254(d)(1).