the Supreme Court of the United States

“ And we have repeatedly held that "'federal habeas corpus relief does not lie for errors of state law.'" Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62, 67 (1991) (quoting Lewis v. Jeffers, 497 U.S. 764, 780 (1990) ) . " [I] t is not the province of a federal habeas court to reexamine state-court determinations on state-law questions." 502 U.S., at 67–68. But here, the panel's
page 5, slip opinion opinion contained no hint that it thought the violation of Indiana law it had unearthed also entailed the infringement of any federal right. ”

“ Because Lefemine is a "prevailing party," he "should ordinarily recover an attorney's fee unless special circumstances would render such an award unjust." Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U. S. 424, 429 (1983) (internal quotation marks omitted) . Neither of the courts below addressed whether any special circumstances exist in this case, and we do not do so; whether there may be other grounds on which the police officers could contest liability for fees is not a question before us. ”

“ Lefemine sought nominal damages, a declaratory judgment, a permanent injunction, and attorney's fees. See 732 F. Supp. 2d, at 620. Ruling on the parties' dueling motions for summary judgment, the District Court determined that the defendants had infringed Lefemine's rights. See id., at 620–625. The court therefore permanently enjoined the defendants "from engaging in content-based restrictions on [Lefemine's] display of graphic signs" under similar circumstances. ”

“ Not only did the court frame respondent’s claim as whether "the Indiana trial court considered non-statutory aggravating circumstances . . . in contravention of state law," 593 F. 3d, at 551 (emphasis added) , it also explicitly acknowledged that " [n] othing in [its] opinion prevents Indiana from adopting a rule permitting the use of non-statutory aggravators in the death sentence selection process. ”

“ The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted.
It is so ordered.
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105) . ”

“ That provision allows habeas petitioners to avoid the bar to habeas relief imposed with respect to federal claims adjudicated on the merits in state court by showing that the state court's decision was "based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the State court proceeding." ”

“ Because the injunction ordered the defendant officials to change their behavior in a way that directly benefited the plaintiff, we vacate the Fourth Circuit's decision and remand for further proceedings.
* * Petitioner Steven Lefemine and members of Columbia Christians for Life (CCL) engage in demonstrations in which they carry pictures of aborted fetuses to protest the availability of abortions. On November 3, 2005, Lefemine and about 20 other CCL members conducted such a demonstration at a busy intersection in Greenwood County, South Carolina. ”

“ Corcoran, a very dangerous, evil mass murderer. And I am convinced in my heart of hearts,
page 2, slip opinion
...if given the opportunity, you will murder again.'" Id., at 657 (quoting transcript) . ”