Justice Thomas, concurring. The Court and Justice Souter correctly begin their analyses with the realization that “[t]his case lies at the intersection of... the Civil Rights Act of 1871, Rev. Stat. § 1979, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1983 , and the federal habeas corpus statute, 28 U. S. C. §2254 .” Ante, at 480; post, </em…
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