Mr. Justice Brennan delivered the opinion of the Court. The question here is whether federal magistrates are authorized to conduct evidentiary hearings in federal habeas corpus cases. In 1968, Congress enacted the *463 Federal Magistrates Act, 28 U. S. C. §§ 631-639 , to upgrade and expand the former United States co…
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