In Brumfield v. Cain, 135 S. Ct. 2269, 2276, 2282 (2015), this Court made clear that 28 U.S.C § 2254(d)(2) is satisfied when a state court denies an evidentiary hearing where the petitioner's allegations and evidence on his constitutional claim are sufficient to obtain a hearing under state law. Does a federal habeas court contravene this Court's precedent when it evaluates the merits of a petitioner's claim without regard for the state court's rules for evaluating habeas petitions?

Whether a federal habeas court contravenes this Court's precedent when it evaluates the merits of a petitioner's claim without regard for the state court's rules for evaluating habeas petitions