What is the standard at issue in a habeas case?

⁷ We cite circuit precedent to outline the standard at issue, but recognize that a circuit court may not consul[t] its own precedents, rather than those of th[e] [Supreme] Court, in assessing a habeas claim governed by 28 U.S.C. 2254. White v. Woodall, U.S. , 134 S.Ct. 1697, 1702 n. 2, 188 L.Ed.2d 698 (2014) (first alteration in original) (internal quotation marks omitted).

⁷ We cite circuit precedent to outline the standard at issue, but recognize that a circuit court may not consul[t] its own precedents, rather than those of th[e] [Supreme] Court, in assessing a habeas claim governed by 28 U.S.C. 2254. White v. Woodall, U.S. , 134 S.Ct. 1697, 1702 n. 2, 188 L.Ed.2d 698 (2014) (first alteration in original) (internal quotation marks omitted).