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3 Jan 2018, 6:00 pm by Josh Blackman
Under Younger abstention, a federal civil rights action will usually be put on hold while the criminal matter is ongoing in state court. [read post]
23 Apr 2023, 8:00 pm by Verónica Gonzales-Zamora
ShareKevin Younger was detained before trial at a state prison in Baltimore, Maryland. [read post]
9 Nov 2007, 12:40 am
Under the Younger doctrine, federal courts have discretion to abstain from exercising jurisdiction where their judgment would interfere with an ongoing state proceeding. [read post]
28 May 2009, 12:16 pm
Howard Hoffman, a traveling salesman who resided in Atlanta, Georgia, brought an age discrimination suit against his former employer Parade Magazine, a New York State employer, after he was terminated and replaced by a younger employee. [read post]
16 Apr 2008, 8:03 am
The state passed a law making rape of a victim younger than 12 punishable by death. [read post]
Under Younger and its progeny, "abstention is appropriate...if (1) the state proceedings are ongoing; (2) the proceedings implicate important state interests; and (3) the state proceedings provide an adequate opportunity to raise federal questions. [read post]