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A quick definition of our federalism:

Our Federalism: This is a rule that says if a state has a problem with its own laws, the federal court should not get involved unless it is absolutely necessary. This is because each state has the right to make and enforce its own laws without interference from the federal government.

A more thorough explanation:

OUR FEDERALISM

Our federalism is a doctrine that states that federal courts should not hear a constitutional challenge to state action if it would be considered an improper intrusion into the state's right to enforce its own laws in its own courts.

For example, if a state passes a law that is challenged as unconstitutional, the federal court may choose not to hear the case if it believes that the state court is better equipped to handle the matter. This is because the state has the right to enforce its own laws and the federal court should not interfere unless absolutely necessary.

Another example could be a situation where a state court is already handling a case involving a constitutional challenge to state action. In this case, the federal court may choose not to hear the case in order to avoid interfering with the state court's proceedings.

These examples illustrate how our federalism doctrine seeks to balance the power between the federal government and the states, allowing each to exercise their own authority without unnecessary interference from the other.

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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
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