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Younger abstention

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A quick definition of Younger abstention:

Younger abstention is when a federal court decides not to interfere with an ongoing state criminal proceeding or civil proceeding used to enforce criminal law, unless the prosecution has been brought in bad faith or merely as harassment. This means that the federal court will let the state court handle the case instead of getting involved, unless there is a good reason to do so. It is called Younger abstention because it comes from a court case called Younger v. Harris.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Younger abstention is a legal principle that refers to a federal court's decision not to interfere with an ongoing state criminal proceeding or civil proceeding used to enforce criminal law, unless the prosecution has been brought in bad faith or merely as harassment.

Example: In the case of Younger v. Harris, the Supreme Court ruled that a federal court should not interfere with a state criminal proceeding unless there is evidence of bad faith or harassment. This means that if someone is facing criminal charges in a state court, a federal court cannot intervene unless there is a clear violation of their constitutional rights.

Another example of Younger abstention is when a federal court decides not to interfere with a state-court civil proceeding used to enforce criminal law, such as abating an obscene nuisance. This means that if a state court is trying to enforce a law related to criminal activity, a federal court should not interfere unless there is a clear violation of constitutional rights.

These examples illustrate how Younger abstention is a legal principle that allows state courts to handle criminal and civil proceedings related to criminal law without interference from federal courts, unless there is a clear violation of constitutional rights.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
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
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