District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman
1983 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462 (1983), was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court in which the Court enunciated a rule of civil procedure known as the Rooker-Feldman doctrine (also named for the earlier case of Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co.).[1] The doctrine holds that lower United States federal courts may not sit in direct review of state court decisions.[2]
Quick Facts District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman, Argued December 8, 1982 Decided March 23, 1983 ...
District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman | |
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Argued December 8, 1982 Decided March 23, 1983 | |
Full case name | District of Columbia Court of Appeals, et al. v. Feldman, et al. |
Citations | 460 U.S. 462 (more) 103 S. Ct. 1303; 75 L. Ed. 2d 206; 1983 U.S. LEXIS 150; 51 U.S.L.W. 4285 |
Case history | |
Prior | Hickey v. Dist. of Columbia Court of Appeals, 457 F. Supp. 584 (D.D.C. 1978); reversed sub. nom., Feldman v. Gardner, 661 F.2d 1295 (D.C. Cir. 1981) |
Holding | |
The Court held that lower United States federal courts may not sit in direct review of state court decisions, affirming the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Brennan, joined by Burger, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist, O'Connor |
Dissent | Stevens |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. |
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