O'Neill v. Coughlan’s Empirical Analysis
511 F.3d 638 · 2008
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
December 2017
most recently cited
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Younger v. Harris · Gerstein v. Pugh · Steffel v. Thompson · Sosna v. Iowa · Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Ass'n
Most-quoted passages
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“a state may waive an argument for Younger abstention by affirmatively urging the federal court to proceed to the merits of a constitutional claim despite the possible application of Younger abstention” and holding that defendant’s”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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