Summaries of, and commentaries on, selected court and administrative decisions and related matters affecting public employers and employees in New York State
December 29, 2021
The Rooker–Feldman Doctrine
The Rooker–Feldman Doctrine as announced by the United
States Supreme Court in two cases, Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co., 263 U.S. 413 and District of Columbia
Court of Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462, explains
that federal courts other than the Supreme Court of the United States should not sit in direct
review of state court decisions unless Congress has specifically authorized
such relief and in the absence of such congressional authorization a state court appellant must find a state court remedy or seek to obtain relief from the United States Supreme
Court.
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