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To: GretchenM
A central function of the USSC is to resolve conflicts in judicial decisions that appear in federal judicial districts. If any of this gets appealed to a federal district court and there is a conflict with decisions at that level, I think the USSC would be very willing to step into it.

Under something called the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, a civil case that was heard in a state court cannot be appealed to any federal court but the Supreme Court. So this decision is final unless the Supreme Court agrees to grant certiorari.

199 posted on 12/22/2004 3:34:14 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Lurking Libertarian
Do you have more info on Rooker-Feldman?
209 posted on 12/22/2004 3:43:18 PM PST by GretchenM (Was Santa Claus' inventor an entitlement-driven liberal?)
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