Pullman Abstention

A legal doctrine known as Pullman Abstention allows a federal court to abstain from hearing a case that involves a state law that is unclear or unsettled, in order to allow the state court to clarify the law and avoid unnecessary federal constitutional issues.

IRI: http://lmss.sali.org/R3UxGY4BMNFrNvdJBDDT6I
Branch: Objectives

Also known as

Abstención de Pullman, Abstención de Pullman, Abstention de Pullman, Abstenção de Pullman, Pullman Abstention, Pullman-Abstinenz, פולמן נימול, पुलमैन अवहेलना, プルマン棄権, 普尔曼回避原则

Ancestry path

Objectives Litigation Objectives Litigation Defenses Litigation Civil Defenses Justiciability Abstention Doctrines

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