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Abstention doctrine

FederalismErie doctrineAbstentionAnti-Injunction ActSovereign immunityAbrogationRooker–Feldman doctrineAdequate and independent state groundAn abstention doctrine is any of several doctrines that a United States court may (or in some cases must) apply to refuse to hear a case if hearing the case would potentially intrude upon the powers of another court.

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