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Short Circuit 234 | Treaties With Tribes

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Younger Abstention and Foster Care System: A Class Action Lawsuit

This chapter analyzes a Fourth Circuit case involving a class action lawsuit filed by foster children in West Virginia against the agency handling the foster care system. The speakers discuss the concept of younger abstention in federal claims, arguing that it should not be used to exclude people from federal court when seeking systemic relief for violations in the foster care system.

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