Younger v. Harris
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Younger Abstention: The Supreme Court's Prohibition to Intervene
In Younger Abstention, federal courts are forbidden from intervening in state court criminal proceedings. The case is about a man who claims his freedom of speech was violated. He claims he was targeted under an anti-terrorism statute for handing out left-wing flyers. But the Supreme Court refuses to intervene, holding that it would violate principles of federalism.
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