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Younger v. Harris

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CHAPTER

The Fundamental Flaws of the United States Government

The court is prioritizing the abstraction of federalism over the actual rights of individuals. It's discarding the constitutional claim of a wronged person out of deference to vague principles about the separation of state and federal governments. This decision has to be seen in its proper legal historical context too, which is an immediate reaction by the conservative legal movement and the conservative Supreme Court to stop the civil rights gains of the 60s.

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