Younger v. Harris, No. 2 (U.S. Supreme Court) (401 U.S. 37; 91 S.Ct. 746) (February 23, 1971) (Justice Black)
Case established principle that Federal courts cannot enjoin ongoing state criminal proceedings unless extraordinary circumstances are present. The Court also prohibited Federal courts from interfering in pending state civil cases (1) where there is an ongoing state proceeding, (2) that implicates important state interests and (3) there is an adequate ...
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