United States rooker feldman doctrinepreclusion

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

544 U.S. 280 (2005)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year2005

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The Rooker-Feldman doctrine is confined to cases brought by state-court losers complaining of injuries caused by state-court judgments rendered before the federal suit began and inviting federal review of those judgments; it does not bar parallel federal litigation of the same issues.

Area of Law

General

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