District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman
| District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman | |
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| Argued December 8, 1982 Decided March 23, 1983 | |
| Full case name | District of Columbia Court of Appeals, et al. v. Feldman, et al. |
| Citations | 460 U.S. 462 (more) 103 S. Ct. 1303; 75 L. Ed. 2d 206; 1983 U.S. LEXIS 150; 51 U.S.L.W. 4285 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Hickey v. Dist. of Columbia Court of Appeals, 457 F. Supp. 584 (D.D.C. 1978); reversed sub. nom., Feldman v. Gardner, 661 F.2d 1295 (D.C. Cir. 1981) |
| Holding | |
| The Court held that lower United States federal courts may not sit in direct review of state court decisions, affirming the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Brennan, joined by Burger, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist, O'Connor |
| Dissent | Stevens |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. | |
District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462 (1983), was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court in which the Court enunciated a rule of civil procedure known as the Rooker-Feldman doctrine (also named for the earlier case of Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co.). The doctrine holds that lower United States federal courts may not sit in direct review of state court decisions.