Court Opinion

ID: 9431762
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-02 23:33:09.326027+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:23:30.046680
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Justice Brennan,
with whom Justice Marshall joins,
concurring.
I join the Court’s opinion. I continue to adhere to my view, however, that the abstention doctrine of Younger v. Hams, 401 U. S. 37 (1971), is in general inapplicable to civil proceedings. See Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc., 481 U. S. 1, 19 (1987) (Brennan, J., concurring in judgment); Trainor v. Hernandez, 431 U. S. 434, 450 (1977) (Brennan, J., dissenting); Juidice v. Vail, 430 U. S. 327, 341 (1977) (Brennan, J., dissenting); Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd., 420 U. S. 592, 613 (1975) (Brennan, J., dissenting).'