Stay of State court proceedings
United States Code
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- 2026T. M. v. University of Md. Medical System Corporation SCOTUS
- 2026Lorene Barksdale v. New American Funding LLC 3rd Cir.
- 2026Crawford v. City of Dallas Texas
- 2026Modikhan v. Bac Home Loan Servicing LP.
- 2026Shawn E. Brummett v. Dallas Housing Authority
- 2026Gil v. 605 West 42nd Owner LLC
- 2026Mirabal v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
- 2026Out v. Calamari 2d Cir.
- 2026Warne E.D. Wis.
- 2026Kinnetz D.S.D.
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A court of the United States may not grant an injunction to stay proceedings in a State court except as expressly authorized by Act of Congress, or where necessary in aid of its jurisdiction, or to protect or effectuate its judgments. (Source: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 968.))