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· 6/15/1992

Ankenbrandt Ex Rel. L. R. v. Richards

Citations

  • 504 U.S. 689
  • 112 S. Ct. 2206
  • 119 L. Ed. 2d 468
  • 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3547
  • 60 U.S.L.W. 4532

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  • holding that the “domestic relations” exception to federal 17 jurisdiction “divests the federal courts of power to issue divorce, alimony, and child custody 18 decrees.”
  • holding that the domestic relations exception to federal subject matter jurisdiction 11 “divests the federal courts of power to issue divorce, alimony and child custody decrees.”

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Judges: Blackmun, White, Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Black-Mun, Stevens, Thomas

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