· 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
How courts have described this case
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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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