Focus v. Allegheny County Court Of Common Pleas

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• holding that Rooker-Feldman did not bar jurisdiction over plaintiff 's claim because a federal court's determination of the claim \would not need to conclude that the state court's decision was erroneous\
• explaining that under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, lower federal courts cannot entertain constitutional claims that are inextricably intertwined with a state adjudication
• existence of willing speaker evidenced by fact that persons to whom gag order applied had been willing to speak publicly prior to entry of order
• “plaintiffs still must show that the gag orders have caused them injury in fact and that their injury is likely to be redressed by a favorable decision”
• “We exercise plenary review over the legal determinations of whether the requirements for Younger abstention have been met and, if so, we review the district court’s decision to abstain for abuse of discretion”
• \We have interpreted the doctrine to encompass final decisions of lower state courts.\

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