In the Matter of the Application of Myles Greenberg and Frances M. Mulligan v. Anthony F. Veteran, Supervisor and Susan Tolchin, Town Clerk

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• holding removal proper under the refusal clause where a town official is sued in state court for acting to prevent federal constitutional violations
• “The purpose of ‘refusal clause’ is to provide a federal forum for suits against state officers who uphold equal protection in the face of strong public disapproval.”
• “The purpose of ‘refusal clause’ is to provide a federal forum for suits against state officers who uphold equal protection in the face of strong public disapproval.”
• “The purpose of the ‘refusal clause’ is to provide a federal forum for suits against state officers who uphold equal protection in the face of strong public disapproval.”
• “The purpose of the ‘refusal clause’ is to provide a federal forum for suits against state officers who uphold equal protection in the face of strong public disapproval.”
• “The purpose of the ‘refusal clause’ is to provide a federal forum for suits against state officers who uphold equal protection in the face of strong public disapproval.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).