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Expressing Faith In And Giving Credit To State Courts: The Erie Doctrine And Interjurisdictional Preclusion, Jonathan S. Ross
Expressing Faith In And Giving Credit To State Courts: The Erie Doctrine And Interjurisdictional Preclusion, Jonathan S. Ross
Jonathan S Ross
The Full Faith and Credit Clause and statute require federal and state courts to give the same effect to a state court’s judgment as would the state court that rendered the judgment. Thus, the provisions promote national unity and prevent litigants from resorting to other courts after incurring adverse judgments. While the full faith and credit provisions do not acknowledge exceptions, the Court has long recognized that exceptions to them exist. However, the Court has not set forth the limits of many of these exceptions. Absent Supreme Court guidance, state and federal courts have considered and applied various novel full …
Expressing Faith In And Giving Credit To State Courts: The Erie Doctrine And Interjurisdictional Preclusion, Jonathan S. Ross
Expressing Faith In And Giving Credit To State Courts: The Erie Doctrine And Interjurisdictional Preclusion, Jonathan S. Ross
Jonathan S Ross
The Full Faith and Credit Clause and statute require federal and state courts to give the same effect to a state court’s judgment as would the state court that rendered the judgment. Thus, the provisions promote national unity and prevent litigants from resorting to other courts after incurring adverse judgments. While the full faith and credit provisions do not acknowledge exceptions, the Court has long recognized that exceptions to them exist. However, the Court has not set forth the limits of many of these exceptions. Absent Supreme Court guidance, state and federal courts have considered and applied various novel full …