Keziah Thayer v. Vermont Department for Children and Families, DCF, et al.
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Whether the Rooker-Feldman doctrine bars a federal court from hearing a parent's claim for damages arising out of a State's violations of the parent's constitutional rights in the course of, but prior to, obtaining a state court judgment
STION PRESENT 1. Whether the Rooker -Feldman doctrine bars a federal court from hearing a parent’s claim for damages arising out of a State’s violations of the parent’s constitutional rights in the course of, but prior to, obtaining a state court judgment. 2. Whether the Second Circuit erred in holding that the Rooker Feldman doctrine bars Petitioner’s claims for damages because they “arise from” rather than were “caused by” a state court judgment.