Kenneth J. Rosellini v. Gary N. Wilcox, Individually, and as Judge, Superior Court, Bergen County, New Jersey, et al.
DueProcess FirstAmendment
Is there a full and fair opportunity for a person to raise constitutional issues in state court attorney ethics proceedings, so that Younger Abstention can be invoked by a federal district court to dismiss a §1983 civil rights case, where state court rules bar constitutional issue review and the state's highest court fails to provide a substantive opinion?
1) Is there a full and fair opportunity for a person to raise constitutional issues in in state court attorney ethics proceedings, so that Younger Abstention can be invoked by a federal district court to dismiss a §1983 civil rights case filed by that person alleging constitutional violations, where a state court rule bars the trial level tribunal and appellate level tribunal from hearing constitutional issues, reserves constitutional issues for a hearing with the state ’s highest court, and the state ’s highest court fails or refuses to make any opinion or decision whatsoever on those constitutional issues, except to deny the person ’s petition to the highest court without explanation?