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A legal doctrine known as Pullman Abstention allows a federal court to abstain from hearing a case that involves a state law that is unclear or unsettled, in order to allow the state court to clarify the law and avoid unnecessary federal constitutional issues.
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es-es
Abstención de Pullman
es-mx
Abstención de Pullman
fr-fr
Abstention de Pullman
pt-br
Abstenção de Pullman
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Pullman Abstention
de-de
Pullman-Abstinenz
he-il
פולמן נימול
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पुलमैन अवहेलना
ja-jp
プルマン棄権
zh-cn
普尔曼回避原则
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