{"iri":"https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R3UxGY4BMNFrNvdJBDDT6I","label":"Pullman Abstention","sub_class_of":["https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/RuliWeVDE8CQi4AATMNab1"],"parent_class_of":[],"is_defined_by":null,"see_also":[],"comment":null,"deprecated":false,"preferred_label":null,"alternative_labels":[],"translations":{"es-es":"Abstención de Pullman","es-mx":"Abstención de Pullman","fr-fr":"Abstention de Pullman","pt-br":"Abstenção de Pullman","en-gb":"Pullman Abstention","de-de":"Pullman-Abstinenz","he-il":"פולמן נימול","hi-in":"पुलमैन अवहेलना","ja-jp":"プルマン棄権","zh-cn":"普尔曼回避原则"},"hidden_label":null,"definition":"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.","examples":[],"notes":[],"history_note":null,"editorial_note":null,"in_scheme":null,"identifier":null,"description":null,"source":null,"country":null}