Supreme Court Holds Patient Can’t Challenge State Consent Order Ending Involuntary Commitment in Federal Court
- June 19, 2026
- Written by AHLA Legal Staff
A divided Supreme Court held June 18 that the Rooker-Feldman doctrine barred federal district court jurisdiction over a patient’s challenge to a state consent order placing restrictions on her release from an involuntary commitment even though the state court judgment was subject to further review in state appellate proceedings.
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