Can a federal court pass upon issues of federal law decided by a state court?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Liggan v. Senkowski, 14-4127 (2nd Cir. 2016):
A federal court may not pass upon issues of federal law decided by a state court "if the decision of that court rests on a state law ground that is independent of the federal question and adequate to support the judgment." Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722, 729 (1991). Because
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