How have courts treated "state constitutional questions" in the context of federal constitutional claims?

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The following excerpt is from Carver v. Nassau Cnty. Interim Fin. Auth., Docket No. 13-0801 (Lead), Docket No. 13-0840 (Con) (2nd Cir. 2013):

their state constitutional questions" that could have obviated the need to answer the federal constitutional claim); Freda v. Lavine, 494 F2d 107, 110 (2d Cir. 1974).

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