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When a federal case turns on a question that a State’s highest court has not resolved, judges must decide how to establish the applicable law. This pocket guide explains the principal approaches, including asking a State court to answer a certified question and predicting how that court would rule.
The authors discuss abstention, factors bearing on the choice of method, certification procedures and sources used in prediction. Practical considerations connect the legal doctrines with the circumstances of a pending case. An appendix surveys State and territorial certification provisions. The complete first edition preserves the original explanations, citations and comparative tables.
Kathleen Foley and Jason A. Cantone. Resolving Unsettled Questions of State Law: A Pocket Guide for Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center, 2022. https://www.fjc.gov/node/12623716. Complete original publication and source credits retained.