England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners

England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Argued October 15, 1963
Decided January 13, 1964
Full case nameEngland, et al. v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, et al.
Citations375 U.S. 411 (more)
84 S. Ct. 461; 11 L. Ed. 2d 440; 1964 U.S. LEXIS 2264
Case history
PriorAppeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, 194 F. Supp. 521, 1961 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3270 (E.D. La. 1961)
Holding
The Court refined the procedures for U.S. federal courts to abstain from deciding issues of state law, pursuant to the doctrine set forth in Railroad Commission v. Pullman Co., 312 U.S. 496 (1941).
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Arthur Goldberg
Case opinions
MajorityBrennan, joined by Warren, Clark, Harlan, Stewart, White, Goldberg
ConcurrenceDouglas
Concur/dissentBlack
Laws applied
U.S. Const.

England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, 375 U.S. 411 (1964), was a United States Supreme Court decision that refined the procedures for U.S. federal courts to abstain from deciding issues of state law, pursuant to the doctrine set forth in Railroad Commission v. Pullman Co., 312 U.S. 496 (1941).