Justices debate the relationship between state and federal courts

Justices debate the relationship between state and federal courts

The justices on Monday considered the proper relationship between state and federal courts and wrestled with confusion surrounding a doctrine addressing that relationship as they heard oral argument in T.M. v. University of Maryland Medical System. The dispute began approximately three years ago, when a Maryland woman, identified only as T.M., was involuntarily admitted to Baltimore Washington Medical Center after experiencing a psychotic episod…