2283, to dismiss the case because it is not permissible for a federal court as a principle basically of states rights, believe it or not, it s not permissible for a federal court to mess around with an ongoing state criminal proceeding. sml as that. and so professor, if that lawsuit would it be different if that lawsuit had been filed in new york state court? well, they would then be making an equally absurd argument. but at least they would be in the right forum. they re trying to say that the state courts have to be kicked out of the picture because after all the president is a federal official. that doesn t immunize him from state process. it doesn t immunize him from state proceedings. there are only very limited exceptions to this anti-injunction act. the only one that could
amazing would it be different if that lawsuit had been filed in new york state court? well, they would then be making an equally absurd argument. but at least they would be in the right forum. they re trying to say that the state courts have to be kicked out of the picture because after all the president is a federal official. that doesn t immunize him from state process. it doesn t immunize him from state proceedings. there are only very limited exceptions to this anti-injunction act. the only one that could conceivably be relevant would be the civil rights laws. the civil rights laws if the president said this lawsuit that s being brought against me by cy vance violates my first amendment rights so, my religious freedom. of course it doesn t. but if he made that argument in a case i argued one in the supreme court called pennzoil v