The Supreme Court got it right in T.M. v. University of Maryland Medical System

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in T.M. v. University of Maryland Medical System -- that people can't pursue cases simultaneously in state and federal courts -- was procedural, but it will have significant beneficial implications for healthcare, writes Gene Ransom.

By: Gene Ransom

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: July 21, 2026

Words: 629

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 2 days ago

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued an important 5-4 decision in T.M. v. University of Maryland Medical System, affirming a basic but critical principle of our judicial system: Litigants should not be permitted to simultaneously challenge the same state-court judgment in federal district court while state appellate proceedings remain ongoing.

The court held that the longstanding Rooker Feldman doctrine bars such duplicative federal litigation, even when a state-court judgment is still subject to appeal.

While …

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