T. M., Petitioner v. University of Maryland Medical System Corporation, et al.
This case involves a woman who was involuntarily committed and forcibly medicated, and whether she can challenge that decision in federal court while state court review is still possible. The Supreme Court will decide if the Rooker-Feldman doctrine applies to state-court decisions that are not yet final.
Case overview
- Dispute
- This case involves a woman who was involuntarily committed and forcibly medicated, and whether she can challenge that decision in federal court while state court review is still possible. The Supreme Court will decide if the Rooker-Feldman doctrine applies to state-court decisions that are not yet final.
- Issue
- The Court is deciding whether can the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, which prevents parties who lose in state courts from challenging injuries caused by state-court judgments, be triggered by a state-court decision that remains subject to further review in state court.
- Current posture
- Argued Apr 20, 2026.
Question
Question presented
Can the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, which prevents parties who lose in state courts from challenging injuries caused by state-court judgments, be triggered by a state-court decision that remains subject to further review in state court?
Plain English
The Court is deciding whether can the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, which prevents parties who lose in state courts from challenging injuries caused by state-court judgments, be triggered by a state-court decision that remains subject to further review in state court.
Procedural posture
- Originating court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Supreme Court review
- Granted Dec 5, 2025
- Argument
- Held Apr 20, 2026
- Opinion
- Not released
Who is watching
- Legal area
- Health Law
- Institutional path
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit decision under Supreme Court review
- What changes next
- The next public milestone is the Court's disposition.
- Term context
- Awaiting Decision in October Term 2025 (2025–2026)
Source trail
Primary materials plus reporting.
Plain-English explainer. Court records remain authoritative. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
MethodologyRefreshed May 17, 2026.
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