▁Issue ▁Can ▁the ▁federal ▁court ▁hear ▁the ▁case ▁once ▁the ▁state ▁has ▁ruled ▁on ▁the ▁mer its ▁of ▁the ▁constitution al ▁issue ? ▁ ▁Result ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁in ▁an ▁opinion ▁by ▁Justice ▁B ren nan , ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁court ▁determ ination ▁would ▁indeed ▁bind ▁the ▁federal ▁court . ▁The ▁proper ▁procedure , ▁the ▁Court ▁determined , ▁is ▁to ▁give ▁notice ▁that ▁the ▁federal ▁issue ▁is ▁cont ended , ▁but ▁to ▁express ly ▁reserve ▁the ▁claim ▁on ▁the ▁federal ▁issue ▁for ▁the ▁federal ▁court . ▁If ▁such ▁a ▁res ervation ▁is ▁made , ▁the ▁parties ▁can ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁federal ▁court , ▁even ▁if ▁the ▁state ▁court ▁makes ▁a ▁r uling ▁on ▁the ▁issue . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁Court ▁also ▁noted ▁that ▁even ▁if ▁the ▁parties ▁did ▁not ▁express ly ▁reserve ▁the ▁federal ▁issues , ▁they ▁can ▁still ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁federal ▁court ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁apparent ▁that ▁the ▁parties ▁had ▁avoided ▁adj ud ic ation ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁law ▁issues . ▁ ▁Because ▁the ▁pla int iffs ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁believed ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁just ▁following ▁the ▁law ▁as ▁required , ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁bar red ▁from ▁continu ing ▁in ▁the ▁federal ▁court . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁cases , ▁volume ▁ 3 7 5 ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁cases ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁ab st ention ▁case ▁law ▁Category : 1 9 6 4 ▁in ▁United ▁States ▁case ▁law ▁Category : Ch