T. M. v. University of Md. Medical System Corporation · ¶105

This limitation fows directly from Exxon's logic. Exxon confnes Rooker-Feldman to cases like Rooker and Feldman for a reason: Those two cases “exhibit the limited circumstances in which this Court's appellate jurisdiction over state-court judgments” under § 1257 “precludes a United States district court from exercising subject-matter jurisdiction in an action it would otherwise be empowered to adjudicate under a congressional grant of authority, e. g., § 1330 (suits against foreign states), § 1331 (federal question), and § 1332 (diversity).” 544 U. S., at 291. This Court's appellate jurisdiction is limited to “final judgments or decrees rendered by the highest court of a State in which a decision could be had.” § 1257(a). If there is no final judgment from a state high court, § 1257 does not confer jurisdiction in this Court; thus, there is nothing to “preclud[e]” district courts from…

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