Tony Alamo Christian Ministries v. Selig

NELSON, District Judge.

In this appeal from the district court’s 1 dismissal of a Section 1983 action on grounds of standing and Younger v. Harris abstention, Plaintiff-Appellant Tony-Alamo Christian Ministries (“TACM” or “the church”) argues that it has standing to assert various constitutional claims and that the district court also erred in abstaining in deference to the pending state-court actions regarding whether the minor children of the members of the church were neglected or abused. DefendantsAppellees John Selig, the Director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, and Steve…