1. Is a State's child abuse substantiation process sufficiently akin to a
criminal proceeding such that it is subject to Younger abstention
when a parent accused of child abuse is not given any information
about the accusations, not allowed to compel witness testimony, or
not allowed to cross-examine witnesses at a pre-deprivation
hearing?

2. Does a State's child abuse substantiation process comply with the
Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution if a parent
accused of child abuse is not given any information about the
accusations, not allowed to compel witness testimony, or not
allowed to cross-examine witnesses at a pre-deprivation hearing?

3. Does a State's child abuse substantiation process comply with the
Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution if a parent
accused of child abuse does not have an opportunity to raise
constitutional issues until after the parent is placed on the State's
Child Protection Registry?

4. Does a complaint sufficiently allege that a State's investigation into
child abuse or neglect, or substantiation of a finding of child abuse
or neglect, implicates the bad faith exception to Younger abstention
where the original allegation does not meet the State's statutory
definition for child abuse or neglect?

Is a State's child abuse substantiation process sufficiently akin to a criminal proceeding such that it is subject to Younger abstention when a parent accused of child abuse is not given any information about the accusations, not allowed to compel witness testimony, or not allowed to cross-examine witnesses at a pre-deprivation hearing?