Federal Courts

Name: Federal Courts
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ISBN: 9780735588264

ISBN-10: 0735588260

ISBN-13: 9780735588264

Edition: 2nd 2010 (Student Manual, Study Guide, etc.)

Authors: Laura E. Little

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An approachable and practical study guide to what is considered a challengingand abstract subject,Examples & Explanations: Federal Courtsprovides students with a brief, textual introduction to doctrines, as well asexamples and analytical answers. With a sensible, flexible organization, itadapts well to a variety of teaching approaches and learning styles.This reliable guide offers ample features and benefits:Cutting-edge coverage unveils many important recent developments absent incompeting books, such as:Hamdan v. Rumsfeld(non-Article III courts — 2006)Marshall v. Marshall(diversity of citizenship — 2006)The Class Action Fairness Act (diversity of citizenship — 2005)Terri Schiavo…

Book details

List price: $49.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Publication date: 2/8/2010
Binding: Paperback
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English




Introduction to Federal Courts and Jurisdiction



Strategy for Studying Federal Courts and Jurisdiction



Authority of Federal Court to Adjudicate



Federal Question Jurisdiction in Lower Federal Courts



Diversity of Citizenship Jurisdiction in Lower Federal Courts



Supplemental Jurisdiction in Lower Federal Courts



Limitations of Federal Court Adjudication



Justiciability Doctrines



Congressional Control over Jurisdictions



Anti-Injunction Act



Abstention Doctrines



Role of State Courts in the Federalist System



State Court Authority to Enforce Federal Law



State Court Responsibility to Enforce Federal Law



Federal Courts as Supervisors of State Courts



Role of United States Supreme Court



Role of Lower Federal Courts: Habeas Corpus and the Rooker-Feldman Doctrine



Federal Courts as Supervisors of State Officials and Agencies



Eleventh Amendment Restrictions



Section 1983



Federal Courts as Lawmakers



The Erie Mandate and the Legitimacy of Federal Court Lawmaking



Federal Common Law