Federal Courts in a Nutshell

Federal judicial authority is derived from the Constitution, statutes, and self-imposed limits. The Supreme Court directs its exercise and considers constitutional and statutory federal-question jurisdiction, diversity jurisdiction, abstention, sovereign immunity, and the Erie doctrine.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 294 pages
Publication date: 30 July 2021
Publisher: West Academic Publishing

The foundation of federal judicial authority is laid out in this comprehensive text, which also discusses its boundaries and how the Supreme Court exercises its power. Constitutional, statutory, and self-imposed restrictions are all covered. The subject of constitutional and statutory federal-question jurisdiction, which includes a thorough step-by-step guide for determining whether an allegation is well-pleaded, is given extensive treatment. Diversity jurisdiction, abstention, sovereign immunity and the Eleventh Amendment, official immunities, congressional control of federal jurisdiction, and the Erie doctrine, which is frequently feared but is actually quite sensible and not all that frightening, are also covered.

The foundation of federal judicial authority is laid out in this comprehensive text, which also discusses its boundaries and how the Supreme Court exercises its power. Constitutional, statutory, and self-imposed restrictions are all covered. The subject of constitutional and statutory federal-question jurisdiction, which includes a thorough step-by-step guide for determining whether an allegation is well-pleaded, is given extensive treatment. Diversity jurisdiction, abstention, sovereign immunity and the Eleventh Amendment, official immunities, congressional control of federal jurisdiction, and the Erie doctrine, which is frequently feared but is actually quite sensible and not all that frightening, are also covered.

Weight: 246g
Dimension: 125 x 186 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781636595368
Edition number: 6 Revised edition