Rules and standardsInstrument choiceDoctrinal choiceFederalismCongress and the federal courts have traditionally adopted rules, as opposed to standards, to establish the boundaries of federal district court jur
THE COURT HAS REVIEWED THE RESPONSE FILED BY PLAINTIFF AND PLAINTIFFS COUNSEL TO THE COURTS ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. THE COURT, IN ITS DISCRETION, DECLINES TO EXERCISE SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION OVER PLAINTIFFS UNRUH ACT AND ANY OTHER CONSTRUCTION-RELATED ACCESSIBILITY STATE LAW CLAIM. THE COURT THEREFORE...
Federal courts have jurisdiction over cases involving:the United States government,the Constitution or federal laws,or controversies between states or between the U.S. government and foreignhttp://governments.Incontrast, most family law matters are addressed in state court, since federal court jurisdict...
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jurisdictionfederal courtsConventional wisdom holds that federal jurisdiction is contracting and district court discretion is expanding. This Article argues that the conventional wisdom is wrong, and that the true doctrinal trends do not bode well for federal courts. The Supreme Court and the courts of...
decision, holding that when a plaintiff amends their complaint and deletes the federal-law claims that give a federal court jurisdiction to hear the case, leaving only state-law claims behind, the federal court loses supplemental jurisdiction over the state claims and must...
The immediate question that comes to mind is whether the federal government and private employers are now required to follow the district court's decisions in these cases. For example, must Social Security survivor benefits be provided to a same sex spouse who is...
A federal judge in Boston said he denied the request toblock the buyoutoffer because the federal unions who brought the case lacked standing to sue and because the District Court lacks jurisdiction to review the case. Three federal employee unions -- with the support of 20 ...
The district court held that the County’s zoning code is preempted by the Natural Gas Act through both field preemption and conflict preemption. First, the court ruled that any state or local law that purports to...