United States District Court, in the United States, any of the basic trial-level courts of the federal judicial system. The courts, which exercise both criminal and civil jurisdiction, are based in 94 judicial districts throughout the United States. Each
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I recently returned from the35th Annual Judicial Conference for the Court of Federal Claims. I wanted to send a hearty thanks to all of the organizers of the conference, especially Judge Tapp! It was a great opportunity presenting on the topic of Private Conflicts: How the New Private Sector...
The Supreme Court and the courts of appeals have begun to expand federal jurisdiction and contract judicial discretion, although few have noticed. The new jurisdictional trend is worrisome because the Court has not acknowledged - much less explained - its change of direction. As a result, the ...
(ap) — a police officer and a federal agent were shot and wounded in tennessee on friday while looking for a vehicle that had been carjacked, authorities said. a memphis police officer and an agent with the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives were searching for a carjacked...
The seemingly simple phrase has been the subject of extensive judicial jockeying in the development of the doctrine we know as "standing." To continue reading,become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simplylog into access the full post. ...
For a federal district court to have subject-matter jurisdiction, the parties must demonstrate that the case regards a dispute or charge based on federal law. For example, suing someone for trespass is a state-law tort generally tried in a state court. ...
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Tucson man has been sentenced to 6 ½ years in federal prison for smuggling firearms and ammunition into Mexico.
The first challenges by government employees to inaccessible workplace technology are just beginning to make their way through the judicial system. This may, at first blush, seem surprising with a statute more than a decade old. However, given the employment picture for persons with disabilities an...
It’s a brave and strange new world out there, but fortunately we have the technology we need to conquer it and ensure that the wheels of justice can continue to turn. There will undoubtedly be bumps and bruises along the way, but our judicial system will adapt and, with a little help...