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Federal courts : cases and materials on judicial federalism and the lawyering process / Arthur D. Hellman, Lauren K. Robel.

By: Hellman, Arthur D, 1942-Contributor(s): Robel, LaurenMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Newark, NJ : LexisNexis, c2005Description: xxx,1393p. ; 27 cm. +ISBN: 0820554618 (hardbound); 0820560758 (teacher's manual)Subject(s): Courts -- United States | Federal government -- United States | Jurisdiction -- United StatesDDC classification: 347.73 HEL LOC classification: KF8718 | .H45 2005Online resources: Table of contents
Contents:
The federal judicial system -- The judicial power under Article III -- Justiciability and the case or controversy requirement -- Federal authority and state courts -- Supreme Court review of statecourt decisions -- Collateral attacks on state judgments of conviction -- The Erie Doctrine and the obligation of federal courts to follow state law -- Federal common law -- Challenges to jurisdiction -- The "federal question" jurisdiction -- Diversity jurisdiction -- Venue and transfer -- Special problems of removal jurisdiction -- Parallel proceedings in state and federal court -- Inter-system preclusion and the Rooker-Feldman Doctrine -- Appellate review in the federal system -- State sovereign immunity -- The Section 1983 Cause of Action -- Limits on the jurisdiction -- Challenging state action in state court -- Congressional power to curtail the jurisdiction of the federal courts -- Congressional power to control judicial decision making -- Non-Article III courts and judges.
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Includes index.

The federal judicial system -- The judicial power under Article III -- Justiciability and the case or controversy requirement -- Federal authority and state courts -- Supreme Court review of statecourt decisions -- Collateral attacks on state judgments of conviction -- The Erie Doctrine and the obligation of federal courts to follow state law -- Federal common law -- Challenges to jurisdiction -- The "federal question" jurisdiction -- Diversity jurisdiction -- Venue and transfer -- Special problems of removal jurisdiction -- Parallel proceedings in state and federal court -- Inter-system preclusion and the Rooker-Feldman Doctrine -- Appellate review in the federal system -- State sovereign immunity -- The Section 1983 Cause of Action -- Limits on the jurisdiction -- Challenging state action in state court -- Congressional power to curtail the jurisdiction of the federal courts -- Congressional power to control judicial decision making -- Non-Article III courts and judges.

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