Federal jurisdiction /
Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law.
- Eighth edition.
- xxvi, 1201 pages ; 26 cm.
- Aspen treatise series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : historical background and contemporary themes -- Justiciability : constitutional and prudential limits on federal judicial power -- Congressional control of federal and state court jurisdiction -- Congressional power to create legislative courts -- The subject matter jurisdiction of the federal courts -- Federal common law -- Suits against state governments : the Eleventh Amendment and sovereign immunity -- Federal court relief against local governments and state and local government officers : 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 -- Federal court relief against federal officers and the federal government -- U.S. Supreme Court review -- Statutory control of the relationship between federal courts and the states -- Federal court abstention because of unclear state law -- Federal court abstention to avoid review of state court judgments or interference with pending state proceedings -- Abstention to avoid duplicative litigation -- Federal court collateral review of criminal convictions : Habeas Corpus.
"Treatise for law students on federal jurisdiction"--
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Jurisdiction--United States. Courts--United States.