Tag: Subject Matter Jurisdiction
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Federal Common Law
Federal Common Law in the United States United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled "FEDERAL COMMON LAW, CIVIL": In the English legal tradition to which this country is heir, judge-made common law law developed by […]
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Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction in the United States The power of a court to act, including its authority to hear and decide cases. Jurisdiction defines the boundaries within which a particular court may exercise judicial power. Judicial power is specifically conveyed through the assignment of jurisdiction. The […]
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Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction in the United States The power of a court to act, including its authority to hear and decide cases. Jurisdiction defines the boundaries within which a particular court may exercise judicial power. Judicial power is specifically conveyed through the assignment of jurisdiction. The […]
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Amount in Controversy
Amount in Controversy in the United States Amount in Controversy in Federal Practice and Procedure This section provides comprehensive coverage of the main aspects of amount in controversy in relation to federal procedure, including an analysis of the rules as interpreted and applied by the […]
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Supplemental Jurisdiction
Supplemental Jurisdiction in the United States Jurisdictional Fellow Travelers: Supplemental Jurisdiction There is some information in the United States Procedure Law section of this American Legal Encyclopedia about Jurisdictional Fellow Travelers: Supplemental Jurisdiction. For a wide […]
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Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Subject Matter Jurisdiction in United States Main US Decisions: 1. Aquamar v. Del Monte Fresh Produce 2. Ross v. Rittenhouse 3. Chisholm, Ex'r. v. Georgia 4. Hamdan v. Rumsfeld 5. In Re DRAM 6. Lopez v. Gonzales 7. Taveres v. Tavaraz 8. Sinochem International Co v. Malaysia […]
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Alienage Jurisdiction
Alienage Jurisdiction in the United States Alienage Jurisdiction in the Context of Alienage Jurisdiction Contemporary Statutory Grants of Alienage Jurisdiction in International Civil Litigation Analysis of the Contemporary Statutory Grants of Alienage Jurisdiction in relation to the Subject […]
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Separation of Powers
Separation of Powers in the United States In The Federalist Papers The idea of separating powers among the various branches of government to avoid the tyranny of concentrated power falls under the larger category of checks and balances. But The Federalist Papers see another virtue in the […]
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Separation of Powers
Separation of Powers in the United States In The Federalist Papers The idea of separating powers among the various branches of government to avoid the tyranny of concentrated power falls under the larger category of checks and balances. But The Federalist Papers see another virtue in the […]
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Sovereign Immunity
Sovereign Immunity in United States Sovereign Immunity Definition Governmental Immunity in this legal Encyclopedia Sovereign Immunity definition in the Law Dictionary Sovereign Immunity in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias Link Description Sovereign Immunity, Sovereign […]
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Sovereign Immunity
Sovereign Immunity in United States Sovereign Immunity Definition Governmental Immunity in this legal Encyclopedia Sovereign Immunity definition in the Law Dictionary Sovereign Immunity in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias Link Description Sovereign Immunity, Sovereign […]
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Federal Questions
Federal Questions in the United States Federal Questions and Federal Cases: Jurisdiction over Cases "Arising under" Federal Law There is some information in the United States Procedure Law section of this American Legal Encyclopedia about Federal Questions and Federal Cases: […]
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State Law
State Law in the United States The power of state law has historically included governing the following kinds of issues and claims: Contracts, including sales, commercial paper, letters of credit, and secured transactions Torts Property, including real property, bailments of personal […]
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State Law
State Law in the United States The power of state law has historically included governing the following kinds of issues and claims: Contracts, including sales, commercial paper, letters of credit, and secured transactions Torts Property, including real property, bailments of personal […]
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International Law
International Law in United States International Law Definition The system of rules which Christian states acknowledge to be obligatory upon them in their relations to each other and to, each other's subjects. It is the jus inter gentes, as distinguished from the jms gentium. The rules of […]