Understanding federal courts and jurisdiction
By: Linda Mullenix, Rita and Morris Atlas Chair in Advocacy, University of Texas School of Law; Martin Redish, Louis and Harriet Ancel Professor of Law and Public Policy, Northwestern University School of Law; Georgene Vairo, Professor of Law, David P. Leonard Chair, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Contributors: Redish, Martin H., author; Vairo, Georgene, author
Edition: Second edition.
Series: The understanding series
Publisher: LexisNexis
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New Providence, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 732
ISBN-13: 9781630447922; 9781630447939
Subjects: Courts; Jurisdiction
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The structure of the federal judicial system; title: Issues of justiciability; title: Diversity jurisdiction; title: Federal question jurisdiction; title: Supplemental jurisdiction; title: Removal jurisdiction; title: Personal jurisdiction in federal courts; title: Venue; title: Change of venue; title: Multidistrict litigation; title: Dual federal-state judicial system; title: The anti-injunction acts; title: The abstention doctrine; title: The Eleventh Amendment and state sovereign immunity; title: Applicable law in federal court : the Erie doctrine.