Assertion: federal court | /r/CapableOf | hear case
Facets:
value: between the states
type: LOCATION
value: between two people
type: OTHER
value: for the most part
type: DEGREE
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
value: in french
type: OTHER
value: in english
type: OTHER
value: in equity
type: OTHER
value: in other words
type: OTHER
value: in law
type: LOCATION
value: under article iii of the constitution
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Under Article III of the Constitution, federal courts can hear "all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, [and] the laws of the United States...
text: The Supreme Court has interpreted this clause broadly, finding that it allows federal courts to hear any case in which there is a federal ingredient.
text: In other words, a federal court can hear such a case even if no money is at stake, which is not the case with diversity jurisdiction.
text: Before a federal court can hear a case, or "exercise its jurisdiction," certain conditions must be met.
text: The federal law governing diversity jurisdiction states that a case must have an "amount-in-controversy" of $75,000 or more before a federal court can hear a case.
text: Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, meaning they can only hear cases authorized by the United States Constitution or federal statutes.
text: Federal courts may hear cases concerning state laws if the issue is whether the state law violates the federal Constitution.
text: Federal courts hear cases involving the constitutionality of a law, cases involving the laws and treaties of the U.S. ambassadors and public ministers, disputes between two or more states, admiralty law, also known as maritime law, and bankruptcy cases.
text: For the most part, federal courts only hear cases in which the United States is a party; cases involving violations of the U.S. Constitution or federal laws (under federal-question jurisdiction);
text: federal courts may also hear cases concerning state laws if the issue is whether the state law violates the federal Constitution.
text: Federal courts may only hear cases where federal jurisdiction can be established.
text: Federal courts can sometimes hear cases arising under state law pursuant to diversity jurisdiction, state courts can decide certain matters involving federal law, and a handful of federal claims are primarily reserved by federal statute to the state courts (for example, those arising from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991).
text: For the most part, federal courts only hear cases in which the United States is a party, cases involving violations of the Constitution or federal law, crimes on federal land, and bankruptcy cases.
text: Federal courts also hear cases based on state laws that involve parties from different states.
text: Federal courts also hear cases based on state law that involve parties from different states.
text: Federal courts also hear cases pertaining to Constitutional law, copyright, patient law, maritime activity and violations of federal laws.
text: The Federal Court of Appeal is a bijural itinerant court that hears cases in English and in French in eighteen (18) cities, from Vancouver to St. John’s including locations in the North.
text: Federal courts have limited jurisdiction in that they can only hear cases that fall both within the scope defined by the Constitution in Article III Section 2 and Congressional statutes (See 28 U.S.C. §1251, §1253, §1331, §1332).
text: Unlike state courts, which are usually courts of general jurisdiction (they can hear most kinds of cases) federal courts may only hear cases that are listed in Article III as within “the judicial power of the United States.
text: The federal courts may also hear cases in which the United States is a party, in order to protect the interests of the United States from the possible bias of state courts.
text: Federal courts are generally said to have "federal question" jurisdiction, which means that federal courts will hear cases that involve issues touching on the Constitution or other federal laws.
text: For example the federal courts may hear cases concerning the laws of the State of California if the issue is whether a particular law of the State of California violates the federal Constitution.
text: In that case, the United States Supreme Court held that federal courts hearing cases brought under their diversity jurisdiction (allowing them to hear cases between parties from different U.S. states) had to apply the statutory law of the states, but not the common law developed by state courts.
text: The federal court can hear cases only when a federal issue or question is at stake or when diversity jurisdiction exists.
text: Federal courts can also hear cases between two people who have land grants from different states, or between the states themselves.
text: Federal courts can also hear cases between two people who have land grants from different states, or between the states themselves.
text: Federal court can also hear cases in which the United States is a party, as well as cases in which two or more states are parties to the action.
text: They can also hear cases that involve state law, but only if the parties live in different states, and the amount they are arguing over is more than $75,000.
text: Congress did not create a consistent federal question jurisdiction, which allows federal courts to hear any case alleging a violation of the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States, until 1875, when Congress created the statute which is now found at 28 USC § 1331: "The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States.