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Contents

Federal Courts: Context, Cases, and Problems

Summary of Contents

Chapter 1


The Federal Court System: Structure and Themes
Chapter 2


Justiciability and the Judicial Function
Chapter 3


Congressional Control of Jurisdiction and Decision Making
Chapter 4


Allocation of Jurisdiction to Non-Article III Tribunals
Chapter 5


Arising Under Jurisdiction
Chapter 6


Diversity Jurisdiction
Chapter 7


Expanding the Constitutional "Case" through Supplemental Jurisdiction and Removal Jurisdiction
Chapter 8


The Eleventh Amendment and State Sovereign Immunity
Chapter 9


The Special Case of Section 1983
Chapter 10


Protecting State Courts from Interference by Federal Courts
Chapter 11


The Power of Federal Courts to Make Federal Law
Chapter 12


The Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and Appellate Jurisdiction in the Federal Courts
Chapter 13


Habeas Corpus


















Appendices


The Articles of Confederation


The Constitution of the United States


Relevant Statutory Provisions

 Table of Cases
 Index