Widely respected federal courts scholar Professor Laura Little is known for
her ability to present complicated subjects in an understandable fashion, and
Examples & Explanations: Federal Courts, Second Edition , clearly
demonstrates that. This approachable and practical study guide clarifies for
students this challenging and abstract subject by providing brief textual
introduction to doctrines followed by examples and analytical answers.
Using the proven Examples & Explanations method, this
well-structured study aid offers:
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Accessible and clear writing style with lucid explanations of complex
areas of the law.
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Sensible, flexible organization that adapts well to a variety of
approaches. Topics are organized according to the various functions of federal
courts, which gives the book thematic coherence while still allowing students
to use the content according to their own needs. It covers a wide span of
federal courts topics and each chapter stands on its own.
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An approach that does not shy away from nuance or unsettled issues in the
law— federal courts is a discipline that resists black letter
simplification of legal concepts and this study guide recognizes that fact.
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Cutting-edge coverage in the new edition includes important new cases
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Executive Detention Issues -- Military Commissions Act and
Boumediene v. Bush
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Medellin v. Texas (independent and adequate state grounds)
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The Roberts Court Standing decisions -- Massachusetts v. EPA, Hein
v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, Sprint Communications v. APPC Services,
and DaimlerChrysler v. Cumo
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MedImmune v. Gentech (declaratory judgments)
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Habeas Corpus Developments -- Danforth v. Minnesota, Boumediene v.
Bush
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Section 1983 Actions – Haywood v. Droon, Ashcroft v. Iqbal
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Implied Rights of Action -- Stoneridge Investment Partner v.
Scientific-Atlanta
Complementing this new material are other current issues not covered by
competing volumes:
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The Class Action Fairness Act (diversity of citizenship)
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Teri Schiavo litigation (congressional control of federal court litigation)
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Grable & Sons v. Darue Engineering and Empire Healthcare Assurance v.
McVeigh (federal question jurisdiction)
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Exxon Mobil v. Allapatah (supplemental jurisidiction)
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Exxon Mobil v. Saudi Basic Industries (Rooker-Feldman doctrine).
Examples & Explanations: Federal Courts stands alone as a study aid
that strikes an ideal balance between expository text and practical
application. The examples demonstrate complexities and ambiguities in the
legal doctrine and the explanations anticipate and outline arguments on both
sides of a controversy, providing models of practical skills for coping with
uncertainty in the law.
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Part I Introduction to Federal Courts and Jurisdiction
Chapter 1 Strategy for Studying Federal Courts and Jurisdiction
Part II Authority of Federal Court to Adjudicate
Chapter 2 Federal Question Jurisdiction in
Lower Federal Courts
Chapter 3 Diversity of Citizenship Jurisdiction in Lower Federal Courts
Chapter 4 Supplemental Jurisdiction in Lower Federal Courts
Part III Limitations of Federal Court Adjudication
Chapter 5 Justiciability Doctrines
Chapter 6 Congressional Control over Jurisdictions
Chapter 7 Anti-Injunction Act
Chapter 8 Abstention Doctrines
Part IV Role of State Courts in the Federalist System
Chapter 9 State Court Authority to Enforce
Federal Law
Chapter 10 State Court Responsibility to Enforce Federal Law
Part V Federal Courts as Supervisors of State Courts
Chapter 11 Role of United States Supreme
Court
Chapter 12 Role of Lower Federal Courts: Habeas Corpus and the
Rooker-Feldman Doctrine
Part VI Federal Courts as Supervisors of State Officials and Agencies
Chapter 13 Eleventh Amendment Restrictions
Chapter 14 Section 1983
Part VII Federal Courts as Lawmakers
Chapter 15 The Erie Mandate and the
Legitimacy of Federal Court Lawmaking
Chapter 16 Federal Common Law
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