Principles of Federal Jurisdiction

This book, designed for students in advanced courses, provides an up-to-date explanation of the leading principles of federal jurisdiction. It includes such landmarks as Marbury v. Madison and Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins and the rules that govern original and appellate jurisdiction, justiciability and abstention, federal habeas corpus, and sovereign immunity. It discusses the enemy combatant cases and recent Supreme Court decisions on such diverse issues as the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, federal ingredient jurisdiction, complete preemption removal, and supplemental jurisdiction. It provides students with a sense of the argumentative possibilities available to lawyers and jurists working within the federal courts’ tradition.