Federal Jurisdiction

Gibson section:
This course focuses on the role of the federal courts in relation to the other branches of the federal government and in relation to the states and their courts. The subject matter jurisdiction of the federal district courts and appellate courts is also studied. Included among the topics frequently covered are issues in judicial review (including standing, ripeness, mootness, political questions), congressional power to control federal jurisdiction, federal appellate jurisdiction, federal question jurisdiction, diversity jurisdiction, supplemental jurisdiction, federal common law, res judicata in the federal system, state sovereign immunity, abstention, and "Our Federalism."

Nichol section:
This course focuses on the role of the federal courts in relation to the other branches of the federal government and in relation to the states and their courts. Included among the topics covered are issues in judicial review (including standing, ripeness, mootness, political questions), congressional power to control federal jurisdiction, federal appellate jurisdiction, federal question jurisdiction, supplemental jurisdiction, federal common law, state sovereign immunity, abstention, and "Our Federalism."