The Jurisdiction of the US Courts

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The Jurisdiction of the US Courts

• The Powers and Limits of the Judicial Branch

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The Supreme Court

• The Highest court of the Land
• Deals with cases that began in the inferior
  courts
• Only review 1-2 of appeals
• Hears appeals at its own discretion
• This Is because of a change in law by congress

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The Original Jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court

• State A Vs. State B
• The US Vs. State A
• Foreign Ambassador Vs. Diplomat A
• State A Vs. Citizen of State B

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Writ of Certiorari

• The Ability of the supreme Court to decide which
  cases it will Review
• Four Judges must agree to view the case for it to
  be scheduled
• Usually only considers cases in which one of
  these two is true
• Two of more federal courts have decided the same
  issue in different ways
• The Highest court of the state has held a federal
  or state law unconstitutional or has upheld a law
  that is claimed unconstitutional

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Jurisdiction of Federal Courts

• Federal law is broken ( but not a state Law)
• Appeal of the decision of a federal regulatory
  agency
• All cases arising under the constitution, the
  laws of the US, and treaties (federal question
  cases)
• Declaring bankruptcy
• Cases involving citizens of different states
  (diversity cases)

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Jurisdiction of District Courts

• Federal Crimes
• Civil suits under federal law
• Civil suits between citizens of different states
  of 50,000
• Bankruptcy
• Review of actions of certain federal
  administrative agencies
• Admiralty and maritime disputes
• Other matters assigned to them by congress

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Federal Courts

• Supreme Court
• Court of appeals
• State supreme courts
• Court of military appeals

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Lower courts

• US district Courts
• Us regulatory commissions
• Claims court
• Tax court
• Court of the international trade