POL SCI 40 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: United States District Court, United States Constitutional Law, Removal Jurisdiction
24 Dec 2016
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Us has 100s of fed courts, but only supreme court explicitly in constitution art. 3: let co(cid:374)gress (cid:272)reate (cid:862)i(cid:374)ferior(cid:863) (cid:272)ourts as (cid:374)e(cid:272)essary. Category of fed courts vested w/ general judicial authority outlined in art. Most important: supreme court, court of appeals, 94 district courts. Courts authority derived from supreme court: they have to conform to sc authority (agents of sc?) States courts: us supreme court, us circuit courts of appeals, us district courts, highest state courts, state appellate courts, state trial courts (for both, most cases begin at bottom #3) fed courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. Authorized to hear 2 cases: those concerning fed questions. Interpreting and applying fed statutes in crim/civil cases: those involving citizens of different states. Citizen of state a sued by citizen of state b in state b might not be treated fairly by a state b court.
