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Our Federalism
Our Federalism [from the language of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971), which … Our Federalism [from the language of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971), which proclaimed that “Our Federalism” represents “a system in
jurisdiction
on boundary rivers "W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."] diversity jurisdiction : the jurisdiction granted to federal courts over civil disputes involving parties having diverse citizenship (as in being from different states) where the matter in … only minimal diversity, which means that at least one party has citizenship that differs from the others. The federal courts have traditionally refused to exercise their diversity jurisdiction over cases involving domestic relations and probate. exclusive jurisdiction :
abstention
abstention : the staying of the exercise of federal jurisdiction in a case that involves a question of state law or policy which the federal court prefers … of federal jurisdiction in a case that involves a question of state law or policy which the federal court prefers to have resolved by a state court or agency Bur·ford abstention [bər-fərd-] : an abstention grounded on
question
1 : a question of state law that may determine the outcome of a case pending in a federal court and that is submitted by the federal court to the state's highest court when there is no … : a question of state law that may determine the outcome of a case pending in a federal court and that is submitted by the federal court to the state's highest court when there is no controlling
bill
of review in this entry NOTE: Bills in the nature of a bill of review were abolished in federal practice by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). bill in the na·ture of interpleader : a bill of … in federal practice under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but they are still used in some state courts. bill of interpleader : a bill brought by a plaintiff who seeks a court determination of the conflicting
tribal court
broader civil jurisdiction over claims between tribe members and nonmembers NOTE: Criminal prosecutions of tribal members in tribal courts must respect constitutional rights specifically listed in the Indian Civil Rights Act, which also provides for a federal … court : a court administered through self-government of an American Indian tribe esp. on a reservation and having federally prescribed jurisdiction over custody and adoption cases involving tribal children, criminal jurisdiction over offenses committed on tribal lands
United States Court of Federal Claims
Matched in: Term United States Court of Federal Claims
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