Original jurisdiction
CLEP American Government, Chapter 15 Original jurisdiction Two courts can agree about the governing law while only one has authority to decide the dispute. Jurisdiction asks whether the legal system has assigned this kind of case to this court. Subject-matter jurisdiction cannot be created merely because the parties prefer a federal forum. Federal courts possess […]
Supreme Court
CLEP American Government, Chapter 15 Supreme Court Supreme Court: final federal review, selectively exercised. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the federal system and the final judicial authority on questions of federal law, but most losing parties have no automatic right to its review. Its appellate docket is largely discretionary. Litigants ordinarily request […]
