Appellate jurisdiction
CLEP American Government, Chapter 15 Appellate jurisdiction Appellate jurisdiction is authority to review an earlier decision. A federal court of appeals ordinarily reviews a federal district court, not a state trial court. The U.S. Supreme Court may review federal questions decided by federal courts of appeals and in final judgments from the highest state court […]
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 […]
