Federal courts can adjudicate state-law claims arising out of the same facts as federal-law claims under 28 U.S.C. § 1367, but what happens if, ...

Takeaway: Class action plaintiffs often endeavor to structure their complaints to avoid federal jurisdiction. To avoid federal diversity ...

This is often referred to as the “federal question” jurisdiction, and, although that is something of a misnomer, it is a convenient label. From the beginning, the Framers intended the scope of ...

1331. "Arising under" jurisdiction—more often known as fed-eral-question jurisdiction—enables federal courts to decide cases founded on federal law. A suit most typically falls within that ...

The DOJ on Thursday argued that a federal judge does not have jurisdiction to block the Trump administration's funding freeze ...

A new bill dealing with federal and state jurisdictional conflict is just one of multiple bills this session meant to deal ...