Thursday, May 13, 2010

In order for a federal court to have jurisdiction over a civil case the case must involve one of two things?

In order for a federal court to have jurisdiction over a civil case the case must involve one of two things. Describe them.In order for a federal court to have jurisdiction over a civil case the case must involve one of two things?
Diversity of citizenship - one of the parties is from out of state





Cases that raise a federal question - cases that involve the United States government, the United States Constitution or federal laws, or controversies between states or between the United States and foreign governments.





Also, a case can be moved from state to federal court if the plaintiff is seeking more than $75,000 in damages (but that does not always happen).In order for a federal court to have jurisdiction over a civil case the case must involve one of two things?
i bet prof milliken knows that one
I'm sure there is a good explaination in your textbook.
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