The Law to Be Applied
Posted in Podcast Summaries on Nov 29th, 2010
Here is a summary of the law to apply in federal courts–and in state courts hearing federal issues. I’ve also covered federal common law here. Law to be applied
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Two additional podcasts for Federal Courts
Posted in Podcast Summaries on Nov 5th, 2010
The semester is winding down quickly. Here are two more podcasts: Supreme Court Review and Abstention. I just have to put the finishing touches on the law to apply podcast, and we will be all caught up. I’ll likely have that done early next week.
Arising Under Jurisdiction
Posted in Podcast Summaries on Oct 20th, 2010
Here is the podcast summary for subject matter jurisdiction, particularly federal question or arising under jurisdiction: arising under. You may notice that the topic of Congress’ control over state court jurisdiction has not yet been part of a summary. I’ve decided that it fits best in the federal common law/law to apply section, and so […]
Jurisdiction Stripping
Posted in Podcast Summaries on Sep 22nd, 2010
Here’s a podcast on jurisdiction stripping: jurisdiction stripping. The script is, as usual, on TWEN. Hope you’re having a good week!
Justiciability Podcast
Posted in Podcast Summaries on Sep 9th, 2010
Now that we’re finished with the justiciability section, here is the audio summary for it. justiciability. I’ll warn you, it’s kind of long, in that it’s more than 20 minutes, which is my usual target max. But there’s a lot of stuff that’s closely related, so it all makes sense together. Let me know if […]
Federal Courts Background Material
Posted in Posts on Sep 9th, 2010
Here is the audio podcast summary for the background material in federal courts. fctsintro. I’ll post the summary for justiciability at the end of the week, after we finish discussing the political question doctrine. In the meantime, let me know if you have questions, if you would like me to address things differently, or if […]
Federal taxpayer v. state taxpayer standing
Posted in Posts on Sep 9th, 2010
This originally appeared in September of 2009: The 6th Circuit allows state taxpayer standing to challenge spending by state agencies in violation of federal establishment clause. See the ACLU’s press release for more details. So when you see a cause lawsuit like this one, it’s important to look at what injury the plaintiffs are alleging, […]
Fodder for next semester or next year’s exams
Posted in Posts on Sep 9th, 2010
This appeared originally in November 2008: So Larry Langford, Mayor of Birmingham got arrested in a kickback scheme, and today, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois’ governor was arrested for making Illinois state government a pay to play system. Lots of good stuff in there . . .
