Recommended Titles and Treatises
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Civil Procedure » Jurisdiction
Federal jurisdiction in a nutshell
242 pages. Updated by new edition.
Provides an outline of the constitutional source of federal authority and the limits to its application with a focus on federal questions and diversity. Problematic issues of jurisdiction are discussed, as are applications to admiralty, sovereign immunity, abstention, injunctions against suit, and civil rights removal.