The Oyez Project: Judicial Power Issues - Jurisdiction or Authority of Federal District Courts Decisions

American National Red Cross v. S.G. and A.E. - Opinion Announcement

Fri, 19 Jun 1992 12:00:00 -0500

Does the "sue and be sued" provision in the Red Cross' charter confer original jurisdiction on federal courts over all cases to which the Red Cross is a party?

Behrens v. Pelletier - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 21 Feb 1996 12:00:00 -0500

Does a defendant's immediate appeal of an unfavorable qualified-immunity ruling on his motion to dismiss deprive the court of appeals of jurisdiction over a second appeal, also based on qualified immunity, immediately following denial of summary judgment?

Bell v. Thompson - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 27 Jun 2005 12:00:00 -0500

After the U.S. Supreme Court had denied certiorari and a petition for rehearing to a death-row prisoner's case, did the Sixth Circuit abuse its discretion by withholding its mandate in the case for more than five months without entering a formal order?

Beneficial National Bank v. Anderson - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 02 Jun 2003 12:00:00 -0500

Does the NBA require that any suits involving charges of excessive interest be heard in federal rather than state court?

Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve System v. MCorp Financial, Inc. - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 03 Dec 1991 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Breuer v. Jim's Concrete - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 19 May 2003 12:00:00 -0500

In providing for suits under the FLSA, did Congress bar removal of such actions from state to federal court?

Carden v. Arkoma Associates - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 27 Feb 1990 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Carnegie-Mellon Univ. v. Cohill - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 20 Jan 1988 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Celotex Corp. v. Edwards Et ux. - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 19 Apr 1995 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Chambers v. Nasco, Inc. - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 06 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Clinton v. Goldsmith - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 17 May 1999 12:00:00 -0500

Does the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces have the jurisdiction under the All Writs Act to enjoin the President and various military officials from dropping a convict from the rolls of the Air Force?

D.C. Court Of Appeals v. Feldman - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 23 Mar 1983 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Dole Food Co. v. Patrickson - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 22 Apr 2003 12:00:00 -0500

May a corporate subsidiary claim instrumentality status where the foreign state does not own a majority of its shares but does own a majority of the shares of a corporate parent one or more tiers above the subsidiary? Is a corporation's instrumentality status defined as of the time an alleged tort or other actionable wrong occurred?

Dow Chemical Company v. Stephenson - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 09 Jun 2003 12:00:00 -0500

Does the 1984 Agent Orange settlement preclude plaintiffs, who allege that they were inadequately represented in the prior litigation, from asserting claims?

Elder v. Holloway - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 23 Feb 1994 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Empire HealthChoice Assurance v. McVeigh - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:00:00 -0500

Under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959, are suits brought by insurers against beneficiaries to recoup medical expenses heard in federal or state court?

Exxon Mobil v. Saudi Basic Industries - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:00:00 -0500

Did the Rooker-Feldman doctrine bar a suit that was filed in federal district court before a state court ruled on the petitioner's related claims?

Franchise Tax Bd. v. Laborers Vacation Trust - Opinion Announcement

Fri, 24 Jun 1983 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Grupo Dataflux v. Atlas Global Group, L.P. - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 17 May 2004 12:00:00 -0500

If a suit is filed in federal court without the diversity necessary to establish jurisdiction, but the citizenship of one of the parties changes before the case begins so that diversity is present, should the court ignore the filing error?

Grupo Mexicano de Desarrollo v. Alliance Bond Fund - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 17 Jun 1999 12:00:00 -0500

Does the District Court, in an action for monetary damages, have the authority to issue a preliminary injunction preventing the defendant from transferring assets in which no lien or equitable interest is claimed?

Guam v. Olsen - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 23 May 1977 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation System - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 03 Jun 2002 12:00:00 -0500

Does the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit have appellate jurisdiction over a case in which the complaint does not allege a claim arising under federal patent law, but the answer contains a patent-law counterclaim?

Kircher v. Putnam Funds Trust - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:00:00 -0500

Can a federal district court's decision to send a case back to state court because its removal to federal court was not required by the Security Litigation Uniform Standards Act be reviewed by a circuit court of appeals under 28 U.S.C. 1447(d)?

Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Company Of America - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 16 May 1994 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Lewis v. Lewis & Clark Marine - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 21 Feb 2001 12:00:00 -0500

Did a District Court abuse its discretion when it dissolved an injunction under the Limitation of Liability Act, which prevented a seaman from suing a vessel owner in state court for personal injuries sustained aboard the vessel?

Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. v. Wetzel - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 23 Mar 1976 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Lincoln Property Co. v. Roche - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 29 Nov 2005 12:00:00 -0500

Could defendants remove an action on the basis of diversity of citizenship if there was complete diversity between all named plaintiffs and all named defendants, and no defendant was a citizen of the forum state?

Marshall v. Marshall - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 01 May 2006 12:00:00 -0500

(1) What is the scope of the "probate exception" to federal jurisdiction? (2) Does the exception apply to cases that do not directly involve the administration of a will or estate?

Mathews v. Weber - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 14 Jan 1976 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Missouri v. Jenkins - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 18 Apr 1990 12:00:00 -0500

Did the court order to increase property taxes violate Article III, the Tenth Amendment, or principles of federal/state comity?

Nguyen v. United States - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 09 Jun 2003 12:00:00 -0500

Did a panel of the Court of Appeals consisting of two Article III judges and one Article IV judge have the authority to decide the appeals of two defendants convicted on federal narcotics charges in the District Court of Guam?

Pasadena City Bd. Of Education v. Spangler - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 28 Jun 1976 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Republic of Argentina v. Weltover, Inc. - Opinion Announcement

Fri, 12 Jun 1992 12:00:00 -0500

Was the Republic of Argentina's default on certain bonds an act taken "in connection with a commercial activity" that had a "direct effect in the United States" so as to subject Argentina to suit in an American court under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976?

Roell v. Withrow - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:00:00 -0500

Can consent, under the Federal Magistrate Act of 1979, be inferred from a party's conduct during litigation?

Ruhrgas AG v. Marathon Oil Co. - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 17 May 1999 12:00:00 -0500

Is a federal district court barred from dismissing a removed case for lack of personal jurisdiction without first deciding its subject-matter jurisdiction?

Salve Regina College v. Russell - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 20 Mar 1991 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Spallone v. United States - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 10 Jan 1990 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Swint v. Chambers County Commission - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 01 Mar 1995 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. v. Henson - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 05 Nov 2002 12:00:00 -0500

Does the All Writs Act give a federal district court the authority to remove a state-court case in order to prevent the frustration of orders the federal court has previously issued?

Thermtron Products, Inc., v. Hermansdorfer - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 20 Jan 1976 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Thunder Basin Coal Co. v. Reich, Secretary Of Labor - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 19 Jan 1994 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Wachovia Bank v. Schmidt - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 12:00:00 -0500

For the purposes of federal diversity jurisdiction, is a national bank "located" in every state in which it maintains a branch office?

Will v. Calvert Fire Ins. Co. - Opinion Announcement

Fri, 23 Jun 1978 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Wilton v. Seven Falls Co. - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 12 Jun 1995 12:00:00 -0500

Does the exceptional circumstances test govern a district court's decision to stay a declaratory judgment action during the pendency of parallel state court proceedings? Should a court of appeals evaluate a district court's decision to do so under an abuse of discretion standard of review?