Federal Courts

This audio lecture includes: CHOICE OF LAW IN THE FEDERAL SYSTEM - Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins - Federal-State Disparity, Vertical and Horizontal Forum Shopping, Statutes of Limitation, Transfer; Federal Common Law; Implied Rights of Action; JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL COURTS - Subject Matter Jurisdiction - Diversity of Citizenship, Ancillary or Supplementary Jurisdiction, "Arising Under" Jurisdiction; Congressional Control Over Jurisdiction - Article III; Article III Courts - History, Northern Pipeline v. Marathon Pipe Line, Non-Article III Courts; Adequate and Independent State Grounds; FEDERAL STATE REGULATIONS - Abstention - Anti-Injunction Act; Eleventh Amendment; 42 USC. §1983 - Cause of Action, Immunities, Governmental Liability, "And Laws"