The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in 'Badgerow v. Walters' has made it less predictable whether federal courts will find the amount-in-controversy requirement for diversity jurisdiction has been ...

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court made short work ...

This op-ed is part of a series that explores the writings and jurisprudence of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, the president’s nominee for the United States Supreme Court. To many Americans, the word ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — Where the only discernible claim in a pro se complaint was for alimony and child support, the federal courts are divested “of power to issue divorce, alimony, and child custody decrees ...

A half century after the United States Congress passed, by overwhelming majority, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, more commonly known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), five justices of the U.S.

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A federal court upheld Tulsa County’s right to prosecute nonmember Native Americans for certain crimes on Muscogee (Creek) Nation land, reaffirming state jurisdiction amid ongoing debates over tribal ...