Publisher's Synopsis
A student treatise, by one of the nation’s leading authorities in Federal Jurisdiction, intended for use alongside any federal jurisdiction casebook. Features: <ul> <li> <b>Comprehensive coverage</b>, with clear descriptions and analyses of the doctrines and policies that determine the jurisdiction of the federal courts </li> <li> Chemerinsky’s <b>straightforward approach</b>, in which he clearly states the current law; identifies unresolved issues; and examines underlying, competing policy considerations </li> <li> An <b>even-handed treatment</b> of the material, with multiple viewpoints presented </li> <li> Has been used as the <b>required text</b> in lieu of a traditional casebook, with professors bringing in their own cases </li> </ul> <b>New to the Sixth Edition:</b> <ul> <li> <b>Updates to include discussions of important developments</b> that occurred after the current edition was published in 2007, among them: </li> <li> Military Commissions Act and Boumediene v. Bush </li> <li> Medellin v. Texas </li> <li> Massachusetts v. EPA, Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, Sprint Communications v. APPC Services, and DaimlerChrysler v. Cuno </li> <li> MedImmune v. Genentech </li> <li> Habeas corpus developments </li> <li> Ashcroft v. Iqbal </li> <li> Stoneridge Investment Partner v. Scientific-Atlanta (implied rights of action) </li> </ul> <p> </p>
