Federal Procedure: Jurisdiction: Minimal Diversity Permitted by the Federal Interpleader Act Satisfies Constitutional Requirements

Medical malpractice panels and federal diversity jurisdiction: preserving access to federal courts by analyzing the nature of the panel.

Piggyback Jurisdiction in the Proposed Federal Criminal Code

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Piggyback Jurisdiction in the Proposed Federal Criminal Code

The Federal Hazardous Substances Labeling Act.

BOUT 10 years ago when the Committee on Accident Prevention was created, the Academy focused national attention on accidents as the No. 1 cause of death in childhood and a major contributor to disability, disfigurement and crippling. One of the most spectacular features of this Committee’s program is its efforts to prevent and treat poisoning in children, as demonstrated by the amazing growth o...

The Fall and Rise of Specialized Federal Constitutional Courts

Most constitutional challenges in federal court to federal statutes are litigated in the familiar pattern of a decision by a single U.S. District Judge, followed by an appeal to a three-judge panel of one of the U.S. Court of Appeals, followed by the filing of a writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court, which has discretion to grant or deny the writ. Sometimes, however, Congress requires a ...