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Supreme Court Reaffirms Strict Limits of Federal Jurisdiction in Removed Cases

Federal jurisdiction can disappear even after years of litigation, extensive discovery, and, in some cases, a completed trial. The U.S. Supreme Court underscored that reality in Ha...

Employment – Virginia court had subject-matter jurisdiction over remote worker’s claims

Where a California-based company argued the Virginia courts lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over the wage claims brought by a Virginia-based remote employee, this argument was r...

Federal’s Next Frontier

Federal’s Next Frontierby Angela Kovach Readi...

International Law and American Courts: Part Two – The Framers' View

Federal Circuit Dismisses Patent Owner’s Patent Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a per curiam decision today in Tramec Sloan LLC v. Surti, dismissing an appeal brought by patent owner Tarun N. Surt...

Superior Court Jurisdiction Over Misdemeanors and Infractions

In a pair of recent cases, the North Carolina Court of Appeals addressed jurisdictional issues related to the prosecution of misdemeanors and the adjudication of infractions in sup...

Supreme Court backs jurisdiction in FAA arbitration case

The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed federal court jurisdiction to confirm and vacate arbitration awards under the FAA in Jules v. Andres Balazs Properties. The post Supreme Court backs...

SCOTUS Rules Federal Courts Retain Jurisdiction in Post-Arbitration Proceedings: Implications for FINRA and NFA Arbitrat...

Last week, the Supreme Court held that federal courts that compel arbitration and stay a case pending completion of that arbitration under Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act...

US Supreme Court clarifies agency powers in pair of new rulings

The US Supreme Court on Thursday issued favorable rulings to federal regulators in two separate cases, adding clarity to recent holdings that signaled skepticism toward agency powe...

Eighth Circuit Dismisses Jurisdictional Challenge to White Earth Nation Permitting Process

This article provides a case review and discussion of a growing conflict between Tribal Nations and non‑Indian landowners over who has the authority to regulate water use on non-In...

SC lacks jurisdiction in NAB cases: govt

Amended law transfers appeals, bail pleas to FCC

DOJ sues Maryland for obstructing federal immigration enforcement

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the state of Maryland and Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown on Thursday, alleging that the state’s Community Trust...

Supreme Court Confines §1519 Venue for Document Falsification Charges to Location of Alleged Falsification

Supreme Court affirms Washington venue in falsification trial

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision on Thursday, ruled that an individual charged with falsification of a document, must be tried in the district...

Civil Procedure – Court finds diversity after ignoring fraudulently joined party

The EDVA court ruled that the substitute trustee was fraudulently joined, establishing complete diversity jurisdiction in a foreclosure-related breach of contract case. The post Ci...

International Law and American Courts: Part Three — The Nation's First Decades

Court unanimously sides with defendant in criminal venue dispute over where a crime occurs

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in Abouammo v. United States that federal prosecutors can try a defendant only in the district where his crime was committed, not where its “con...

Adani Case: U.S. DOJ Seeks Dismissal Of Charges Over Jurisdiction Concerns

Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa says the U.S. Department of Justice’s move to seek dropping of charges in the Adani case is “unusual, direct and strongly worded.” He explains that the...

Tuesday Talk*: Settlement Or Fraud Upon The Court?

The notice filed pursuant to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure stated that it was a voluntary dismissal with prejudice. Oddly, the notice went on to present argument...

Civil Procedure – No jurisdiction over collection action

Where employees previously obtained a judgment against their former employer, who was now out of business, and they then filed this action to enforce the judgment against the defun...

District of Massachusetts Finds Multi-State Fraud Allegations Insufficient to Anchor Chapter 93A Claims in Massachusetts

Texas Business Court Reaffirms Jurisdictional Standards in Real Estate Development Dispute

Tenth Circuit Clarifies Appellate Jurisdiction and Finality in Opinion No. 25-8071

The Tenth Circuit’s July 7, 2026 decision in Opinion, No. 25-8071, is a useful reminder that appellate outcomes often turn as much on procedure as on the merits. Although the preci...

ICC confirms jurisdiction in Libyan war crimes case

Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) found Tuesday that the Court may exercise jurisdiction in the case of The Prosecutor v. Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri....