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Article III of the United States Constitution permits federal courts to hear such cases, so long as the United States Congress passes a statute to that effect. However, when Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789, which authorized the newly created federal courts to hear such cases, it initially chose not to allow the lower federal courts to possess federal question jurisdiction for fear ...
Title 28 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) is the portion of the United States Code (federal statutory law) that governs the federal judicial system. It is divided into six parts: Part I: Organization of Courts
[28] [29] Section 2 of the Act specifically mentions § 7-51-1406 [30] with the intent of overriding that section of existing Tennessee law entirely – but only as it respects the named persons. This section would prevent any "adult cabaret performance," as defined in section 1, on public property or in front of "a person who is not an adult."
Mostly, in order for diversity jurisdiction to apply, complete diversity is required, where none of the plaintiffs can be from the same state as any of the defendants. [3] A corporation is treated as a citizen of the state in which it is incorporated and the state in which its principal place of business is located. [4]
If the state or local government entities receive federal funding for whatever purpose, they cannot claim sovereign immunity if they are sued in federal court for discrimination. The United States Code, Title 42, Section 2000d-7 explicitly says this. The 2001 Supreme Court decision of Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v.
The Texans have already clinched the AFC South title but could be pushing for a better playoff position on Christmas, pending some other results around the league in Week 16 and the outcome of the ...
The Tennessee Code Commission is 1 of the 30 or more commissions, boards, and committees that provide assistance to the state court system. The commission consists of five members of which three are ex officio : the Chief Justice of Tennessee , the attorney general and reporter , and the director of legal services for the legislature .
Other punishments are found in FRCP Rule 11, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 38, sections 1927 and 1912 of Title 28 United States Code, and inherent powers of the court. Involuntary dismissal bars the case from being brought to court again, unless the judge says otherwise.