Federal Jurisdiction

The basic principles of judicial review and federalism under the Constitution of the United States. The theory and practice of federalism and the separation of powers, the broad problems of distribution of judicial power between state and federal courts and jurisdictional conflicts created by the existence of federal system of government. The appellate and original jurisdiction of the federal courts in terms of review of state court decisions, habeas corpus, appeal and certiorari, federal question, admiralty, diversity jurisdiction, injunctions against suit, removal choice of law problems which raise questions of federalism.