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				Law & Justice  Judicial Jurisdiction   Document Name    Date   Document Type  2000 Legislative Summary: Class Action Lawsuits   2000 Legislative Analysis 2004 Legislative Summary: Restrictions on the Federal Courts   Dec. 4, 2004 Legislative Analysis 2019 Appropriations: Commerce-Justice-Science   Jul. 30, 2018 Legislative Analysis Adams Fruit Co., Inc. v. Barrett: Brief Summary   Mar. 21, 1990 Case Summary Air Line Pilots Association v. Miller: Brief Summary   May 26, 1998 Case Summary Alden v. Maine: Brief Summary   Jun. 23, 1999 Case Summary Alden v. Maine: Detailed Summary   Jun. 23, 1999 Case Summary Alden v. Maine: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 23, 1999 Primary Source All Systems Go for Alito Confirmation   Jan. 30, 2006 Legislative Analysis Allen v. McCurry: Brief Summary   Dec. 9, 1980 Case Summary American National Red Cross v. S.G.: Brief Summary   Jun. 19, 1992 Case Summary Antiterrorism, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology   1997 - 1998 Legislative Analysis Appeals Procedure Changes, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Appellate Review, 1967 Legislative Chronology   1967 Legislative Analysis Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp.   Feb. 22, 2006 Case Summary Arkansas v. Oklahoma; Environmental Protection Agency v. Oklahoma: Brief Summary   Feb. 26, 1992 Case Summary Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Association v. Solimino: Brief Summary   Jun. 10, 1991 Case Summary Baker v. General Motors Corp.: Brief Summary   Jan. 13, 1998 Case Summary Bank One Chicago, N.A. v. Midwest Bank & Trust Co.: Brief Summary   Jan. 17, 1996 Case Summary Begay v. United States     Case Summary Beneficial National Bank v. Anderson   Jun. 2, 2003 Case Summary Bill to Federalize Asbestos Cases Pits GOP and Industry Against Democrats and Trial Lawyers     Legislative Analysis Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. MCorp Financial, Inc.; MCorp v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System: Brief Summary1991   Dec. 3, 1991 Case Summary Breininger v. Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local Union No. 6: Brief Summary   Dec. 5, 1989 Case Summary Breuer v. Jim's Concrete of Brevard, Inc.   May 19, 2003 Case Summary Budinich v. Becton Dickinson & Co.: Brief Summary   May 23, 1988 Case Summary Burlington Northern Railroad Co. v. Ford: Brief Summary   Jun. 12, 1992 Case Summary Burnham v. Superior Court of California, County of Marin (Burnham, Real Party in Interest): Brief Summary   May 29, 1990 Case Summary Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board   Dec. 4, 2000 Case Summary Calcano-Martinez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service   Jun. 25, 2001 Case Summary California v. Deep Sea Research, Inc.: Brief Summary   Apr. 22, 1998 Case Summary Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute: Brief Summary   Apr. 17, 1991 Case Summary Carson v. American Brands Inc. (450 U.S. 79): Brief Summary   Feb. 25, 1981 Case Summary Caterpillar Inc. v. Lewis: Brief Summary   Dec. 10, 1996 Case Summary Chapman v. Meier: Brief Summary   Jan. 27, 1975 Case Summary Chisom v. Roemer, Governor of Louisiana; United States v. Roemer, Governor of Louisiana: Detailed Summary   Jun. 20, 1991 Case Summary Chisom v. Roemer, Governor of Louisiana; United States v. Roemer, Governor of Louisiana: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 20, 1991 Primary Source Choo v. Exxon Corp.: Brief Summary   May 16, 1988 Case Summary Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.: Brief Summary   Jun. 24, 1992 Case Summary Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.: Detailed Summary   Jun. 24, 1992 Case Summary Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 24, 1992 Primary Source City of Chicago v. International College of Surgeons: Brief Summary   Dec. 15, 1997 Case Summary City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd.: Brief Summary   May 24, 1999 Case Summary Civil Rights Commission, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1989 Legislative Analysis Clinton, President of the United States v. Goldsmith: Brief Summary   May 17, 1999 Case Summary College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board: Brief Summary   Jun. 23, 1999 Case Summary College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board: Detailed Summary   Jun. 23, 1999 Case Summary College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 23, 1999 Primary Source Court Jurisdiction, 1982 Legislative Chronology   1982 Legislative Analysis Court Restrictions, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis Courts & The Law: Full Disclosure   Jul. 18, 2005 Legislative Analysis Crawford Fitting Co. v. J. T. Gibbons Inc.: Brief Summary   Jun. 15, 1987 Case Summary DeFunis v. Odegaard: Brief Summary   Apr. 23, 1974 Case Summary Delta Air Lines Inc. v. August (450 U.S. 346): Brief Summary   Mar. 9, 1981 Case Summary District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman (460 U.S. 462): Brief Summary   Mar. 23, 1983 Case Summary Eberhart v. United States   Oct. 31, 2005 Case Summary El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. Neztsosie: Brief Summary   May 3, 1999 Case Summary Empire HealthChoice Assurance, Inc. v. McVeigh   Jun. 15, 2006 Case Summary Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp.   Apr. 30, 2005 Case Summary Fair Assessment in Real Estate Association Inc. v. McNary (454 U.S. 100): Brief Summary   Dec. 1, 1981 Case Summary Fall Agenda: Civil Justice Overhaul   Aug. 30, 2003 Legislative Analysis Federal Court System, 1999-2000 Legislative Chronology   1999 - 2000 Legislative Analysis Federal Judges' Powers, 1997 Legislative Chronology   1997 Legislative Analysis Federal Judicial Circuits, 1997 Legislative Chronology   1997 Legislative Analysis Ferens v. John Deere Co.: Brief Summary   Mar. 5, 1990 Case Summary Figure 7-2   The Thirteen Federal Judicial Circuits and Ninety-four District Courts     Facts & Figures Finely v. Murray (456 U.S. 604): Brief Summary   May 17, 1982 Case Summary Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Risjord (449 U.S. 368): Brief Summary   Jan. 13, 1981 Case Summary Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank: Brief Summary   Jun. 23, 1999 Case Summary Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank: Detailed Summary   Jun. 23, 1999 Case Summary Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 23, 1999 Primary Source Foremost Insurance Co. v. Richardson (457 U.S. 668): Brief Summary   Jun. 23, 1982 Case Summary Franchise Tax Board of California v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern California (463 U.S. 1): Brief Summary   Jun. 24, 1983 Case Summary Free v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc.: Brief Summary   Apr. 3, 2000 Case Summary Freeman v. Pitts: Brief Summary   Mar. 31, 1992 Case Summary Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v. Darue Engineering & Manufacturing   Jun. 13, 2005 Case Summary Groves v. Ring Screw Works, Ferndale Fastener Division: Brief Summary   Dec. 10, 1990 Case Summary Growe, Secretary of State of Minnesota v. Emison: Brief Summary   Feb. 23, 1993 Case Summary Grupo Dataflux v. Atlas Global Group, L.P.   May 17, 2004 Case Summary Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp. (453 U.S. 473): Brief Summary   Jul. 1, 1981 Case Summary Gulf Oil Co. v. Bernard (452 U.S. 89): Brief Summary   Jun. 1, 1981 Case Summary Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense   Jun. 29, 2006 Case Summary Heckler v. Chaney: Brief Summary   Mar. 20, 1985 Case Summary Heckler v. Day: Brief Summary   May 22, 1984 Case Summary Heckler v. Ringer: Brief Summary   May 14, 1984 Case Summary Hill nears big response to military 'rape epidemic'   Feb. 8, 2021 Legislative Analysis Hilton v. South Carolina Public Railways Commission: Brief Summary   Dec. 16, 1991 Case Summary Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. v. Sperling: Brief Summary   Dec. 11, 1989 Case Summary Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc.   Jun. 3, 2002 Case Summary Houston Lawyers' Association v. Attorney General of Texas; League of United Latin American Citizens v. Attorney General of Texas: Brief Summary   Jun. 20, 1991 Case Summary Imperial County v. Munoz (449 U.S. 54): Brief Summary   Dec. 2, 1980 Case Summary In Alito's Own Words   Jan. 16, 2006 Legislative Analysis Indian Criminal Jurisdiction, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 Legislative Analysis International Primate Protection League v. Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund: Brief Summary   May 20, 1991 Case Summary Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) Court Review 1968 Legislative Chronology   1968 Legislative Analysis John R. Sand & Gravel Co. v. United States     Case Summary JPMorgan Chase Bank v. Traffic Stream (BVI) Infrastructure Ltd.   Jun. 10, 2002 Case Summary Judicial Activism, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology   1997 - 1998 Legislative Analysis Judicial Powers, 1998 Legislative Chronology   1998 Legislative Analysis Jurisdictional Amount, 1980 Legislative Chronology   1980 Legislative Analysis Keene Corp. v. United States: Brief Summary   May 24, 1993 Case Summary Keeney, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary v. Tamayo-Reyes: Detailed Summary   May 4, 1992 Case Summary Keeney, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary v. Tamayo-Reyes: Opinion Excerpt   May 4, 1992 Primary Source Kennedy Documents, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis Kircher v. Putnam Funds Trust   Jun. 15, 2006 Case Summary Kissinger v. Halperin (452 U.S. 713): Brief Summary   Jun. 22, 1981 Case Summary Lampf, Pleva, Lipkind, Prupis & Petigrow v. Gilberston: Brief Summary   Jun. 20, 1991 Case Summary Lapides v. Board of Regents of University System of Georgia   May 13, 2002 Case Summary Lawyers Seek Loopholes in Class Action Overhaul   Feb. 28, 2005 Legislative Analysis Lewis v. Lewis & Clark Marine, Inc.   Feb. 21, 2001 Case Summary Lexecon Inc. v. Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach: Brief Summary   Mar. 3, 1998 Case Summary Lincoln Property Co. v. Roche   Nov. 29, 2005 Case Summary Local 144 Nursing Home Pension Fund v. Demisay: Brief Summary   Jun. 14, 1993 Case Summary Magistrates' Jurisdiction, 1979 Legislative Chronology   1979 Legislative Analysis Marshall v. Marshall   May 1, 2006 Case Summary Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Epstein: Brief Summary   Feb. 27, 1996 Case Summary McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co.: Brief Summary   Jun. 25, 1976 Case Summary McNary, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization v. Haitian Refugee Center: Brief Summary   Feb. 20, 1991 Case Summary MeadWestvaco Corp. v. Illinois Department of Revenue     Case Summary Medellín v. Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division   May 23, 2005 Case Summary Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Association (453 U.S. 1): Brief Summary   Jun. 21, 1982 Case Summary Mississippi v. Louisiana: Brief Summary   Dec. 14, 1992 Case Summary Multidistrict Court Cases, 1968 Legislative Chronology   1968 Legislative Analysis Murphy Brothers, Inc. v. Michetti Pipe Stringing, Inc.: Brief Summary   Apr. 5, 1999 Case Summary Naturalization Process, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 Legislative Analysis Negonsott v. Samuels, Warden: Brief Summary   Feb. 24, 1993 Case Summary Nguyen v. United States   Jun. 9, 2003 Case Summary Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp. v. Garris   Jun. 4, 2001 Case Summary Northbrook National Insurance Co. v. Brewer: Brief Summary   Nov. 7, 1989 Case Summary O'Melveny & Myers v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as receiver for American Diversified Savings Bank: Brief Summary   Jun. 13, 1994 Case Summary Omni Capital International v. Rudolf Wolff & Co. Ltd.: Brief Summary   Dec. 8, 1987 Case Summary Overseas Crimes by U.S. Citizens, 1999-2000 Legislative Chronology   1999 - 2000 Legislative Analysis Penhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman: Brief Summary   Jan. 23, 1984 Case Summary Pernell v. Southall Realty: Brief Summary   Apr. 23, 1974 Case Summary Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, Hartzell Propeller v. Reyno (454 U.S. 235): Brief Summary   Dec. 8, 1981 Case Summary Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. v. Feeney, Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp v. Foster: Brief Summary   Apr. 30, 1990 Case Summary Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services, Inc.   Jun. 18, 2007 Case Summary Quackenbush, California Insurance Commissioner v. Allstate Insurance Co.: Brief Summary   Jun. 3, 1996 Case Summary Regents of the University of Michigan v. Ewing: Brief Summary   Dec. 12, 1985 Case Summary Republic of Austria v. Altmann   Jun. 7, 2004 Case Summary Republicans Win on Class Action   Feb. 21, 2005 Legislative Analysis Rice, Warden v. Collins   Jan. 18, 2006 Case Summary Rivet v. Regions Bank of Louisiana: Brief Summary   Feb. 24, 1998 Case Summary Roadway Express v. Piper: Brief Summary   Jun. 23, 1980 Case Summary Roell v. Withrow   Apr. 29, 2003 Case Summary Ruhrgas AG v. Marathon Oil Company: Brief Summary   May 17, 1999 Case Summary Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon   Jun. 28, 2006 Case Summary Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida: Detailed Summary   Mar. 27, 1996 Case Summary Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida: Opinion Excerpt   Mar. 27, 1996 Primary Source Semtek International, Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corp.   Feb. 27, 2001 Case Summary Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Illinois Council on Long Term Care, Inc.: Brief Summary   Feb. 29, 2000 Case Summary Sims v. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security: Brief Summary   Jun. 5, 2000 Case Summary Sinochem International Co. Ltd. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corp.,   Mar. 5, 2007 Case Summary Strate, Associate Tribal Judge, Tribal Court of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation v. A-1 Contractors: Brief Summary   Apr. 28, 1997 Case Summary Supreme Court Jurisdiction, 1979 Legislative Chronology   1979 Legislative Analysis Supreme Court Jurisdiction, 1984 Legislative Chronology   1984 Legislative Analysis Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. v. Henson   Nov. 5, 2002 Case Summary Taking Stock of a 20-Year-Old Memo   Nov. 21, 2005 Legislative Analysis Texas v. United States: Brief Summary   Mar. 31, 1998 Case Summary The U.S. Court System   2005 Facts & Figures Things Remembered, Inc. v. Petrarca: Brief Summary   Dec. 5, 1995 Case Summary Transferee Courts, 1999-2000 Legislative Chronology   1999 - 2000 Legislative Analysis Tribal Courts, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis Tribal Courts, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice W. Burger's 1972 State of the Judiciary Message Urging Sweeping Court Reforms   Aug. 14, 1972 Primary Source United States v. Morton: Brief Summary   Jun. 19, 1984 Case Summary United States v. Raddatz: Brief Summary   Jun. 23, 1980 Case Summary Velde v. National Black Police Association (458 U.S. 591): Brief Summary   Jun. 30, 1982 Case Summary Verlinden B. V. v. Central Bank of Nigeria (461 U.S. 480): Brief Summary   May 23, 1983 Case Summary W.S. Kirkpatrick & Co., Inc. v. Environmental Tectonics Corp., International: Brief Summary   Jan. 17, 1990 Case Summary Watson v. Philip Morris Co.   Jun. 11, 2007 Case Summary Webb v. Webb (451 U.S. 493): Brief Summary   May 18, 1981 Case Summary Wisconsin Department of Corrections v. Schacht: Brief Summary   Jun. 22, 1998 Case Summary Wisconsin Public Intervenor v. Mortier: Brief Summary   Jun. 21, 1991 Case Summary Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. v. Calhoun: Brief Summary   Jan. 9, 1996 Case Summary Yellow Freight System, Inc. v. Donnelly: Brief Summary   Apr. 17, 1990 Case Summary
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