BUL 3130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Precedent, Counterclaim, Ripeness
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Jurisdiction- po(cid:449)er of (cid:272)ourt to hear a dispute, (cid:862)speak the la(cid:449)(cid:863), re(cid:374)der legally (cid:271)i(cid:374)di(cid:374)g decision. Appellate jurisdiction: personal jurisdiction- geographic concept; courts have jurisdiction over persons or entities residing or doing business within a particular county, district, state, or in some cases, anywhere within the u. s. Jurisdiction over property (in rem)- power to decide issues relating to property: quasi in rem jurisdiction- (cid:862)atta(cid:272)h(cid:373)e(cid:374)t jurisdi(cid:272)tio(cid:374)(cid:863) o(cid:448)er a defe(cid:374)da(cid:374)t"s property u(cid:374)related to the plai(cid:374)tiff"s (cid:272)lai(cid:373) Used for non-residents based on minimum contacts with state. Defendant had some connection with the state. The quantity and nature of the nonreside(cid:374)t"s (cid:272)o(cid:374)ta(cid:272)ts (cid:449)ith the state (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) the court sits is what determines it: subject matter jurisdiction- the (cid:272)ourt"s po(cid:449)er to hear a (cid:272)ertai(cid:374) ki(cid:374)d of (cid:272)ase. Co(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374) or statute defi(cid:374)es a (cid:272)ourt"s su(cid:271)je(cid:272)t (cid:373)atter jurisdi(cid:272)tio(cid:374) Federal question- requires interpretation of the constitution, federal statute, or a federal treaty.
