Federal Jurisdiction Flashcards
1
Q
SCRAM if you don’t have a justiciable claim:
A
S- standing C- case or controversy R- ripeness A- abstention M- mootness
2
Q
Diversity and supplemental jurisdiction require federal courts to apply state law for PIPS
A
P- privileges
I- incompetency
P- presumptions and inferences
S- statute of limitations
3
Q
Look at VCR to see the execution for the mootness doctrine:
A
V- a voluntary change in position, but not permanently
C- a class action
R- capable of repetition doctrine
4
Q
Apply MRS C rules when someone challenges a state law:
A
M- mootness
R- ripeness
S- standing
C- case or controversy
5
Q
“Arising under” jurisdiction a.k.a. “Federal question” jurisdiction is found in a CAT
A
C -US constitution
A- Acts of congress
T- Treaties
