federal jurisdiction
Government's legal reach
Federal jurisdiction is the authority of federal courts to hear and decide cases, as opposed to state courts.
In the U.S., federal jurisdiction covers matters involving federal law, the Constitution, disputes between states, and cases where parties are from different states: The case was moved to federal court because it raised questions of federal jurisdiction.
Jurisdiction can also refer to the geographic or subject-matter reach of any federal authority.
- bankruptcy lawStatutes governing debt discharge
- interstate commerceBusiness conducted across state boundaries
- sovereign immunityState's protection from lawsuits
- habeas corpusWrit challenging lawful custody
- Federal Lawbankruptcy code, criminal code, tax code, antitrust law, bankruptcy law
- Indigenous Justicetribal courts, tribal justice, village councils, elder councils, tribal police
- Indigenous Lawindigenous law, aboriginal rights, indigenous sovereignty, ceremonial law, traditional law
- jurisdictionconcurrent, appellate, removal, remand
- tribal jurisdictiontribal courts, tribal law, tribal police, tribal justice, sovereign immunity
- courtsfamily court, civil court, district court, criminal court, circuit court
governmental level
federal jurisdictionstate jurisdiction
A government's legal reach
state courts · local jurisdiction · state authority · city courts · local authority
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