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Supplemental Jurisdiction In § 1441 Removed Cases: An Unsurveyed Frontier Of Congress’ Handiwork, Joan E. Steinman

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Late in 1990, Congress passed a statute that confers on the district courts “supplemental jurisdiction” over a universe of claims that the courts otherwise would, or might, be unable to hear. Essentially, 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a) authorizes the courts to exercise jurisdiction over claims that are part of the same case or controversy, under Article III of the Constitution, as a claim within the court's original jurisdiction. It explicitly grants jurisdiction over claims that involve the joinder or intervention of additional parties, thereby authorizing what had been dubbed pendent party jurisdiction and some forms of ancillary jurisdiction. It also codifies …

Vol. 10, No. 1, James C. Franczek Jr., Sandra J. Holman

The Illinois Public Employee Relations Report

Contents:

The Road to Central City and Beyond—A Management Perspective, by James C. Franczek, Jr.

Implications of the Illinois Supreme Court Decision in Central City—A Union Perspective, Sandra J. Holman

Recent Developments, by the Student Editorial Board

Further References, compiled by Margaret A. Chaplan

The Age Discrimination In Employment Act, Title Vii, And The Civil Rights Act Of 1991: Three Acts And A Dog That Didn’T Bark, Howard C. Eglit

Howard C. Eglit

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