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Determination Of Federal Jurisdictional Amount In Suits On Unliquidated Claims, Michigan Law Review
Determination Of Federal Jurisdictional Amount In Suits On Unliquidated Claims, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
Hoping to keep federal court dockets free of petty claims and thereby to reduce the delay in bringing to trial controversies involving more substantial sums, Congress has given United States district courts jurisdiction of many civil actions arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States and most disputes between parties of diverse citizenship only when the alleged right forming the basis of a claimant's cause of action can be valued at more than ten thousand dollars. The value of a particular claim is determined by reference to those portions of its proponent's pleading which tend to support …
Elfbrandt V. Russell: The Demise Of The Loyalty Oath, Jerold H. Israel
Elfbrandt V. Russell: The Demise Of The Loyalty Oath, Jerold H. Israel
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In Elfbrandt v. Russell, the Supreme Court, in a 5-to-4 decision, declared unconstitutional Arizona's requirement of a loyalty oath from state employees. At first glance, Elfbrandt appears to be just another decision voiding a state loyalty oath on limited grounds relating to the specific language of the particular oath. Yet, several aspects of Mr. Justice Douglas' opinion for the majority suggest that Elfbrandt is really of far greater significance: it may sharply limit the scope and coverage of loyalty oaths generally and, indeed, may presage a ruling invalidating all such oaths. Of course, only the Supreme Court can determine this. …
Courts-State Substantive Law Applies In Non-Diversity Actions When Local Interests Predominate-United States V. Yazell, Michigan Law Review
Courts-State Substantive Law Applies In Non-Diversity Actions When Local Interests Predominate-United States V. Yazell, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
Respondent and her husband received an authorization for a Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loan and were referred by the SBA Disaster Loan Office to a local counsel employed by the SBA to aid them in complying with the terms of the loan. After personal negotiations with the counsel, a promissory note was signed by the couple on SBA forms specifically tailored to conform to the requirements of state law. This contract was then submitted to the SBA along with a signed chattel mortgage on the Yazell's store fixtures and inventory and a certification by the local counsel that all …