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28 U.S.C. § 1331 Jurisdiction In The Roberts Court: A Rights-Inclusive Approach, Lumen N. Mulligan Jan 2022

28 U.S.C. § 1331 Jurisdiction In The Roberts Court: A Rights-Inclusive Approach, Lumen N. Mulligan

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In this symposium piece, I argue that the Roberts Court, whether intentionally or not, is crafting a 28 U.S.C. § 1331 doctrine that is more solicitous of congressional control than the Supreme Court’s past body of jurisdictional law. Further, I contend that this movement toward greater congressional control is a positive step for the court. In making this argument, I review the foundations of the famous Holmes test for taking § 1331 jurisdiction and the legal positivist roots for that view. I discuss the six key Roberts Court cases that demonstrate a movement away from a simple Holmes test and …


Institutional Competence And Civil Rules Interpretation, Lumen N. Mulligan, Glen Staszewski Jan 2016

Institutional Competence And Civil Rules Interpretation, Lumen N. Mulligan, Glen Staszewski

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The Supreme Court Report 2004-05: The End Of The Rehnquist Era, Julie M. Cheslik Jan 2005

The Supreme Court Report 2004-05: The End Of The Rehnquist Era, Julie M. Cheslik

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