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Supreme Court Voting Patterns Related To Jurisdictional Issues, John R. Leathers

Washington Law Review

The past decade of development by the United States Supreme Court of constitutional law related to jurisdiction has been one of amazingly swift occurrences. Although progress in the area has traditionally been glacial, the Court has produced a consistent flow of opinions over the last ten years. With the flow has come a virtual flood of commentary. A consensus is emerging among scholars, perhaps shared by some members of the Court, that the current developmental framework for judicial jurisdiction dating from International Shoe Co. v. Washington may be ripe for revamping, and that the process may produce a new framework. …