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An Incomplete Discussion Of "Arising Under" Jurisdiction, David L. Shapiro
An Incomplete Discussion Of "Arising Under" Jurisdiction, David L. Shapiro
Notre Dame Law Review
My purpose in this brief Essay is to expand on this theme as it played out in Dan Meltzer’s role as collaborator, friendly critic, and keen analyst, and to do so by exploring a problem that in some ways lies at the heart of our elaborate system of judicial federalism, even though (perhaps because it does not arise that often) it has received somewhat less attention than it deserves. That problem addresses the nature of federal judicial authority—and especially the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court—when a federal issue is embedded in, or when its determination may affect the resolution …