Additional Course Materials

After the jump are the additional materials (statutes, cases, readings, etc.) assigned throughout the semester. This will be the post to return to for those materials, so it may help to bookmark it.

Maps:

Diagram of Federal Judiciary

U.S. Courts

Federal Courts in Florida 

Florida Judiciary

 

Statutes and Rules:

28 U.S.C. § 1257 (pre-1988)

Supreme Court Rule 10 

Supreme Court Rule 14

Fed. R. App. P. 3

Fed. R. App. P. 4

28 U.S.C. 46

Fed. R. App. P. 35 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f) 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b)

28 U.S.C. § 1258 

28 U.S.C. § 1259 

28 U.S.C. § 1446

28 U.S.C. § 1447

42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2

42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5

28 U.S.C. § 157 

28 U.S.C. §§ 2281-2282 (repealed)

Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) 

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7901, § 7902, § 7903

Cases:

Nebraska v. Colorado

Texas v. California

Camreta v. Greene

Morrison v. National Bank of Australia 

Sierra v. City of Hallandale Beach (Newsom opinion, pp. 42-47)

Biden v. Nebraska

Shapiro v. McManus  

Medimmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc.

Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus

Biden v. Nebraska

Already LLC v. Nike, Inc.

Chafin v Chafin

Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

Smith v. Bayer Corp. 

Royal & Sun Alliance

Bank Markazi v. Peterson

 

Documents:

Rodriguez v. MLB (Notice of Removal) 

State of Georgia v. Meadows (Notice of Removal)

MGM Resorts v. Acosta (Complaint)

Letter from Chief Justice John Roberts to Sen. Richard Durbin

Commentary: 

The Federalist, No. 78

The Federalist, No. 79

Vladeck, The rise of certiorari before judgment

Sherry, Why We Need More Judicial Activism

 

Proposed Legislation:

Regulation of Appointments Act

Proposal on Life Tenure

Segall, Eight Justices Are Enough

Wasserman, Alternatives to Term Limits

Congressional Accountability for Judicial Activism Act

Constitution Restoration Act

Cameras in the Courtroom Act 

Other:

The Techniques of Great Legal Writing

Letter from Chief Justice Roberts to Sen. Durbin 

Impeachment of Justice Samuel Chase