Continue with Original Jurisdiction.Why make some original-jurisdiction cases exclusive? What is the source of SCOTUS's original jurisdiction? What is the argument for and against discretionary original jurisdiction?
Then move to SCOTUS Review of State Courts, covering the first three sections (Background; Power and Independent & Adequate); review the chart of the structure of the judiciary and the chart of the Florida judiciary. Compare and contrast the pre-1988 version of § 1257 (on the Blog) with the current version. What is the source of SCOTUS's appellate jurisdiction? Can federal courts review state court's constitutional decisions and why? What can SCOTUS review from a state court and why? What are the different ways of dealing with mixed federal/state cases?
