Supplemental Materials

After the jump are the additional materials (statutes, cases, readings, etc.) assigned throughout the semester, as indicated in the Syllabus. You will return to this post for those materials; it may help to bookmark, so you do not have to scroll through the entire blog when a document is assigned.

Maps:

Diagram of Federal Judiciary

US Courts Map

Federal Courts in Florida 

Florida Judiciary

 

Statutes and Rules:

28 U.S.C. § 1257 (pre-1988)

Supreme Court Rule 10

Supreme Court Rule 11

Supreme Court Rule 14

Fed. R. App. P. 3

Fed. R. App. P. 4

28 U.S.C. 46

Fed. R. App. P. 35 

28 U.S.C. § 371

Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f) 

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

28 U.S.C. § 1258 

28 U.S.C. § 1259 

15 U.S.C. § 1121

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28 U.S.C. §§ 2281-2282 (repealed) 

28 U.S.C. § 2201

28 U.S.C. § 2202

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

Kerr, The Different Meanings of Judicial Activism

Chervinsky, Chase Impeachment

Vladeck, The rise of certiorari before judgment

Sherry, Why We Need More Judicial Activism

 

Proposed Legislation:

Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act

Reforming the Supreme Court

Segall, Eight Justices Are Enough

Wasserman, Alternatives to Term Limits

Congressional Accountability for Judicial Activism Act

No Kings Act 

Cameras in the Courtroom Act 

Sunshine in the Courtroom Act

Shadow Docket Sunlight Act

Chief Justice Roberts Letter

Other:

The Techniques of Great Legal Writing