Federal courts & procedure

The governing law

28 U.S.C.

• 28 U.S.C. § 1291 §1291. Final decisions of district courts The courts of appeals (other than the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) shall have jurisdiction of appeals from all cited by 25727 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 1331 §1331. Federal question The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States. (June 25, cited by 24958 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 1332 §1332. Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs cited by 21944 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 2254 §2254. State custody; remedies in Federal courts cited by 19408 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 2255 §2255. Federal custody; remedies on motion attacking sentence cited by 12431 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 1367 §1367. Supplemental jurisdiction cited by 10302 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 1441 §1441. Removal of civil actions cited by 9385 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 1346 §1346. United States as defendant cited by 9281 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 1292 §1292. Interlocutory decisions cited by 9227 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 2201 §2201. Creation of remedy cited by 8435 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 1404 §1404. Change of venue cited by 6408 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 2241 §2241. Power to grant writ cited by 5497 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 1391 §1391. Venue generally cited by 5227 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 1447 §1447. Procedure after removal generally cited by 4790 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 1915 §1915. Proceedings in forma pauperis (a)(1) Subject to subsection (b), any court of the United States may authorize the commencement, prosecution or defense of any suit, action or cited by 4297 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 2253 §2253. Appeal cited by 4125 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 1295 §1295. Jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit cited by 3829 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 2244 §2244. Finality of determination cited by 3484 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 1446 §1446. Procedure for removal of civil actions cited by 3391 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 2412 §2412. Costs and fees (a)(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, a judgment for costs, as enumerated in section 1920 of this title, but not including the fees and cited by 3216 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 2680 §2680. Exceptions The provisions of this chapter and section 1346(b) of this title shall not apply to- cited by 3202 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 1651 §1651. Writs cited by 2669 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 1338 §1338. Patents, plant variety protection, copyrights, mask works, designs, trademarks, and unfair competition cited by 2545 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 2671 §2671. Definitions As used in this chapter and sections 1346(b) and 2401(b) of this title, the term "Federal agency" includes the executive departments, the judicial and legislativ cited by 2010 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 455 §455. Disqualification of justice, judge, or magistrate judge cited by 1661 cases

9 U.S.C.

• 9 U.S.C. § 2 § 2. Validity, irrevocability, and enforcement of agreements to arbitrate cited by 2370 cases
• 9 U.S.C. § 1 § 1. “Maritime transactions” and “commerce” defined; exceptions to operation of title cited by 2254 cases
• 9 U.S.C. § 3 § 3. Stay of proceedings where issue therein referable to arbitration cited by 1727 cases
• 9 U.S.C. § 10 § 10. Same; vacation; grounds; rehearing cited by 1696 cases
• 9 U.S.C. § 4 § 4. Failure to arbitrate under agreement; petition to United States court having jurisdiction for order to compel arbitration; notice and service thereof; hearing and determinatio cited by 1655 cases

Representative cases

1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 construes 28 U.S.C. § 1291; cited by 16940 cases
2. Williams v. Taylor, 529 U.S. 362 construes 28 U.S.C. § 2241, 28 U.S.C. § 2244, 28 U.S.C. § 2254; cited by 4373 cases
3. United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 construes 28 U.S.C. § 991, 28 U.S.C. § 994; cited by 4718 cases
4. Brecht v. Abrahamson, 507 U.S. 619 construes 28 U.S.C. § 2111, 28 U.S.C. § 2254, 28 U.S.C. § 2255; cited by 2164 cases
5. Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722 construes 28 U.S.C. § 1257, 28 U.S.C. § 2254; cited by 3066 cases
6. First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. Kaplan, 514 U.S. 938 construes 9 U.S.C. § 1, 9 U.S.C. § 10, 9 U.S.C. § 16, 9 U.S.C. § 4; cited by 1392 cases
7. Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp., 546 U.S. 500 construes 28 U.S.C. § 1331, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, 28 U.S.C. § 1346, 28 U.S.C. § 1367, 28 U.S.C. § 1867; cited by 1108 cases
8. Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38 construes 28 U.S.C. § 991, 28 U.S.C. § 994; cited by 2517 cases
9. Koon v. United States, 518 U.S. 81 construes 28 U.S.C. § 2412, 28 U.S.C. § 991, 28 U.S.C. § 994; cited by 1515 cases
10. Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 construes 28 U.S.C. § 994; cited by 4539 cases

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