{"id":9042,"date":"2017-11-22T01:48:53","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T01:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=9042"},"modified":"2018-09-03T01:40:41","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T01:40:41","slug":"federal-question-jurisdiction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=9042","title":{"rendered":"federal-question jurisdiction – exercise of federal-court power over claims arising under the U.S. Constitution, an act of Congress, or a treaty"},"content":{"rendered":"

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federal-question jurisdiction<\/span>:<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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1.\u00a0Constitutional law.\u00a0<\/em><\/span>The exercise of federal-court power over claims arising under the U.S. Constitution, an act of Congress, or a<\/span> treaty<\/a>. 28 USCA\u00a0\u00a7 1331<\/a>.\u00a0 [1]<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

federal question<\/span> – A genuine and substantial controversy, arising under the Constitution, a law, or treaty of the United States, presented in such form that the judicial power is capable of acting upon it, and so directly involved in a case that a determination thereof is necessary to a decision.<\/span> Kansas v Colorado<\/em>, 206 US 46, 51 L Ed 956, 27 S Ct 655<\/span>; Smith v Kansas City Title & Trust Co<\/em>. 255 US 180, 65 L Ed 577, 41 S Ct 243<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong> [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Excerpt from Represent Yourself in Court; How to Prepare & Try a Winning Cas<\/em>e<\/a> (7th ed.) by by Paul Bergman and Sara J. Berman (NOLO):<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 “<\/span>Cases that arise under a federal law (called “federal question” cases).\u00a0 Federal district court haves have subject matter jurisdiction if your case is based on (arises under) any federal law.\u00a0 Examples include:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n