This eBook contains concise, straightforward summaries, analyzing and explaining groundbreaking court cases on the issue of jurisdiction.

Table of Contents

• Jurisdiction and the Supreme Court
• Marbury v. Madison
• Strawbridge v. Curtiss
• Bank of the United States v. Deveaux
• Martin v. Hunter's Lessee
• Osborn and Others v. President, Directors, and Company of the Bank of the United States
• Wayman v. Southard
• Swift v. Tyson
• Pennoyer v. Neff
• Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins
• Kinsella v. Krueger
• Kinsella v. United States ex rel. Singleton
• Scheuer v. Rhodes
• National League of Cities v. Usery
• Carnival Cruise Lines v. Shute
• Rumsfeld v. Padilla
• Rasul v. Bush
• Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum