The nature and scope of a court’s authority to hear or decide a case. Inherent power and authority of a particular court to hear and determine cases, usually involving certain categories of persons or allegations. Jurisdiction should be...

In law, jurisdiction (from the Latin ius, iuris meaning "law" and dicere meaning "to speak") is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by...

I. INTRODUCTION Does the Supreme Court claim the power to enforce federal law only because it has been granted subject matter jurisdiction over a case in which federal law is at stake? Or does a desire to vindicate federal interests, in and of...

"Without jurisdiction the court cannot proceed at all in any cause. Jurisdiction is power to declare the law, and when it ceases to exist, the only function remaining to the court is that of announcing the fact and dismissing the cause." Ex...

The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a Chinese company that wanted a dispute with a Malaysian corporation heard in a court in China rather than in the United States.The justices ruled unanimously that a U.S. judge can dismiss a lawsuit for the sake of...

Some Methodist ministers are making a final yet improbable attempt to stop George W. Bush's presidential library, museum and public policy institute from being built at Southern Methodist University.They say United Methodist law requires approval from the church's South Central Jurisdiction, whose 290 delegates meet...

Some info about the 'jurisdiction of choice' in the bahamas