Federal Courts and the Federal System

This course studies the role of the federal courts in the federal system. The course will cover the following topics: the case or controversy requirement and justiciability, congressional authority to regulate the jurisdiction of the federal courts, federal habeas corpus, federal common law, and sovereign immunity. A prerequisite for this course is either Constitutional Law: Separation of Powers, Federalism, and Fourteenth Amendment or Constitutional Law (the basic course offered prior to 2007-2008).