2007-03-05 04:26:57 · 3 answers · asked by Fox 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
-A case involving parties of two different states. Diversity jurisdiction: parties of different states may have their case heard in federal court to avoid bias which may occur from having the case in the state of one of the parties.
-A case involving say $10,000. Amount in controversy jurisdiction: cases over a certain amount of money may be heard in federal courts.
2007-03-05 04:30:54 · answer #1 · answered by Allison S 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The rationale for having a federal what?
2007-03-05 12:29:57 · answer #2 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Mail Fraud, because it is a federal crime, only (at least I don't know of any state's laws against mail fraud).
2. Operating an unlicensed radiotransmitter, because the Federal Communications Commission is in charge of the radio-frequencies, not the states.
Those are 2 good examples.
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2007-03-05 12:31:05 · answer #3 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋