In 'Behrens v. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.', the Second Circuit addressed a question of first impression in the circuit: whether a district court is required to exercise subject-matter jurisdiction where ...

To exercise valid jurisdiction over any claim, a federal court must have both personal jurisdiction and subject matter jurisdiction. Subject matter jurisdiction can be based on diversity of ...

When deciding whether to remove a case when an LLC is a party it is necessary to look at the citizenship of the LLC’s members to determine whether there is diversity for subject matter jurisdiction.

What does it mean for a court to have or not have “jurisdiction”? Jurisdiction is a word in American jurisprudence meaning whether a court has the authority to hear a case before it. Actually, there ...

A Pulaski County Circuit Court judge didn't have subject-matter jurisdiction to enter a final order regarding the constitutionality of Arkansas' mask-mandate ban, the state Supreme Court ruled ...