SHOP and BUY - Federal Jurisdiction, Fifth Edition (Aspen Treatise)
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 347.732 EAN: 9780735564077 ISBN: 0735564078 Label: Aspen Publishers, Inc. Manufacturer: Aspen Publishers, Inc. Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 1084 Publication Date: 2007-07-06 Publisher: Aspen Publishers, Inc. Studio: Aspen Publishers, Inc.
Customer Rating: Summary: Blown Away Comment: This is quite simply the best study aid I've ever encountered for any class at law school. It takes what can be an extremely dry topic (Fed Courts and/or Fed Jurisdiction) and actually makes it an enjoyable read!
My casebook did a very poor job of making a comprehensive storyline out of the federal jurisdiction issues. It was just a mish mash of "notes" on a bunch of cases with a few opinion excerpts in between. Chemerinsky masterfully creates a fluid overview of the assorted cases. He also does an amazing job of writing narratives of the key cases. His summaries often give you a better understanding of the individual cases than the opinions themselves!
One bit of warning: This is NOT a last minute study tool. If you're looking to cram then look elsewhere (although frankly, the Nutshell for this topic is horrible so I'm not even sure what you'd use). I highly recommend you invest the time in working your way through Chemerinsky. Fed Courts can get confusing but this book is as clear an explanation of any area of law as I've ever found. Customer Rating: Summary: Essential Treatise Comment: Chemerinsky has written the essential treatise on constitutional law. This book provides a clear, concise overview of all major constitutional areas--from Standing to Free Speech. While nothing can replace reading the cases themselves, this treatise is a must-have for anyone interested in an overview of constitutional law.
I especially found this book helpful in gathering resources for a constitutional law research project and in preparing for final exams. Chemerinsky summarizes the key cases. By Shepardizing those you can find the rest (for a research project). When preparing for finals, Chemerinsky's clear explanations help put all the cases in context and help you understand the Court's rich history in constitutional jurisprudence.
Customer Rating: Summary: amazing study aid for federal courts Comment: I'm a third year law student currently taking federal courts with an amazing professor. However, this book gives a thorough, unbiased analysis of this extremely complicated and often unsettled area of the law. I usually recommend the "Example & Explanations" series for a helpful guide to actually understanding material; however, Chemerinsky is able to give an easy to read, comprehensive analysis of the federal court system, including justiciability, Congressional control of Federal and State court jurisdiction, Congressional power to create legislative courts under Art. I, federal subject matter jurisdiction of the federal courts, federal common law, federal relief against federal officers (Bivens actions), suits against state governments, the 11th amendment, federal court relief against local governments and state/local officers under 28 USC 1983, federal court review of state court decisions, the Anti-Injunction Act, federal abstention, and habeas corpus.
This book is not for the introductory class in federal procedure that most law students take first year (for that I highly recommend Freer's book Acing Civil Procedure, and the Examples & Explanations series on Federal Civil Procedure). However, every law student and practicing attorney should have a copy of this book! Really helps tie all these complicated topics together.
The only downside to the 4th edition (I have the book from 2001) is that it doesn't have a good analysis of CAFA, MMTJA, or general res judicata and collateral estoppel issues. But this book is absolutely amazing! I wish every law topic had a resource this helpful and reliable.
