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Low and Jeffries’ Federal Courts and the Law of Federal-State Relations

11th Edition
Curtis A. Bradley | Tara L. Grove | John C. Jeffries Jr. | Peter W. Low
ISBN: 9798892097369
Subject: Federal Courts
Format: Print - Hardbound
Page Count: 1599
Copyright: 2026 | Status: Accepting Pre-Orders
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This longstanding casebook addresses the law governing the federal courts and their relationship to the state courts. The early chapters focus on issues relating to separation of powers, especially issues of jurisdiction and justiciability. Subsequent chapters consider the law that federal courts should apply, including federal common law, implied rights of action, and constitutional remedies. The book then addresses a number of topics that relate to federalism, including abstention, Section 1983 litigation, state sovereign immunity, and habeas corpus. The chapters are sufficiently self-contained that instructors can decide for themselves which ones to focus on and the order in which they are taught.


Imprint: Foundation Press
Series: University Casebook Series
Publication Date: 04/03/2026

Curtis A. Bradley, University of Chicago Law School

Tara L. Grove, University of Texas School of Law

John C. Jeffries Jr., University of Virginia School of Law

Peter W. Low, University of Virginia School of Law

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In this Eleventh Edition, the materials have all been updated to reflect the latest judicial decisions and scholarship, and there is extensive coverage of recent Supreme Court decisions relating to standing, Bivens, and sovereign immunity. There are also new materials on presidential immunity and universal injunctions. The habeas chapter has been streamlined in order to make it easier for instructors to pick and choose which materials they want to cover.

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