Advanced Topics in Federal (and State) Jurisdiction

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This extension of the traditional Federal Courts course provides an opportunity to consider a few areas of particular theoretical interest and practical concern, and where the Supreme Court has been particularly active in developing (and complicating) the law. Topics to be considered include standing in both federal and state court, qualified immunity for government officers, federal causes of action (express and implied), federal and state habeas corpus review, and aggregation mechanisms like class actions and multi-district litigation