Product Description: Stewart, Richard B., Krier, James E.

This is a casebook that covers all the major aspects of federal courts and the law of federal-sate relations.

This casebook provides detailed information on federal courts and the law of federal-state relations. Part I explores the intersection of federalism and separation of powers that provide the constitutional foundations of a modern Federal Courts course. Part II covers jurisdiction, and Part III deals with Federal Court enforcement of Federal rights. The final chapter is devoted to certain technically complex questions of remedial interaction, notably the relation of federal habeas corpus to Section 1983. The Seventh Edition of this established casebook features a new co-author, Curtis A. Bradley of Duke, and, to an extent, a new agenda. In line with Professor Bradley’s interests, the intersections between federal courts and international law have been developed in considerable detail. Additionally, the Seventh Edition features a completely restructured habeas chapter, designed to present this increasingly complicated body of law in an more approachable manner. Topics include:

This text reflects the authors' decided view that two power relationships are fundamental: the states versus the federal government—federalism—and the federal judiciary versus Congress—separation of powers (though many of these power struggles are played out in the context of disputes between the individual and government, a third type of power relationship.) The federal courts' primary role is to regulate these conflicts and that is what the authors want to make clear—that federal courts are special, not just another hierarchical court system.

This casebook has a Teacher's Manual (available only to faculty, directly from the Publisher).