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Federal Jurisdiction

James M. Wagstaffe
June 16, 1993

Videotaped presentation to newly appointed district judges on federal subject-matter jurisdiction. Provides a detailed discussion of the four types of federal jurisdiction: federal question, diversity, removal, and supplemental.