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What two kinds of cases are heard by the federal courts?
Federal courts may hear civil cases or criminal cases.
What kinds of cases do district courts hear?
If you are referring to US DIstrict Courts - they hear any cases originating within their jurisdiction having to deal with violations of the federal civil and criminal statutes.
What kinds of suits involving state citizens can federal courts hear?
Federal courts hear cases with federal jurisdiction. Such jurisdiction comes if the case hears a question of federal law or if the case has diversity jurisdiction (parties are citizens of different states and minimum dollar amount is in dispute.)
Are there special courts for some kinds of cases?
yes
What kinds of cases are heard under appellate jurisdiction?
Any case, civil or criminal, decided in the lower trial courts which have been appealed. NOTE: Contrary to common misunderstanding, not all cases are accepted by the Appelate Courts for appeal. The cases are reviewed and only certain ones are chosen for actual deliberation.
What are the two kinds of courts?
State court, and federal court.
How many kinds of lower federal courts are there?
Two. The United States Courts of Appeal, and the United States District Courts. Military courts are federal courts of specific subject-matter and personal jurisdiction.
What kind of cases does Supreme Court Hears?
The Supreme Court hears three kinds of cases. Cases appealed from lower federal courts account for two-thirds of the cases they hear. They also hear cases appealed from state's supreme courts, and sometimes hear cases that have not been previously heard by a lower court, such as between one state's government and another.
What does a federal court do?
Federal courts do a lot of things. They hear cases just like state courts, but operate in a different system. They are allowed to hear different kinds of cases than state courts (like if the issue is about the constitution). Also, if the parties in a case are citizens of different states (this is called "diversity") the case is started in a federal court system.
What kinds of Courts does Puerto Rico have?
federal, state, district and local
How did article III of the constitution contradict chief justice taney's conclusion that African Americans whether slave or free could not bring suits in federal courts?
Under the Constitution, the federal courts have jurisdiction over a number of kinds of suits involving state citizens. Since Dred Scott's case involved citizens of different states, the chief justice could have said that free blacks in states that considered them citizens could bring certain cases into federal courts.
What kinds of cases are decided at local level?
In general, cases decided at the local level are minor criminal or quasi-criminal cases, such as municipal ordinance violations, most traffic offenses and lower level crimes like disorderly persons offenses and even some misdemeanors that a state government may choose to let a municipal rather than a state court handle originally. Minor civil cases are usually not handled by municipal courts. Those generally are reserved for state courts like "small claims courts." State law will specify the types of cases the local level courts can handle, so these types will vary from state to state. You should check your particular state statutes and court rules for a more definite answer as to your specific state's practice.
