Violations of the Federal Criminal Code, Title 18 of the United States Code, lists hundreds of federal crimes that may be tried in federal court, although a huge proportion of them (as in most states) are resolved by plea-bargaining.
Violations of federal law and disputes between the states.
cases involving questions of federal law and diversity cases
Added: And legal disputes between the states.
Crimes that occurred over state lines are one of many ways to be prosecuted on a federal level.
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Federal courts may hear civil cases or criminal cases.
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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.
Article Three describes the judicial branch of the federal government - which is made up of the federal courts and judges including the Supreme Court. The article specifically requires that there be one court called the Supreme Court; Congress, at its discretion, creates lower courts, whose judgments and orders are reviewable by the Supreme Court. This Article also sets the kinds of cases that may be heard by the federal judiciary, which cases the Supreme Court may hear first (called original jurisdiction) and specifies that all other cases heard by the Supreme Court are by appeal under such regulations as the Congress shall make.
Federal courts have jurisdiction over cases that involve federal law. There are also a few jurisdiction issues that could bring a state law case into federal court.
Cases that deal with personal injury or damages, except where they are included in existing Federal law (such as maritime and interstate transportation claims).
The American legal system hears civil and criminal cases. A court case can go all the way to the Supreme Court to be heard.
State court, and federal court.
The Supreme Court of the United States has federal jurisdiction. The Supreme court can also be used as an appeals court for state and local charges.
This court hears cases in which individuals claim that the Department of Veterans Affairs has denied or otherwise mishandled valid claims for veterans' benefits.
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