Federal courts have jurisdiction over cases involving Federal Laws, the Constitution, or disputes between parties from different states. State courts, on the other hand, have jurisdiction over cases involving state laws and disputes between parties within the same state. Federal courts have authority to interpret and apply federal laws, while state courts have authority to interpret and apply state laws.
The key differences between federal and state court systems lie in their jurisdiction and authority. Federal courts have jurisdiction over cases involving federal laws, the Constitution, and disputes between states. State courts have jurisdiction over cases involving state laws, local ordinances, and most civil and criminal matters within their state. Federal courts have authority to interpret federal laws and the Constitution, while state courts have authority to interpret state laws and their own state constitution.
Federal courts have jurisdiction over cases where the parties are located in different states; and they have have jurisdiction over "federal questions" such as trademark law, which is regulated by the federal government, not the state; and Federal courts have jurisdiction over disputes between the states.
The authority of a court to rule on certain cases is known as the jurisdiction of the court. State courts have jurisdiction over matters within that state, and different levels of courts have jurisdiction over lawsuits involving different amounts of money. Federal courts have jurisdiction over lawsuits between citizens of different states, or cases based on federal statutes.
Concurrent jurisdiction
A difference between state and federal courts is that the federal court is limited to the types of cases listed in the Constitution, while the state courts have broad jurisdiction. Since both of the courts have jurisdiction, parties are allowed to choose to be heard by the federal or state court.
The Supreme Court of the United States has exclusive original jurisdiction over disputes between states.
Both the federal and state governments have some authority but neither have exclusive power
Cases have to involve a federal law,( Federal Question jurisdiction) or be between residents of different states (Diversity jurisdiction)
In cases arising under federal law, the federal courts have federal question jurisdiction. Federal jurisdiction can also arise where there is diversity of citizenship between the parties, as where they reside in two different states.
The Judicial branch includes all the federal courts. The court's authority to hear a case is called jurisdiction; the authority to hear a case for the first time is called "original jurisdiction."
Yes. US District Courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction. They hear civil and criminal cases that involve federal and constitutional law and US treaties, provided the case doesn't fall under the jurisdiction of one of the US Special Courts (bankruptcy, tax, etc.).
Yes. When both state and federal courts have authority to hear the same case, it's called concurrent jurisdiction.