Summary CIVL-305 Federal Courts (Exam Study Guide)

Table of Contents: Part I: The Nature of the Judicial Function Part II: Justiciability - II.1: Advisory Opinions - II.2: Finality - II.3: Standing to Sue --II.3.a: Standing: Injury -- II.3.b: Standing: Causation & Redressability -- II.3.c: Standing: Prohibition against Generalized Grievances -- II.3.d: Standing: Congressional Control -- II.3.e: Standing: Remedies for Future-Oriented Relief -- II.3.f: Standing: Zone of Interests -- II.3.g: Standing: Third-Parties - II.4: Mootness - II.5: Ripeness - II.6: Political Question Doctrine Part III: Lawsuits against Governments and their Officials - III.1: Suits against the Federal Government - III.2: Suits against Federal Officers - III.3: Suits against States -- III.3.a: Statutory Abrogation of State Sovereign Immunity -- III.3.b: Implied Causes of Action - III.4: Suits against State Officers -- III.4.a: Suing State Officers in their Personal Capacity - III.5: Official Immunities: Absolute and Qualified Immunity Part IV: Pullman, Burford, and Thibodaux Abstention - Anti-Injunction Act - Younger Abstention Part V: Habeas Corpus - V.1: Basic Rules - V.2 Cognizable Claims - V.3: New Rules - V.4: Standard of Review - V.5: Procedurally Defaulted Claims