Federal jurisdiction / Erwin Chemerinsky.

Introduction : historical background and contemporary themes
Justiciability : constitutional and prudential limits on federal judicial power
Congressional control of federal and state court jurisdiction
Congressional power to create legislative courts
The subject matter jurisdiction of the federal courts
Federal common law
Suits against state governments : the Eleventh Amendment and sovereign immunity
Federal court relief against local governments and state and local government officers : 42 U.S.C. 1983
Federal court relief against federal officers and the federal government
U.S. Supreme Court review
Statutory control of the relationship between federal courts and the states
Federal court abstention because of unclear state law
Federal court abstention to avoid interference with pending state proceedings
Abstention to avoid duplicative litigation
Federal court collateral review of criminal convictions : habeas corpus.