Abstract
This article seeks to clear up the confusion over "substantial federal questions." Part I provides an overview of the Supreme Court's jurisdiction, distinguishing between appeal and certiorari. Part II examines the precedential weight of the Court's summary dispositions, contrasting summary disposition of appeals with denials of certiorari. Part III explains why the suggestions that the lower courts lack jurisdiction over cases presenting issues in which the Supreme Court has dismissed appeals "for want of a substantial federal question" are mistaken.
Keywords
Jurisdiction
Publication Date
2002
Document Type
Article
Place of Original Publication
Nevada Law Journal
Publication Information
2 Nevada Law Journal 608 (2002)
Repository Citation
Entin, Jonathan L., "Insubstantial Questions and Federal Jurisdiction" (2002). Faculty Publications. 510.
https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/faculty_publications/510
