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Multistate Bar Examination Practice Question

A state enacts a statute that allows its courts to hear cases involving federal causes of action, regardless of whether the parties reside within the state. A corporate defendant, incorporated and operating exclusively in another state, challenges the state court’s authority to hear the case. The defendant argues that Congress determines which courts can hear cases involving federal claims. What principle BEST explains the relationship between Congress and state court jurisdiction in this scenario?

  • State courts have jurisdiction over cases with federal causes of action involving parties from the same state.

  • State courts have limitations in their authority to hear cases based on federally created causes of action as defined by Congressional action.

  • The Eleventh Amendment can affect state courts hearing cases involving out-of-state parties under federal law.

  • Congress has the authority to authorize state courts to hear cases arising under federal law when Congress does not establish jurisdiction exclusive to federal courts.

Multistate Bar Examination
Constitutional Law
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