Abstract
I. Introduction
II. The Preliminaries ... A. A Few Things to Consider ... B. Picking the Forum: In General ... C. Picking the Forum: Issues Particular to Constitutional Litigation
III. Constitutional Litigation Hypothetical ... A. Potential Claims ... B. Whether to Settle ... C. Administrative Remedies and Estoppel ... D. Erie Type Complications ... E. Considerations Particular to Suit in Federal Court
IV. Amplified Discussion with Citations ... A. The Lawyer's Think List ... B. Administrative Remedy or Lawsuit ... C. Independent and Adequate State Grounds ... D. Article III and Prudential Justiciability Issues (Standing, Mootness, Ripeness, etc.) ... E. Pullman Abstention ... F. Supplemental (Pendent) Jurisdiction ... G. Interplay of Supplemental Jurisdiction and Ex Parte Young … H. State Sovereign Immunity: Actions Brought in State Court ... I. Actions Brought in Federal Court: The Eleventh Amendment ... J. Federal Civil Rights Suit, 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 … L. Bivens Actions against Federal Officers ... M. Younger v. Harris Abstention ... N. Claim Preclusion (Res Judicata) and Issue Preclusion (Collateral Estoppel): A Brief Description ... 0. 28 U.S.C. Section 1738
V. Appendix
Recommended Citation
Josephine R. Potuto,
Forum Choice in Constitutional Litigation,
78 Neb. L. Rev.
(1999)
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