The Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011, which went into effect on Jan. 6, represents a major shift in the availability and scope of federal removal jurisdiction.

This afternoon, the Supreme Court granted an application for an injunction against the federal government barring the summary removal of Venezuelan ...

The Securities Act authorized both federal and state courts to exercise jurisdiction over private causes of action relating to securities offerings and barred removal of such suits from state to ...

“In recent years, the Ninth Circuit has repeatedly held that federal courts lack removal jurisdiction over state-law claims brought by sovereign entities against fossil fuel companies for climate ...