CHAPTER XXXII INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE CHAPTER XXXIII Page 231 FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE POWER OVER INTERSTATE COMMERCE 267 Federal taxing power and interstate commerce-Fed- eral control of navigable waters-Federal control of foreign commerce-Commerce with the Territories Naturalization-Bankruptcy: definition of-State bank- ruptcy laws and the obligation of contracts-State laws have no extraterritorial force-State laws sus- pended but not annulled by Federal bankruptcy laws: Effect of the law of 1898-Coinage-Weights and measures-Counterfeiting-Postal Service: Federal power-Exclusion from the mails: Freedom of press: Searches and seizures: Ex parte Jackson-Protection of the mails: In re Debs-Patents-Copyrights- Trade-marks-Piracies, etc.-Declaration of war- Absolute and qualified prohibitions—Importation of slaves -Suspension of habeas corpus-Bills of attainder— Ex post facto legislation-Appropriations-Jury trial -Courts and actions in which jury not required-In- famous crimes-Waiver of constitutional guaranties -Speedy trial-Public trial-Double jeopardy- Jeopardy and the right of appeal—Self-incrimination ---Immunity from, not a requirement of due process of law-Unreasonable searches and seizures-Cruel and unusual punishments-Treason-Treason against a State of the Union-Offenses, other than treason, against the existence and operation of the Federal Government-Jury trial in civil suits-Religious free- dom-Freedom of speech and press-The right peaceably to assemble and petition-The right to DUE PROCESS OF LAW CHAPTER XXXVI Due process of law: Definition of-Due process and sub- Page 333 CHAPTER XXXVII PROHIBITIONS LAID UPON THE STATES Bills of credit-Ex post facto legislation-Equal protection CHAPTER XXXVIII THE OBLIGATION OF CONTRACTS CHAPTER XXXIX CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS UPON THE TAXING POWERS OF 346 356 368 tions-Taxation of movables-Taxation of intangible personal property-Taxation of shares of stock, mort- THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY: ITS ORGANIZATION Constitutional provisions-Inferior Federal courts--The Supreme Court: Its organization-Circuit Courts of Appeals: Organization-District Courts: Organiza- tion-Court of Customs Appeals-Commerce Court -Court of Claims: Organization-Judiciary of the District of Columbia-The Supreme Court: Original jurisdiction-Inferior courts may be granted juris- diction of cases within the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court-Supreme Court: Appellate jurisdic- tion-Appeals from the District Courts-Appeals from Circuit Courts of Appeals-Writs of error to State courts-Circuit Courts of Appeals-Jurisdic- tion-District Courts; Jurisdiction-Court of Claims: Jurisdiction-Court of Customs Appeals Jurisdiction -The Commerce Court-Jurisdiction of Federal courts based upon diversity of citizenship-Citizen- ship of corporations-National banks-Federally chartered corporations-Fictitious citizenship-Fed- eral jurisdiction of cases arising under the Constitu- tion, treaties and act of Congress-Removal of suits Political questions-Courts will exercise jurisdiction when THE LAW ADMINISTERED BY FEDERAL COURTS Federal courts and international law-Federal criminal law-Federal courts and the construction of State laws-Rules of evidence and procedure-Unsettled SUITS BETWEEN STATES AND TO WHICH A STATE OR THE UNITED STATES IS A PARTY PLAINTIFF Suits of States against individuals-Suits between the A sovereign State may not be sued without its consent- Effect of Eleventh Amendment upon Federal con- stitutional rights guaranteed against State violation ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME JURISDICTION Admiralty and maritime jurisdiction defined—Admiralty jurisdiction does not carry with it general political jurisdiction over navigable waters-Admiralty courts -State legislative powers with reference to admiralty |