106th Congress / Bills / H R 2372

Title

To simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State law questions that are essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when government action is sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal claims arising under the Constitution.

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Actions and defenses | Administrative remedies | Appellate courts | Civil liberties | Civil procedure | Civil rights | Civil rights enforcement | Claims | Constitution -- U.S. | Constitutional law | Courts of special jurisdiction | District courts | Eminent domain | Executive departments | Government information | Government liability | Government paperwork | Judicial review of administrative acts | Jurisdiction | Land use | Law | Local government | Local laws | Natural resources | Public lands | Right of property | State and local government | State courts | State laws | State politics and government

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