The question of whether the court has subject matter jurisdiction frequently arises when counsel has to decide whether to bring a support or custody proceeding in the Supreme Court or the Family Court ...

Unlike U.S. attorneys and district attorneys, state attorneys general have broad geographic jurisdiction over the entire state they serve. But this state-wide authority is often counter balanced by ...

What does it mean for a court to have or not have “jurisdiction”? Jurisdiction is a word in American jurisprudence meaning whether a court has the authority to hear a case before it. Actually, there ...

Nuts and Bolts is a recurring series by Stephen Wermiel providing insights into the mechanics of how the Supreme Court works. Please note that the views of outside contributors do […] ...

A Pulaski County Circuit Court judge didn't have subject-matter jurisdiction to enter a final order regarding the constitutionality of Arkansas' mask-mandate ban, the state Supreme Court ruled ...

I've been blogging this week about church autonomy. So far my posts have been based on my new paper on "The Limits of Church Autonomy." In this post I'm going to leave the subject of the paper to talk ...