Authorities on Federal Jurisdiction

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- Authorities on jurisdiction of federal courts: Study into jurisdiction of federal courts inside the sovereign Union states.
- Federal Jurisdiction: This short memo explains what is federal jurisdiction via Art. 1, § 8, cl. 17 of the United States Constitution. To draft this brief, thousands of cases construing this part of the U.S. Constitution were read, about 450 were cataloged (as shown below) and then a small number of those, about 140, were referenced in this brief.
- Supreme Court Cases: Here are cataloged short summaries of the most important or interesting cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court concerning Art. 1, § 8, cl. 17.
- Circuit Cases: This file catalogs the federal district and appellate court cases regarding federal jurisdiction, segregated by circuit.
- State Cases: This file catalogs many of the state decisions concerning federal jurisdiction, segregated by state.
- Treaties and Jurisdiction: To understand how many federal civil and criminal laws are made operative outside the "jurisdiction of the United States," knowledge of the field of treaty law is essential.
- Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction Within the States
Sovereignty Education and Defense Ministry (SEDM) Materials
- Challenging Federal Jurisdiction, Form #12.010: Memorandum of law by SEDM.
- FAQ: Is there any case where Congress can exceed federal territorial jurisdiction? (OFFSITE LINK)
- What is Federal Land? (federal enclave) (OFFSITE LINK) -SEDM explanation of Congress' exclusive jurisdiction over federal land
- Jurisdiction over Federal Areas Within the States: Government report published in 1956 and 1957. By SEDM.
- Federal Jurisdiction, Form #05.018: Memorandum of law on federal jurisdiction. By SEDM. Direct link:
  http://sedm.org/Forms/05-MemLaw/FederalJurisdiction.pdf
- Federal Enforcement Authority Within States of the Union, Form #05.032-Proves that most federal law may only be enforced against government employees, instrumentalities, agents, officers, and benefit recipients.
  - Sample
  - PDF in member subscriptions
  - Member Subscriptions-how to gain access to the above document
- Why Statutory Civil Law is Law for Government and Not Private Persons, Form #05.037: Memorandum of law by SEDM.
  http://sedm.org/Forms/05-MemLaw/StatLawGovt.pdf
- Why the Federal Income Tax is a Privilege Tax Upon Government Property, Form #04.404 (OFFSITE LINK) -Use this to prove that income tax may not be offered or enforced within the exclusive jurisdiction of Constitutional States of the Union. . By SEDM
  - PDF in member subscriptions
  - Member Subscriptions-how to gain access to the above document
Reference Resources
- Jurisdiction over Federal Areas within the States-a federal government report, dated April 1956
  - Constitution Society
  - Supremelaw.org
  - SEDM. Part II only
- U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Resource Manual
  - §663: Special Maritime and Territorial Jurisdiction-this is the ONLY place other than abroad under 26 U.S.C. 911, where the Internal Revenue Code has jurisdiction
  - §666: Proof of Territorial Jurisdiction-jury and not the judge must decide jurisdidction
- Wikipedia: Extraterritorial Operation (OFFSITE LINK)
- Wikipedia: Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (OFFSITE LINK)
- Federal Court Jurisdiction FOIA, Form #03.028-Use this form to determine if a specific federal courthouse is within the exclusive jurisdiction of Congress. SEDM Forms page
  - Member Subscriptions Link (requires account)
  - Member Subscriptions -how to gain access to the full version of this document
- Determining if a Real Property is Subject to Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction-how to determine if the federal courthouse is on federal territory
- National Atlas: Government (OFFSITE LINK)-use this website to obtain a detailed list of all the federal territory within a specific judicial district
- Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges (OFFSITE LINK)-Federal Judicial Center (FJC)
- What Happened to Justice?: Why You Can't Get Justice in Federal Court and What to Do About It (OFFSITE LINK)- electronic book and companion CD which exhaustively proves with court-admissible evidence that federal district and circuit courts are Article IV territorial courts that only have jurisdiction over federal territory, property, and franchises pursuant to Article 4, Section 3. Clause 2 of the Constitution