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Supplemental Jurisdiction

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A quick definition of Supplemental Jurisdiction:

Supplemental Jurisdiction: When a court can hear more than one claim in a lawsuit, even if they don't usually have the power to do so. This only happens if the court has the power to hear at least one of the claims, and if all the claims are related to the same basic facts. It's like if you were playing a game and the rules said you could only play with one toy, but if the toys were all related to each other, you could play with more than one.

A more thorough explanation:

Supplemental jurisdiction is a way for federal courts to hear claims that they would not normally have the power to hear. This only happens when a lawsuit has more than one claim, and the federal court has the right to hear at least one of them because of diversity jurisdiction or federal question jurisdiction. If the other claims are related to the first claim, the court may choose to hear them as well.

Let's say someone sues a company for discrimination in federal court. The court has the power to hear this claim because it is a federal question. However, the person also wants to sue the company for breach of contract, which is not a federal question. If the discrimination claim and the breach of contract claim are related, the court may choose to hear both claims under supplemental jurisdiction.

Another example could be a case where someone sues a company for personal injury in federal court because the injury happened on federal property. The court has the power to hear this claim because of federal question jurisdiction. However, the person also wants to sue the company for property damage, which is not a federal question. If the personal injury claim and the property damage claim are related, the court may choose to hear both claims under supplemental jurisdiction.

These examples illustrate how supplemental jurisdiction allows federal courts to hear related claims that they would not normally have the power to hear.

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TenFiftyILuvUGang

13:39

ill just pretend i did so i feel better

ParallelAgreeableOrangutan

13:40

I suppose it's one step above not admitting anyone from the waitlist and *not* sending an email for transparency? :/

WickedClam

13:42

has anyone been to stetson law? pictures are gorgeous and im considering goign there.

TenFiftyILuvUGang

13:42

tru tru that is a glass half full version of looking at it

TenFiftyILuvUGang

13:42

i have not been and dont know much but i have heard stetson has a great trial advocacy program

SpottedCynicalDonkey

13:43

EMORY sensing out As today?

WickedClam

13:44

yeah thats really appealing to me. I work at a childrens advocacy non profit right now

AccessibleAdhesiveCoral

13:44

Can Emory send out more than 3 As today pls

PlantHaplessPug

13:45

Fr, I’ve been waiting since November

SpottedCynicalDonkey

13:45

My app went UR last Friday, odds of me hearing back this week?? 😭

LeanDeadCloud

13:45

mine went under review last wednesday and still waiting

AccessibleAdhesiveCoral

13:45

Their first deposit is due on 4/15, wonder how that factors into them releasing decisions

PlantHaplessPug

13:46

I went UR in Jan IIRC so not necessarily indicative of anything

LeanDeadCloud

13:46

omg brutal planthaplesspug

PlantHaplessPug

13:46

Yeah it’s been a rough cycle

ClassyPleasantHeron

13:47

It's super weird for any school to say this early that they won't be using their waitlist. That defeats the whole purpose.

PlantHaplessPug

13:47

What school said that?

TenFiftyILuvUGang

13:48

wake forest

FrioJGenius

13:50

especially a school like Wake where people will probably deposit but are still on higher ranked waitlists

ClassyPleasantHeron

13:51

I'd understand if they were using weasel words, i.e., "it's unlikely that we will be using our waitlist." We're going to see lots of schools that didn't learn from Notre Dame's mistake. Still, unless these schools are cool with the possibility of having their entire overenrolled entering class poached, they should be playing it safe and not trying to empty their waitlist.

ClassyPleasantHeron

13:51

(Penn being the obvious exception, of course. They gotta cut their waitlist somehow.)

FrioJGenius

13:52

and to say zero scholarships for admits off a WL is absurd. What if a deposited student doesn't attend. Where does that money go?

ClassyPleasantHeron

13:52

@FrioJGenius: Back into the budget for next year.

TenFiftyILuvUGang

13:52

the first sentence of the email is how to withdraw with a hyperlink to the withdrawal form. they go on to say "Consequently, we do not anticipate admitting any students from the waitlist from now through the end of April. If seats were to become available later in the spring or summer, we would expect to admit no more than 10 students from the waitlist."

UnderRepresentedTryhard

13:52

Who wants to email me ?!!

TenFiftyILuvUGang

13:52

with the any italicized for further venom

ClassyPleasantHeron

13:52

Okay, so Wake Forest IS being weasely. That makes more sense.

TenFiftyILuvUGang

13:53

They also say no scholarship money for WL admits, and that if you hang on until orientation week, usually a seat or two opens up

bigfatsloth

13:53

i mean at least they're being honest rather than leaving everyone wondering

TenFiftyILuvUGang

13:54

thats the only credit u can give them

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