federal question jurisdiction
- The authority given to the federal courts to decide civil matters that are rooted in the U.S. Constitution, federal laws, or international treaties of the U.S
- The federal court exercised its federal question jurisdiction to rule on the constitutionality of the new law.
- Because the case was concerned with a treaty, it fell under the federal question jurisdiction of the court.
- In cases related to federal law, the federal question jurisdiction gives authority to the federal court to interpret and apply the law.
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