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Pendent jurisdiction

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003695

The authority of a federal court to hear a state law claim that arises from the same 'common nucleus of operative fact' as a federal question claim already before the court. This doctrine allows federal courts to resolve an entire controversy in a single proceeding. It is now largely subsumed under the concept of supplemental jurisdiction.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003695
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003695",
  "term": "Pendent jurisdiction",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The authority of a federal court to hear a state law claim that arises from the same 'common nucleus of operative fact' as a federal question claim already before the court. This doctrine allows federal courts to resolve an entire controversy in a single proceeding. It is now largely subsumed under the concept of supplemental jurisdiction.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/pendent-jurisdiction/"
}

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