...the Judiciary Act of 1789. That statute, based in turn squarely on the Constitution, provided that. "The Circuit Courts shall have original cognizance,...civil nature at common law or in equity where the suit is between a citizen of the State where the suit is brought and a citizen of another State." The...

...the Judiciary Act of 17SO. That statute, based in turn squarely on the Constitution, provided thnt, "The Circuit Courts shall have original cognizance,...of a civil nature at common law or in equity where tlte suit is between a citizen of the State where the suit is brought and a citizen of another State."...

...the Judiciary Act of 17S3. That statute, based in turn squarely on the Constitution, provided t lint, "The Circuit Courts shall have original cognizance,...of a civil nature at common law or in equity where tl>e suit is between a citizen of the State where the suit is brought and a citizen of another State."...

...the courts of the several states, or the supreme court, as the case may be,1 of all suits of a civil nature at common law or in equity, where the matter...dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sum or value of (500) dollars and the United States are plaintiffs or petitioners; or a foreigner2 or citizen of another...

...in Justice Todd's opinion does he suggest that federalism might also limit federal court authority. circuit courts shall have original cognizance, concurrent...nature at common law or in equity, where . . . the suit is between a citizen of the State where the suit is brought, and a citizen of another State."...

...Alliance Bond Fund, Inc., 527 US 308 (1999). 12 Judiciary Act of 1789. § 11, 1 Stat. 73, 78 (federal courts 'shall have original cognizance, concurrent...the several States, of all suits of a civil nature at common law or in equity'). The Judiciary Act of 1789, 'in vesting jurisdiction in the District Courts,...