McBlogmick

Yes, it's more of that theoretical junk, but nicely encapsulated. fcts1.mp3. If there's anything you would like me to clarify or to address in more detail, I'm happy to do that.

One thing I tried to do in the podcast that may not have been clear in class was try to explain a little more why the theory matters. Ultimately it's because people are strategic about whether they want to be in federal or in state court. We think that different fora will yeild different results. And so, much of federal court practice is trying to convince a judge that you should be in federal court, or that you should not be in federal court. Judges think about this theoretical stuff all of the time, and so having it at your disposal in the language judges use is a good source for arguments.