Federal Courts, State Courts, and Concurrent Jurisdiction

The United States court system has seen a trend of increased involvement of the federal courts in criminal matters, which used to fall within the exclusive domain of the state courts. Most criminal cases violate only state law, and therefore are tried only in the state courts. Henry Glick would agree that counterfeiting, treason, and illegal immigration are some of the unique cases, which can only be tried by the federal courts. The boundary, by …

…to the respect for the federal courts and the federal court judges, the balance of power in between the state courts and the federal courts remains, though principles regarding federalization must be established in order for this balance to be maintained. Works Cited 1. Glick, Henry. Courts, Politics, and Justice. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1993. 2. Little, Rory K. Myths and Principles of Federalization. Hastings, 1995. 3. http://laws.findlaw.com/US/508/223.html, "SMITH v. UNITED STATES, 508 U.S.223 (1993)," FindLaw, 1994-1999.