This title is a part of our CasebookPlus(tm) offering as ISBN 9781634595834. Learn more at CasebookPlus.com. The Fourth Edition integrates all significant developments that have occurred since the last revision of this casebook in 2010, with particular emphasis on changes wrought by the Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2012. These changes include new principal cases to reflect significant changes in the law concerning venue and removal as well as scores of amended problems and notes to reflect all changes produced by the 2012 Act, including, among others, diversity and alienage jurisdiction. Additionally, the Fourth edition includes a full discussion and analysis of all relevant opinions by the Supreme Court during the intervening Terms, as well as discussion of a host of important lower court opinions.