The Federal Appeals Process

Any case review prompted by the need for an appeal (i.e., the fact that the litigants lost the decision at a lower state level) now must rest on several; questions: First and foremost, is there justification for an appeal? In that sense, was there either a mistake made by the judge's ruling? Did another precedent occur that would have changed the verdict? Was there impropriety in handling the case? And, most important of all, is the case such that it can be transferred from a state to a federal jurisdiction?

The courts' set up now indicates that most day-to-day lives are governed by state statutes and regulations, and the great majority of disputes end up, and are adjudicated in state courts.. This was obviously the case here. The question concerning the appeal, therefore, is whether the matter and the reason for the initial filing of the case, is about a subject that is both state and federally- regulated. One cannot appeal to the federal court system merely because one has failed at the state level. Research has shown, for example, that a decision by a state court in one state may not be applicable in another. So, if this case concerns matters that cross state lines, then obviously the federal courts may be involved in the appeal process. Federal courts' jurisdiction is over cases that involve the fed4eral government, the U.S. Constitution or federal laws, or controversies between states or between the U.S. government and foreign nations. So, primarily, before proceeding to a federal court appeal- does this particular case fall into one of these categories?