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Article: Federal Court Filings Show Slight Growth ; Chief Justice Warns Of Possible Deluge
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- January 1, 1995
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The number of new cases filed in federal courts rose only slightly
in 1994, but that could change if Congress makes federal cases of
more crimes and civil disputes, according to Supreme Court Chief
Justice William H. Rehnquist.
"The current climate in the country and the U.S. Congress
increases the likelihood that federal jurisdiction will continue to
be expanded," Rehnquist said in a year-end report issued last week.
"Should such expansion take place, this year's {trend} in caseload
may quickly reverse."
"There is considerable sentiment in the federal judiciary at the
present time against further expansion of federal jurisdiction into
areas which have been previously the province of state ...