Removing State Criminal Charges to Federal Court

Published for NC Criminal Law on August 28, 2023.

Every law student learns that state civil cases may be “removed” to federal court under certain conditions – usually when the case presents a question of federal law, or the parties are residents of different states. See 28 U.S.C. § 1446. But until recently, I had never heard of a state criminal case being removed ... Read more

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