Topic: a case does not arise under federal law unless a federal qu… · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 19 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Barbara J. Kemp v. International Business Machines Corporation.

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1 Barbara J. Kemp v. International Business Machines Corporation Anchor
ca11 · 1997
green “a case does not arise under federal law unless a federal question is presented on the face of plaintiff's complaint.” 15
2 Pacheco De Perez v. AT&T Co.
ca11 · 1998
green “the determination of whether federal question jurisdiction exists must be made on the face of the plaintiff's well-pleaded complaint; an anticipated or even inevitable federal defense generally will not support removal based upon federal question jurisdiction.” 4

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