Legal Question in Business Law in New Jersey

Re: Business Law Student

Actions are alway brought in a court having "original jurisdiction" (as opposed to "appellate jurisdiction". The United States District Courts have original jurisdiction over "all civil actions arising under the Constitution ...." 28 USC �1331. Which one of the District Courts is determines by the rules of venue, in this case 28 USC �1391(b).

A state court is not precluded from determining issues of constitutionality under the U.S. Constitution but direct challenges to a statute's on U.S Constitutional grounds are most often raised in the federal courts.