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A genuine and substantial controversy involving the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution, an act of Congress, or a treaty. They arise when federal law creates the claim or when nonfederal claims turn on the construction of a federal law. Federal law raised in a state claim supports a federal question if the federal law is important to the outcome of the case. The federal law must have a substantial bearing on the outcome of the case.
