A bill to improve the administration of justice by providing greater discretion to the Supreme Court in selecting the cases it will review, and for other purposes.

Summary

Repeals the provision of the judicial code authorizing any party (in a proceeding to which the United States is a party) to appeal directly to the Supreme Court from a Federal court order which declares an Act of Congress unconstitutional. Repeals Supreme Court mandatory jurisdiction to hear appeals from a Federal appellate court decision holding a State statute unconstitutional. Repeals Supreme Court mandatory jurisdiction to hear appeals from decisions of the highest court of a State (including Puerto Rico) which hold that: (1) a Federal treaty or statute is invalid; or (2) a State law is valid.

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 28 June 1988

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 18 March 1988

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 16 March 1988

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 8 April 1987

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