S 952 · 100th Congress · Law

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.

Introduced 1987-04-08· Sponsored by Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Introduced
Committee
Senate Vote
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House
Enacted
Latest: Became Public Law No: 100-352.(1988-06-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican