S 1531 · 97th 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 1981-07-29· Sponsored by Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee on Courts. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.(1982-05-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Makes review of a Federal district or appellate court or highest State court decision which holds a Federal or State law unconstitutional reviewable by the Supreme Court by writ of certiorari, instead of appeal as currently authorized.…

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