S 833 · 99th 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.
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department, Administrative Office of the United States Courts.(1985-05-22)
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Makes reviewable by the Supreme Court by writ of certiorari (instead of by appeal, as currently authorized): (1) Federal district court decisions invalidating acts of Congress (where the United States is a party); (2) U.S. court of appeal decisions which hold a State statute invalid because it violates the Constitution, treaties, or laws of the United States; and (3) those cases where the highest court of a State has either held a Federal treaty or statute invalid, or has upheld the validity of a State statute in the face of a constitutional challenge.…
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