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28 U.S.C. § 1251

Original jurisdiction

United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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28 U.S.C. § 1251, Original jurisdiction, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465165
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The Supreme Court shall have original but not exclusive jurisdiction of:

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The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 95-393(H.R. 7819)1978-09-30
    Diplomatic Relations Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally