Mandatory Appellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Appellate procedure.

Jurisdiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (20 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1985.

System Details:

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text file

PDF

Summary:

Examines jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the degree of control the Court has over its various dockets, focusing on the appeals docket. Reviews mandatory appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, the procedure under which mandatory jurisdiction my be invoked, and the caseload under mandatory jurisdiction. Outlines legislative proposals to alter or abolish mandatory jurisdiction.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Mandatory Appellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United States

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