28 U.S.C. § 1251 — Original jurisdiction

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This section gives the Supreme Court original and exclusive jurisdiction over controversies between States. It gives original but nonexclusive jurisdiction over specified cases involving diplomats, the United States, States, and certain people.

(a) The Supreme Court has original and exclusive jurisdiction over controversies between two or more States. (b) It has original but not exclusive jurisdiction over (1) actions involving foreign ambassadors, public ministers, consuls, or vice consuls; (2) controversies between the United States and a State; and (3) actions by a State against another State’s citizens or against aliens.

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(a)

The Supreme Court shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction of all controversies between two or more States.

(b)

The Supreme Court shall have original but not exclusive jurisdiction of:

(1)

All actions or proceedings to which ambassadors, other public ministers, consuls, or vice consuls of foreign states are parties;

(2)

All controversies between the United States and a State;

(3)

All actions or proceedings by a State against the citizens of another State or against aliens.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 927; Pub. L. 95–393, § 8(b), Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 810.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 927
1978Amended · Pub. L. 95-393 · 92 Stat. 810

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