2 U.S.C. § 1412

Expedited review of certain appeals

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(a) In general

An appeal may be taken directly to the Supreme Court of the United States from any interlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order of a court upon the constitutionality of any provision of this chapter.

(b) Jurisdiction

The Supreme Court shall, if it has not previously ruled on the question, accept jurisdiction over the appeal referred to in subsection (a), advance the appeal on the docket, and expedite the appeal to the greatest extent possible.

(Pub. L. 104–1, title IV, § 412, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 38.)Editorial NotesReferences in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 104–1, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 3, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1301 of this title and Tables.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2007–2007 · leading case: Off. of Senator Mark Dayton v. Hanson, 550 U.S. 511 (2007).

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Off. of Senator Mark Dayton v. Hanson, 550 U.S. 511 (2007). · cites it 2× “Treating appellant’s jurisdictional statement as a petition for a writ of certiorari, we deny the petition.”

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