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  2. U.S. Constitution Annotated
  3. Article III. Judicial Branch
  4. Section II
  5. Clause II
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    Clause 2 Jurisdiction

    In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.

    • Overview of Supreme Court Jurisdiction
      • Supreme Court Original Jurisdiction
        • Original Cases Affecting Ambassadors, Public Ministers, and Consuls
          • Supreme Court Appellate Jurisdiction
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              • Exceptions Clause and Congressional Control over Appellate Jurisdiction

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