Title 2 of the U.S. Code § 1412 - Expedited review of certain appeals
Full text of § 1412 from Title 2 of the United States Code.
§ 1412. Expedited review of certain appeals
(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.)
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References 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.
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