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BlueIn_W_Pa

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2. Why not have Congress exempt SCOTUS from hearing cases?

Reply to BeckyDem (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2023, 02:51 PM

Jul 2023

Article III's Exceptions Clause grants Congress the power to make “exceptions” and “regulations” to the Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction. Congress sometimes exercises this power by “stripping” federal courts of jurisdiction to hear a class of cases.

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An Open Letter to the Biden Administration on Popular Constitutionalism [View all] BeckyDem Jul 2023 OP

Excellent ideas that are unlikely to be implemented in a Biden administration Fiendish Thingy Jul 2023 #1

Why not have Congress exempt SCOTUS from hearing cases? BlueIn_W_Pa Jul 2023 #2

Good question, thank you. BeckyDem Jul 2023 #3

I mean, wouldn't it be nice to say BlueIn_W_Pa Jul 2023 #4

Yes! BeckyDem Jul 2023 #5