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ing lands under grants from different states; or where the matter in controversy exceeds, exclusive of interest and costs, the sum or value of three thousand dollars, and (a) arises under the
Constitution or laws of the United States, or treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority, or (b) is between citizens of different
states, or (e) is between citizens of a state and foreign states, citizens or subjects. 2. Of all crimes and offenses cognizable under authority of the United States. 3. Civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, saving to suitors in all cases the
right of a common law remedy where the com mon law is competent to give it; of all seizures on land or waters not within admiralty and maritime jurisdiction; of all prizes brought into the United States; and of all proceedings for the condemnation of property taken as prize. 4. Suits arising under any law relating to the slave trade. 5. Cases arising under any law providing for internal revenue, or from revenue from imports or tonnage, except where jurisdiction has been conferred on the Court of Customs Appeals. 6. Cases arising under the postal laws. 7. Suits at law or in equity arising under the patent, the copyright and the trademark laws. 8. Suits and proceedings arising under any law regulating commerce, except those suits and
proceedings exclusive jurisdiction of which has been conferred upon the Commerce Court. 9. Suits and proceedings for the enforcement of penalties and forfeitures under laws of the United States. 10. Suits by assignee of debentures for draw back of duties. 11.
Suits by any person to recover damages
for injuries to person or property on account of acts done under laws of the United States for the protection or collection of the revenue, or to enforce the right of citizens to vote. 12, 13, 14, 15.
Certain suits to enforce the
civil rights acts and the fifteenth amendment
17. Suite brought by an alien for a tort only, in violation of the laws of nations or of a treaty of the United States. 18. Suits against consuls and vice consuls. 19. All matters and proceedings in bank ruptcy. 20. Claims against the United States, not exceeding ten thousand dollars, founded upon the Constitution, laws or any regulation of an execu tive department, or upon a contract express or implied with the government, or for damages, liquidated or unliquidated, in cases not sounding in tort, in respect to which the party would be entitled to redress if the United States were suable. 21. Proceedings by injunction to restrain the unlawful enclosure of public lands. 22. Suits arising under any law regulating the immigration of aliens, or under the contract labor laws. 23. Suits and proceedings arising under any law to protect trade and commerce against restraints and monopolies. 24. Suits involving rights to Indian allot ments of land. 25. Suits for partition of land where the United States is a tenant in common or joint tenant. . . .
“There are nine judicial circuits of the United States, each including specific districts, thus, the second circuit includes the districts of Vermont, Connecticut and New York, the third circuit, the
districts of _Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. In each circuit is a Circuit Court of Appeals consisting, normally, of three judges, of whom two constitute a quorum. Each judge shall
receive a dollars and cuit. The Justices of
salary of seven thousand must reside within his cir Chief Justice and Associate the Supreme Court of the
to the Constitution.
United States are allotted among the 16. Cases commenced by the United States or by direction of any officer thereof against national banking associations and for winding up the affairs of any such bank, and suits by national banks in the district for which the court is held to enjoin action by the Comptroller of the Currency or a receiver. For the purpose of all other suits national banks are deemed citizens of the states in which they are located.
circuits by order of the court, but tem porary assignments may be made by the Chief Justice. . . . “The Circuit Courts of Appeals shall exercise appellate jurisdiction to review
final decisions in the District Courts in all cases other than those in which
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