PUBLIC LAWS--OH. 646-JUNE 25, 1948 (b) The Supreme Court shall have original but not exclusive juris- diction of: (1) All actions or proceedings brought by ambassadors or other public ministers of foreign states or to which consuls or vice consuls of foreign states are parties; (2) All controversies between the United States and a State; (3) All actions or proceedings by a State against the citizens of another State or against aliens. § 1252. Direct appeals from decisions invalidating Acts of Con- gress Any party may appeal to the Supreme Court from an interlocutory or final judgment, decree or order of any court of the United States, the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone and the District Court of the Virgin Islands and any court of record of Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, holding an Act of Congress unconstitutional in any civil action, suit, or proceeding to which the United States or any of its agencies, or any officer or employee thereof, as such officer or em- ployee, is a party. A party who has received notice of appeal under this section shall take any subsequent appeal or cross appeal to the Supreme Court. All appeals or cross appeals taken to other courts prior to such notice shall be treated as taken directly to the Supreme Court. § 1253. Direct appeals from decisions of three-judge courts Except as otherwise provided by law, any party may appeal to the Supreme Court from an order granting or denying, after notice and hearing, an interlocutory or permanent injunction in any civil action, suit or proceeding required by any Act of Congress to be heard and determined by a district court of three judges. § 1254. Courts of appeals; certiorari; appeal; certified questions Cases in the courts of appeals may be reviewed by the Supreme Court by the following methods: (1) By writ of certiorari granted upon the petition of any party to any civil or criminal case, before or after rendition of judgment or decree; (2) By appeal by a party relying on a State statute held by a court of appeals to be invalid as repugnant to the Constitution, treaties or laws of the United States, but such appeal shall preclude review by writ of certiorari at the instance of such appellant, and the review on appeal shall be restricted to the Federal questions presented; (3) By certification at any time by a court of appeals of any ques- tion of law in any civil or criminal case as to which instructions are desired, and upon such certification the Supreme Court may give binding instructions or require the entire record to be sent up for decision of the entire matter in controversy. § 1255. Court of Claims; certiorari; certified questions Cases in the Court of Claims may be reviewed by the Supreme Court by the following methods: (1) By writ of certiorari granted on petition of the United States or the claimant; (2) By certification of any question of law by the Court of Claims in any case as to which instructions are desirea, and upon such cer- tification the Supreme Court may give binding instructions on such question. § 1256. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals; certiorari Cases in the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals may be reviewed by the Supreme Court by writ of certiorari. [62 STAT.
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