legislation: 97-s-1531
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| 97-s-1531 | 97 | s | 1531 | A bill to improve the administration of justice by providing greater discretion to the Supreme Court in selecting the cases it will review and for other purposes. | Law | 1981-07-29 | 1982-05-21 | Subcommittee on Courts. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably. | Senate | Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] | AL | D | H000445 | 0 | Makes review of a Federal district or appellate court or highest State court decision which holds a Federal or State law unconstitutional reviewable by the Supreme Court by writ of certiorari, instead of appeal as currently authorized. | 2026-01-07T14:44:51Z |