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§1412 Expedited review of certain appeals

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Appeals about whether any part of this chapter is constitutional may go straight to the Supreme Court, which must accept the case and move it up to be decided quickly.

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Title 2, §1412

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(a)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)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.

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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

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note set out under section 1301 of this title and Tables.

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2 U.S.C. § 1412

Title 2 — The Congress

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Apr 6, 2026

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