Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-110
§1412 Expedited Review of Certain Appeals
Title 2 › CHAPTER 24 — CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY › SUBCHAPTER IV — ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL DISPUTE-RESOLUTION PROCEDURES › § 1412
Summary
Allows parties to appeal directly to the U.S. Supreme Court when a court ruling raises a constitutional question about this chapter; if the Court hasn't ruled on it before, it must accept and fast-track the case.
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Title 2, §1412
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(a)In general
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)Jurisdiction
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
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110