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28 U.S.C. § 1251 — Original jurisdiction
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**(a)** The Supreme Court shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction of all controversies between two or more States.
**(b)** The Supreme Court shall have original but not exclusive jurisdiction of:
(1) All actions or proceedings to which ambassadors, other public ministers, 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.
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**(a)** The Supreme Court shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction of all controversies between two or more States.
**(b)** The Supreme Court shall have original but not exclusive jurisdiction of:
(1) All actions or proceedings to which ambassadors, other public ministers, 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.
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As used in this Act—
(1) the term “members of a mission” means—
(A) the head of a mission and those members of a mission who are members of the diplomatic staff or who, pursuant to law, are granted equivalent privileges and immunities,
(B) members of the administrative and technical staff of a mission, and
(C) members of the service staff of a mission,
as such terms are defined in Article 1 of the Vienna Convention;
(2) the term “family” means—
(A) the members of the family of a member of a mission described in paragraph (1)(A) who form part of his or her household if they are not nationals of the United States, and
(B) the members of the family of a member of a mission described in paragraph (1)(B) who form part of his or her household if they are not nationals or permanent residents of the United States,
within the meaning of Article 37 of the Vienna Convention;
(3) the term “mission” includes missions within the meaning of the Vienna Convention and any missions representing foreign governments, individually or collectively, which are extended the same privileges and immunities, pursuant to law, as are enjoyed by missions under the Vienna Convention; and
(4) the term “Vienna Convention” means the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of April 18, 1961 (T.I.A.S. numbered 7502; 23 U.S.T. 3227), entered into force with respect to the United States on December 13, 1972.
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The Supreme Court of the United States shall consist of a Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of whom shall constitute a quorum.
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The district courts shall have original jurisdiction, exclusive of the courts of the States, of all civil actions and proceedings against—
(1) consuls or vice consuls of foreign states; or
(2) members of a mission or members of their families (as such terms are defined in section 2 of the Diplomatic Relations Act).
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TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
§ 1251
eral Claims’’ for ‘‘United States Claims Court’’ as item
for chapter 91.
1982—Pub. L. 97–164, title I, §§ 133(j)(1), 134, title III,
§ 301(b), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 41, 55, substituted ‘‘United
States Claims Court’’ for ‘‘Court of Claims’’ in item for
chapter 91, struck out item for chapter 93 ‘‘Court of
Customs and Patent Appeals’’, and added item for chap-
ter 99.
1980—Pub. L. 96–417, title V, § 501(20), Oct. 10, 1980, 94
Stat. 1742, substituted ‘‘Court of International Trade’’
for ‘‘Customs Court’’ in item for chapter 95.
1978—Pub. L. 95–598, title II, § 241(b), Nov. 6, 1978, 92
Stat. 2671, directed the addition of item for chapter 90,
‘‘District Courts and Bankruptcy Courts’’, which
amendment did not become effective pursuant to sec-
tion 402(b) of Pub. L. 95–598, as amended, set out as an
Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 11,
Bankruptcy.
1976—Pub. L. 94–583, § 4(b), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2897,
added item for chapter 97.
CHAPTER 81—SUPREME COURT
Sec.
1251.
Original jurisdiction.
[1252.
Repealed.]
1253.
Direct appeals from decisions of three-judge
courts.
1254.
Courts of appeals; certiorari; certified ques-
tions.
[1255, 1256. Repealed.]
1257.
State courts; certiorari.
1258.
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico; certiorari.
1259.
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; cer-
tiorari.
1260.
Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands; certio-
rari.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2012—Pub. L. 112–226, § 2(b), Dec. 28, 2012, 126 Stat.
1606, added item 1260.
1994—Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title IX, § 924(d)(2)(B),
Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2832, substituted ‘‘Court of Ap-
peals for the Armed Forces’’ for ‘‘Court of Military Ap-
peals’’ in item 1259.
1988—Pub. L. 100–352, §§ 1,
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