28 U.S.C. § 1357
Section 1357 · Injuries under Federal laws
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 20 court decisions — leading case Lynch v. Household Finance Corp. (1972)
Most recently applied in Page v. Virginia State Board of Elections (October 2014)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action commenced by any person to recover damages for any injury to his person or property on account of any act done by him, under any Act of Congress, for the protection or collection of any of the revenues, or to enforce the right of citizens of the United States to vote in any State.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §41(11) (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, §24, par. 11, 36 Stat. 1092.)
Words “any civil action” were substituted for “all suits,” in view of Rule 2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Cross References
Amount in controversy immaterial in action under this section, see Historical and Revision Notes under section 1331 of this title.
Diversity of citizenship immaterial in action under this section, see Historical and Revision Notes under section 1332 of this title.