original jurisdiction
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 75 U.S. 85 - Ex parte Yerger · 1868Most cited · 294 citing opinions
The original jurisdiction of this court cannot be extended by Congress to any other cases than those expressly defined by the Constitution.
How often courts cite the cases defining “original jurisdiction”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “original jurisdiction” — 329 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 2 definitions, chronological · 1868–1907
In the second class, the jurisdiction depends entirely on the character of the parties. In this are comprehended 'controversies between two or more states, between a state and citizens of another state,' 'and between a state and foreign states, citizens, or subjects.' If these be the parties, it is entirely unimportant what may be the subject of controversy. Be it what it may, these parties have a constitutional right to come into the courts of the Union.
suits between states