statewide application
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From 404 U.S. 541 - Board of Regents of University of Texas System v. New Left Education Project · 1972Most cited · 327 citing opinions
Such a court is required where the challenged statute or regulation, albeit created or authorized by a state legislature, has statewide application or effectuates a statewide policy. But a single judge, not a three-judge court, must hear the case where the statute or regulation is of only local import.