Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution

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constitutional provision section of the United States Constitution

Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution defines the scope of the federal judicial power, specifying the types of cases federal courts may hear and outlining key provisions such as original and appellate jurisdiction and the right to trial by jury in criminal cases.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution canonical	3
Article III, Section 2, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution	1
Section 2 of Article III of the United States Constitution	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional provision ⓘ section of the United States Constitution ⓘ
adoptedOn	June 21, 1788 ⓘ
appliesTo	federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: federal courts of the United States
basisFor	doctrines of mootness in United States federal courts ⓘ doctrines of ripeness in United States federal courts ⓘ doctrines of standing in United States federal courts ⓘ prohibition on advisory opinions by federal courts ⓘ
contains	the Case or Controversy requirement ⓘ the Exceptions and Regulations Clause ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
defines	scope of the judicial power of the United States ⓘ
effectiveIn	federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States federal judiciary
establishes	right to trial by jury in criminal cases ⓘ
grants	appellate jurisdiction to the Supreme Court in all other cases within the judicial power ⓘ original jurisdiction to the Supreme Court in cases affecting ambassadors ⓘ original jurisdiction to the Supreme Court in cases affecting other public ministers and consuls ⓘ original jurisdiction to the Supreme Court in cases in which a state shall be party ⓘ
jurisdictionOver	cases affecting ambassadors ⓘ cases affecting consuls ⓘ cases affecting other public ministers ⓘ cases arising under the Constitution ⓘ cases arising under the laws of the United States ⓘ cases arising under treaties made under the authority of the United States ⓘ cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction ⓘ controversies between a state and citizens of another state ⓘ controversies between a state or its citizens and citizens or subjects of a foreign state ⓘ controversies between a state or its citizens and foreign states ⓘ controversies between citizens of different states ⓘ controversies between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants of different states ⓘ controversies between two or more states ⓘ controversies to which the United States shall be a party ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of the land component ⓘ
limits	federal judicial power to specified categories of cases and controversies ⓘ
modifiedBy	Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
partOf	Article III of the United States Constitution ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ
provides	that when crimes are not committed within any state, the place of trial shall be determined by Congress ⓘ
requires	that criminal trials by jury be held in the state where the crimes have been committed ⓘ that the judicial power extends only to actual cases and controversies ⓘ that trials of all crimes except in cases of impeachment shall be by jury ⓘ
specifies	that Supreme Court appellate jurisdiction is subject to exceptions and regulations made by Congress ⓘ
underpins	Supreme Court appellate jurisdiction ⓘ Supreme Court original jurisdiction ⓘ admiralty and maritime jurisdiction ⓘ diversity jurisdiction ⓘ federal question jurisdiction ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution → relatedTo → Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

Article III of the United States Constitution → containsSection → Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Section 2 of Article III of the United States Constitution

Supreme Court decision in Chisholm v. Georgia → interprets → Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

subject surface form: Chisholm v. Georgia (Supreme Court decision)

Supreme Court decision in Chisholm v. Georgia → constitutionalProvisionInvolved → Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

subject surface form: Chisholm v. Georgia (Supreme Court decision)

this entity surface form: Article III, Section 2, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution

Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. → constitutionalProvisionInterpreted → Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ