2018 US Code
Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Part IV - Jurisdiction and Venue
Chapter 81 - Supreme Court
Sec. 1260 - Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands; certiorari

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Citation 28 U.S.C. § 1260 (2018)
Section Name §1260. Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands; certiorari
Section Text

Final judgments or decrees rendered by the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands may be reviewed by the Supreme Court by writ of certiorari where the validity of a treaty or statute of the United States is drawn in question or where the validity of a statute of the Virgin Islands is drawn in question on the ground of its being repugnant to the Constitution, treaties, or laws of the United States, or where any title, right, privilege, or immunity is specially set up or claimed under the Constitution or the treaties or statutes of, or any commission held or authority exercised under, the United States.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 112–226, §2(a), Dec. 28, 2012, 126 Stat. 1606.)

Editorial Notes EFFECTIVE DATE

Pub. L. 112–226, §3, Dec. 28, 2012, 126 Stat. 1607, provided that: "The amendments made by this Act [enacting this section and amending section 1613 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions] apply to cases commenced on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 28, 2012]."

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART IV - JURISDICTION AND VENUE
CHAPTER 81 - SUPREME COURT
Sec. 1260 - Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands; certiorari
Contains section 1260
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 126 Stat. 1606, 1607
Public Law References Public Law 112-226
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