Legal Opinion
Heckler v. Edwards
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 21, 1984No. 82-874PublishedCited by 248 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
This case raises an issue concerning this Court’s mandatory jurisdiction. Federal courts of appeals have jurisdiction over appeals from all final decisions of district courts, “except where a direct review may be had in the Supreme Court.” 28 U. S. C. § 1291. Section 1252 of Title 28 provides for such a direct appeal from a United States court’s judgment, in a civil proceeding to which the Government is a party, holding that an Act of Congress is unconstitutional. The issue before us is whether the Court of Appeals properly dismissed for lack of jurisdiction the Secretary of Health and Human…
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