Cruikshank v. Fourth Nat. Bank

The right of the defendant, as a corporation created by the laws of congress, to remove a suit brought against it in a state court, is clearly conferred by section 2 of the removal act of 1875, if such a suit is one arising under the laws of the United States.

That section is very comprehensive, and among the new provisions which it introduces is that which authorizes the removal of suits of the circuit courts arising under the constitution and laws of the United States, irrespective of the citizenship of the parties. If the suit is one of this character it is quite unnecessary to explore…