§ 1260. Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands; certiorari

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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.

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

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Relations between courts of United States and courts of Virgin Islands; review by United States Court of Appeals for Third Circuit; reports to Congress; rules

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Public Law 112–226
To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide for direct review by the United States Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court, and for other purposes

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U.S. Code

Relations between courts of United States and courts of Virgin Islands; review by United States Court of Appeals for Third Circuit; reports to Congress; rules
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Pub. L. 112–226, § 2(a)
126 Stat. 1606
Pub. L. 112–226, § 3
126 Stat. 1607

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§ 1260

Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands; certiorari

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