The Supreme Court can serve as a trial court of original jurisdiction in cases

A. in which a state is a party.
B. affecting foreign diplomats.
C. involving a civil liberties complaint.
D. in which a state is a party and in cases affecting foreign diplomats.
E. in which a state is a party and in cases involving a civil liberties complaint.


Answer: D

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