Article III of the Constitution limits the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction to:
a. cases appealed from lower courts in which the Supreme Court may change the original court’s decision.
b. cases of disputes between states or between the United States and foreign ambassadors or ministers.
c. directing how their rules should be implemented and assigning sanctions for failing to do so.
d. those cases in which a change of venue has been sought and granted.
b. cases of disputes between states or between the United States and foreign ambassadors or ministers.
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