Federal · Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

28 U.S.C. § 2102: Priority of criminal case on appeal from State court

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This statute establishes procedural rules for how criminal cases are prioritized on the Supreme Court docket, placing them ahead of most other cases except those involving the United States or matters of public importance.

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Criminal cases on review from State courts shall have priority, on the docket of the Supreme Court, over all cases except cases to which the United States is a party and such other cases as the court may decide to be of public importance.

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