Duhne v. New Jersey, 251 U.S. 311 (1920)

Name: Duhne v. New Jersey, 251 U.S. 311 (1920) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

Duhne v. New Jersey

No. ___, Original

Argued January 5, 1920
Decided January 12, 1920
251 U.S. 311

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BILL OF COMPLAINT

Syllabus

The federal courts have no jurisdiction of a suit brought by a citizen against his own state without its consent. P. 313.

In § 2 of Art. III of the Constitution, the second clause merely distributes the federal jurisdiction conferred by the preceding one into original and appellate jurisdiction, and does not itself confer any. Id.

Permission will not be granted to file an original bill if jurisdiction to entertain it is clearly lacking. P. 314.

Motion denied; rule discharged.

The case is stated in the opinion.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Duhne v. New Jersey, 251 U.S. 311 (1920) in 251 U.S. 311 251 U.S. 312. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HT2N9BW6R3K6BFJ.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Duhne v. New Jersey, 251 U.S. 311 (1920), in 251 U.S. 311, page 251 U.S. 312. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HT2N9BW6R3K6BFJ.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Duhne v. New Jersey, 251 U.S. 311 (1920). cited in 1920, 251 U.S. 311, pp.251 U.S. 312. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HT2N9BW6R3K6BFJ.