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A collection of key acts establishing and developing the structure of the judiciary and the authority of the Federal Courts in the United States of America. The site has been compiled by the Federal Judicial History Office at the Federal Judicial Center in Washington DC. A browse screen presents a timeline listing of the legislative measures with links to the relevant documents made freely available in HTML format. Materials include article III from the US Constitution and 21 statutes of historical significance. The online texts are taken as published from United States Statutes at Large. Links to further sections of the Federal Judicial Center site give access to information on the Courts, Judges and topical areas.
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