U.S. Constitution - Bill of Rights
Article III
Section 1. The judicial power
of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court,
and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time
to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme
and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good
behaviour, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services,
a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their
continuance in office. Section 2.
The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity,
arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States,
and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority;--to
all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and
consuls;--to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction;--to
controversies to which the United States shall be a party;--to
controversies between two or more states;--between
a state and citizens of another state;--between citizens
of different states;--between citizens of the same state claiming
lands under grants of different states, and between a state,
or the citizens thereof, and foreign states, citizens or subjects.
In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers
and consuls, and those in which a state shall be party, the
Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction. In all the
other cases before mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have
appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such
exceptions, and under such regulations as the Congress shall
make. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment,
shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state
where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when
not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such
place or places as the Congress may by law have directed.
Section 3. Treason against
the United States, shall consist only in levying war against
them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and
comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on
the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on
confession in open court. The Congress shall have power to
declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason
shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture except during
the life of the person attainted.
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