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P| Afg, Ditice for the Improvements ta Administration a a a 1- Mr. Mintz” 1- Assistant Attorney General January 25, 1978 YY), af Jostice bo, BIY v 0 Assistant Director - Legal Counsel oF ederal Bureas of Investigation OBLIGATORY A LATE JURI3DICTION OF REME COURT . 4 Reference is made to your memorandum to the Heads of Offices, Boards and Divisions dated January 10, 1978, with enclosures, wr captioned as above. o the telephonic conversation bie between Special ‘_eollliiniliaaeiiiiea Legal Counsel Division, Federal Bureau of Inves on, 38 ricia Bailey of your office on January 23, 1978. As discussed aupiog the referenced telephone conversation, it appears that the propos reme Court Jurisdiction Act of 1978 will have no effect on the vavestizative 2 F operations af the FBL We, therefore, will have 20 comments or observations to make regarding the proposed legislation. TE: By referenced memorandum Mr. Meador solicited commerts from | , on Heads of all Offices, Boards, and Divisions regarding the proposed 2 leg Subreme Court Jurisdiction-Agt of 1978 which would restrict the mandatory ellate jurisdiction of thé Supreme Court so that an instance of a Federal tute being overturned by a District Court can be appealed to a Circuit Cdurt and need not be directly appealed to the U, S, Supreme Court. The proposed legislation provides for certiorari appeal in cases of sufficient importance, Other changes.are.set forth in the oes emorandum attached to referanged ak op ergs / MAILED 1 Race. JAN25 1978 Dep. AD Adm. ih 105 ed 15 8 Dep. AD Inv.” - - —--- Acst, Dir. APPROVED! han. a — Leo f han So 7 Crim. Inv Fina. & frei - Director sins Persea, Ret Assoc. Dir, Wea Cep. AD Adm letsil Fesh. forve_—_ Gep. AD Inyw.__. © Laboratory. Training : : Publis Ams CHW Crm, inv, —— Fin, & Pers, __ Ident. Intell, Laboratory Legat Coun, Plon. & Insp. _ | Ree, Mont, Spec. Inv. Tach. Seren, __ (9 Training —__ Mia oa TELETYPE UNIT C2) Public Affe, Off _ Telephones Re. Director's s bec? Pal Tigpgzo Foi