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Judiciary Act of 1789  

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  • Congressional legislation that established the federal judicial system of the United States. Although the Constitution created the Supreme Court and gave Congress the authority to establish lower courts, it did not specify the structure or procedures of such courts. [Source: Student's Guide to the Supreme Court; Judiciary Act of 1789]

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