Q: How can Congress limit courts powers?
text of the C:
a. per Art III the SCt is only granted its original jx (and appellate, but subject to exceptions by Congress)
b. Congress can contract SCt’s appellate jx, but not extend it beyond the bounds set by the C
c. Congress can dissolve “inferior courts”
d. Congress cannot add to or subtract from SCt’s original jx
2. Ex parte McCardle
a. held: Congress can contract the SCt’s appellate jx by making “exceptions” to it via statute
b. facts: racist jailed for not following reconstruction acts; applied for habeas relief via special statute; Congress repealed statute granting SCt appellate jx over the habeas; SCt upheld the repeal of the Act & dismissed for lack of jx
3. limits on jx must be neutral (ie not depriving a certain litigant of an appeal) US v Klein
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