Which of the following is an example of the Supreme Court accepting a case based on original jurisdiction?

Question

I believe its E.

A. A habeas corpus petition from a convict who is on death row.

B. A suit on the part of a citizen who believes his First Amendment rights are being violated.

C. A dispute between environmentalists and land developers regarding the constitutionality of the Endangered Species Act.

D. A dispute between New York and New Jersey over the plan for New York to build a hotel on Ellis Island.

E. An appeal by a state regarding the decision of a lower court to overturn the state’s restrictive abortion law.

Answer 1

D...see Article III

Answer 2

The correct answer is D -- boundary disputes between two states are one of the few instances of original jurisdiction.