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title: "28 U.S.C. § 120"
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title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
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# 28 U.S.C. § 120 - Rhode Island

## Text

Rhode Island constitutes one judicial district. Court shall be held at Providence.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 889.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision NotesBased on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 185 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 104, 36 Stat. 1123; Feb. 1, 1912, ch. 27, 37 Stat. 59). Changes in phraseology were made.