Venue (law)
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Venue is the location where a case is heard. In the U.S. it is a county or district. In criminal trials in the U.S. it is a county. In U.S. Federal civil trials it is a district.
Venue is a distinct concept from jurisdiction, which concerns itself with the authority of a court to hear a particular case.
In the U.S. federal courts, venue is governed primarily by 28 U.S.C. ยงยง 1391-1413.
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