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As best I can tell from reading the CRS summary of this law on the THOMAS web site, it repealed more than just the right of appeal to the Supreme Court from decisions of a state's highest court. There also used to be a right of appeal to the Supreme Court (i.e., SCOTUS was obligated to review the case and did not have the ability to deny certiorari) from federal court rulings that declared an act of Congress to be unconstitutional. This is, for example, mentioned in Vance v. Terrazas, 444 U.S. 252, 258 (1980) ("The Secretary took this appeal under 28 U. S. C. §1252."). — a pre-1988 case. This article (on the Supreme Court Case Selections Act) should be revised to take this broader effect of the Act into account. I would do so myself, but I'm having trouble finding the pre-1988 version of 28 USC 1252 at the moment. Here, for reference, is the CRS summary for the bill:
SUMMARY AS OF:
3/18/1988--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries)
(Measure passed Senate, amended)
Repeals the provision of the judicial code authorizing any party (in a proceeding to which the United States is a party) to appeal directly to the Supreme Court from a Federal court order which declares an Act of Congress unconstitutional.
Repeals Supreme Court mandatory jurisdiction to hear appeals from a Federal appellate court decision holding a State statute unconstitutional.
Repeals Supreme Court mandatory jurisdiction to hear appeals from decisions of the highest court of a State (including Puerto Rico) which hold that: (1) a Federal treaty or statute is invalid; or (2) a State law is valid.
