Before revision: The current form of the act was first passed in 1911 and the act has been amended several times since then, but it has not changed significantly in substance since 1789.Section 14 of the 1789 Act provided that all courts of the United States should "have power to issue writs of scire facias, habeas corpus, and all other writs not specially provided for by statute, which may be necessary for the exercise of their respective jurisdiction, and agreeable to the principles and usages of law."
After revision: The current form of the act was first passed in 1911 and the act has been amended several times since then, but it has not changed significanty in substance since 1789.Section 14 of the 1789 Act provided that all courts of the United States should "have power to issue writs of scire facias, habeas corpus, and all other writs not specially provided for by statute, which may be necessary for the exercise of their respective jurisdiction, and agreeable to the principles and usages of law."