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10 TC HEARTLAND LLC v. KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS LLC 

Opinion of the Court 

purposes of venue under this chapter” (emphasis added) in 
§1391(c).  Congress  deleted  “under  this  chapter”  in  2011
and worded the current version of §1391(c) almost identi-
cally  to  the  original  version  of  the  statute.
  Compare
§1391(c)  (2012  ed.)  (“[f]or  all  venue  purposes”)  with 
§1391(c) (1952 ed.) (“for venue purposes”).  In short, noth-
ing  in  the  text  suggests  congressional  approval  of  VE 
Holding. 

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As  applied  to  domestic  corporations,  “reside[nce]”  in
§1400(b) refers only to the State of incorporation.  Accord-
ingly, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals and 
remand  the  case  for  further  proceedings  consistent  with 
this opinion. 

 JUSTICE  GORSUCH  took  no  part  in  the  consideration  or 

decision of this case. 

It is so ordered.