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  2. Procedures of the Supreme Court of the United States

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    The writ is usually issued to a state supreme court (including high courts of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), but is occasionally issued to a state's intermediate appellate court for cases where the state supreme court denied certiorari or review and ...

  3. Supreme Court of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that turn on questions of U.S. constitutional or federal law.

  4. Article Three of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The Supreme Court is the only federal court that is explicitly established by the Constitution. During the Constitutional Convention, a proposal was made for the Supreme Court to be the only federal court, having both original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction. This proposal was rejected in favor of the provision that exists today.

  5. Supreme court - Wikipedia

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    In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal, and court of final appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts. Broadly speaking, the decisions of a supreme court are binding on all other courts in a nation and are not subject to further review ...

  6. What cases get to the U.S. Supreme Court? Any the ... - AOL

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    The Supreme Court receives about 7,000 to 8,000 petitions filed each term, and will decide about 80 cases on average. Kevin Wagner is a noted constitutional scholar and political science professor ...

  7. History of the Supreme Court of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Supreme Court of the United States is the only court specifically established by the Constitution of the United States, implemented in 1789; under the Judiciary Act of 1789, the Court was to be composed of six members—though the number of justices has been nine for most of its history, this number is set by Congress, not the Constitution ...

  8. The Supreme Court just gave presidents a superpower. Here’s ...

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    With its immunity ruling on Monday, the Supreme Court granted former President Donald Trump’s wish of all but guaranteeing that his criminal trial for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential ...

  9. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts: Courts ... - AOL

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    U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts poses during a group portrait at the Supreme Court on Oct. 7, 2022.