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Can the state Supreme Court over rule the federal Supreme Court?
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What authority does the supreme court have over states?
The supreme court is the court of last resort in the federal legal system and federal courts can overrule state courts. The Supreme Courts also settles disputes between states,such as the location of state borders .
Is the US Supreme Court the same as the Judicial Branch?
The term "supreme court" is used in both the state and federal judicial systems. Every state has a state supreme court, or a differently named equivalent, which is the highest appellate court within the state system. State supreme courts are typically located in the state capital. In at least one state, New York, "supreme court" refers not to the highest court of appeals, but to the trial court in which cases are initially heard.Every state is also a part of the national federal court system and its federal regulations, starting from district, appellate, and finally, the U.S. Supreme Court. The US Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in both federal and state systems for preserved questions of federal and constitutional law. The US Supreme Court has no jurisdiction over individual state laws or state constitutional issues.Generally, when people refer to "The Supreme Court," they mean the Supreme Court of the United States, or (colloquially) SCOTUS or US Supreme Court. When referring to a state supreme court, a person usually identifies the state first, as in Ohio Supreme Court, Alabama Supreme Court, etc.
When a state rejects federal aw?
They really can't reject federal law. The federal law is over state law. Some states who have done this loose federal money and have been taken to court. The Supreme Court has ruled over several cases.
What is at the top of the federal court system?
In the state system, the highest appellate court is the State Supreme Court (or equivalent); In the federal systemAND overall, the highest court is the US Supreme Court.The courts work in two systems, the state courts and the federal courts. The state courts start off in the local trial level court, followed by the state court of appeal, and then to the state supreme court. The federal system works in regions. At the top you have the U.S. Supreme Court, which is in domination over the 11 circuit courts of appeal, which split up the U.S. and its territories. Each Circuit Court has domination over a number of District Courts, which is the federal trial level court.Thus, since the federal courts are in regions, there may not be a circuit court of appeals in every state, which makes it possible to only have a federal district (trial) court in a state. If your state is the resident state for the federal circuit court, (like California has the 9th Circuit), then you will have both. Only Washington DC has all three federal levels of the courts in its borders.Even if your Circuit Court is in another state, you still have access to the Court for appellate purposes.AnswerIt should be noted that the terminology varies slightly from state to state, though the basic structure (local trial courts, regional appellate courts, statewide supreme court) is generally the same.For example, in New York, the trial courts are called the "Supreme Court," while the state's highest appellate court (normally called the Supreme Court in the federal system, and most state systems) is called the "New York State Court of Appeals."I suspect they do this to confuse law students.
Are state supreme court judges more powerful than US Supreme Court Justices?
No, the state supreme courts only interpret policy for legislation or the constitution specific to the state over which it presides. The state supreme court is the final arbiter on those issues. On questions of Federal and constitutional law, the Supreme Court of the United States holds more authority.
Which Supreme Court case established the superiority of federal law over State law?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Which Supreme Court decision first limited state jurisdiction over federal agencies?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Where does a case go after the state Court of Appeals?
The trial phase ends at the US District Court level (or equivalent state trial court). Appeals to the federal US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts (or intermediate state appellate courts) are based on questions of process, law or constitutionality. The case is not retried; appellate courts do not render decisions about the defendants' guilt or innocence.After the intermediate appellate courts, federal cases may be petitioned to the US Supreme Court; state cases may be appealed to the state supreme court (or equivalent). If a state case involves a preserved federal question (matter or federal or constitutional law) it may be appealed to the US Supreme Court after the state supreme court hears or denies hearing on the case.Both the US Supreme Court and state supreme courts (or equivalent) have discretion over which cases they hear (although state supreme courts may have mandatory jurisdiction over certain cases, such as death penalty cases).
Where do federal courts have juridiction?
If you mean jurisdiction it is over every court system under them. For example The U.S. Supreme court has power over all of the state courts.
Martin v hunter's lessee?
In the case of Martin v. Hunter's Lessee in 1816, the U.S. Supreme Court asserted its authority to review state supreme court decisions involving federal law. This decision established the principle of federal court supremacy over state courts in matters concerning the interpretation of federal law.
Which court would most likely hear a case over interpretation of a state constitutio?
state Supreme Court
How does a case reach the supreme court which is not under their original jurisdiction?
The Supreme Court ultimately has jurisdiction over EVERY case heard, provided the case involves a preserved question of federal or constitutional law. Also state law. A case reaches the Supreme Court through the appeal process. If a case originated in state court it's appealed from the court of original jurisdiction to a state appeals court, then that decision is appealed to the state Supreme Court, and from there to the U.S. Supreme Court. If it's a federal case it originates in Federal District Court, goes to the Circuit Court of Appeals, and from there to the Supremes. Occasionally, the court may agree to hear a case directly if it has national significance. Remember the Court's infamous role in the election of 2000.
