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All legal cases begin in the court of original jurisdiction, or the trial court. In the federal court system, this usually means US District Court or one of the limited jurisdiction courts (e.g., US Bankruptcy Court).
There is a limited class of cases for which original jurisdiction resides with the US Supreme Court. These are enumerated in Article III, Section II of the Constitution:
Article III, Section 2:
"The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority;--to all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls;--to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction;--to controversies to which the United States shall be a party;--to controversies between two or more states;--between a state and citizens of another state;--between citizens of different states;--between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants of different states, and between a state, or the citizens thereof, and foreign states, citizens or subjects."
The Eleventh Amendment revoked the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction over disputes "between a state and citizens of another state," due to the Court's decision in Chisholm v. Georgia, (1793), in which the Jay Court decided the states lacked sovereign immunity from being sued for debt acquired during the Revolutionary War. Congress and the states rightfully feared this could bankrupt the states, and quickly passed the Eleventh Amendment.
The Supreme Court later decided the Eleventh Amendment should be extended to include disputes between a state and its own citizens.
The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.
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Where do most court cases begin?
Most federal cases begin in the district courts.
What branch of government reviews cases appealed from lower federal courts and highest state courts?
Judicial.
Most of the supreme courts cases come?
The Supreme Court of the United States was created in 1789. Most of the cases the court hears come from lower courts. Each year, the Supreme Court receives 7,000 or more requests to hear cases from lower courts.
Where do most of the cases that reach the federal courts of appeals come from?
Federal district court.
If the supreme Court makes a ruling on a case. What are the chances that a lower court will rule the same way on similar cases including state supreme Court ruling for probate cases?
A United States Supreme Court decision is mandatory on all lower federal courts. That includes federal courts of appeal and federal district courts.
What three lower courts are there?
The three main types of lower courts in the United States are district courts, which handle federal cases; state trial courts, which deal with state law cases; and appellate courts, which review decisions made by lower courts. District courts are the general trial courts of the federal system, while state trial courts vary in structure and jurisdiction depending on the state. Appellate courts, both at the state and federal levels, focus on legal errors in the application of law rather than re-examining evidence.
What is an example of Congress using legislation to explain the meaning of a part of the Constitution?
Congress established the lower federal courts
What is the name for courts that review cases that have already been heard by the lower courts?
Appellate CourtsBoth the state and federal court systems have appellate courts that review cases that were originally tried in a lower court. Examples of federal appellate courts are the US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts and the Supreme Court of the United States.
How are the federal district courts and federal appeals courts different?
federal is lower
Where do most state cases begin?
State court cases begin in trial courts. They graduate up to the state level if one of the litigants is not satisfied with the decision of the lower court.
Which branch has power to create lower federal courts?
Congress has the power to create lower federal courts, therefore the Legislative branch has the power to create these courts.
What is one of the major roles the Supreme Court played in the federal judiciary?
evaluate the decisions of lower federal court
