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Is the US Supreme Court appellate jurisdiction specifically defined in the US Constitution?
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∙ 14y ago
Not specifically. Article III, Section 2, of the Constitution includes this passage: "In all the other cases before mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions, and under such regulations as the Congress shall make."
This clearly indicates that Congress can change the Supreme Court's and other federal courts' appellate jurisdiction, either by stripping (removing) jurisdiction over certain types of issues, or by assigning jurisdiction over a class of cases to a particular federal court. For example, the Bush administration stripped appellate jurisdiction (including writs of habeas) over Guantanamo detainees' grievances from the US Supreme Court and assigned it to the US District Court for the District of Columbia.
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Where did US Supreme Court receive its appellate jurisdiction?
The Constitution and CongressArticle III of the Constitution lists the classes of cases over which the US Supreme Court may exercise appellate jurisdiction; Congress has some ability to change this jurisdiction.
What jurisdiction does the Nevada supreme court?
Appellate jurisdiction
What is a meaningful sentences for appellate jurisdiction?
The Supreme Court has the power of appellate jurisdiction, or to revise an appealed case.
What kind of jurisdiction does the US Supreme Court have over cases related to Congressional legislation?
co-appellate jurisdiction
Which courts have original and appellate jurisdiction?
supreme court
Does a juvenile court have appellate jurisdiction?
No, but Supreme Court does.
What can exercise both original and appellate jurisdiction?
the Supreme Court.
Who decides which appellate cases the US Supreme Court will hear?
Congress has authority to set or change the US Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction. The Supreme Court itself has full discretion over which cases it chooses to hear under its appellate jurisdiction.
Did the Supreme Court have original or appellate jurisdiction in Brown v Board of Eduction?
The US Supreme Court heard Brown v. Board of Education,(1954) under its appellate jurisdiction.
Why is Ex parte McCardle significant?
It demonstrated that although the Supreme Court has appellate jurisdiction through the Constitution, Congress is entitled to pass statutes that would take the jurisdiction of the court away.
Which courts have both appellate and original jurisdiction?
The U.S. Supreme Court.
What contributes most to the workload of the supreme court?
Cases from its appellate jurisdiction.
