Yes, if a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) were to be appointed to the Supreme Court, both their religion and the government would allow them to serve on the Supreme Court. As of 2014, Mormons have served on state supreme courts, but not in the national Supreme Court.
That depends on the case. Often, the state supreme court is the end of the road for a case, making the decision of the state supreme court final and binding. Sometimes cases involved federal questions (issues arising under the US Constitution or federal law) that allow them to be appealed to the US Supreme Court. If the US Supreme Court hears such a case, it may affirm or overturn the state supreme court decision.
The Supreme Court.
The correct name is the Supreme Court of the United States, but most people refer to it as the US Supreme Court. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
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The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the US. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
The supreme court did rule that the use of Lethal Injection in Kentucky were not allowed and that it was against the eighth amendment, (cruel and unusuall punishment). They then banned it from Kentucky.
To keep the trial in order and to allow the convict and victim to tell their side of the case.
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The US Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the United States.
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