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On March 31, 1998 the US Supreme Court issued a ruling (United States v. Scheffer, 523 US 303 (1998)) that overturned a case involving polygraph evidence. However, their decision did not completely disallow the use of polygraphs as admissible evidence in criminal trials. The justices ruled (in a split decision) that state and federal governments MAY ban the use of polygraph evidence in court, declaring that doubts and uncertainties remain about the accuracy of the so-called lie-detector tests. It should be noted that the operative word in the decision is MAY and not SHALL.
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Cases handled by the supreme court involve?
Kidnapping
What type of cases does supreme courts hear?
The Supreme Court hears any cases that involve the interpretation of the Constitution.
What US Supreme Court cases involve the 17th Amendment?
None.
What type of people are tried by the US Supreme Court and how does the Supreme Court accept such cases?
The Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the United States. It does not try cases, in the standard sense of the word, but only reviews lower court decisions. Usually, cases heard by the Supreme Court involve issues of Constitutional law or federal legislation.
What types of court cases does the Supreme Court hear?
The Supreme Court hears any cases that involve the interpretation of the Constitution.
Where do cases that are appealed from the highest state court go?
It depends. If they involve a federal question, they can request review by the US Supreme Court. If they only involve state law, the State's highest court is the end of the line.
What kind of cases does the supreme court usually accept?
The types of cases the Supreme Court sees involve constitutional issues or federal laws. The Supreme Court gets approximately 7,000 requests to hear cases each and every year.
Where do the US Supreme Court justices hear cases?
The Supreme Court justices hear cases in the courtroom of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC.
The functions of the Supreme Court include each EXCEPT?
Hearing cases from state courts if they don't involve federal law
What US supreme court cases didn't involve police interrogation of suspect?
Tens of thousands of them. Please be more specific.
What cases are heard in the supreme court?
The Supreme Court decides cases that are appealed by a lower court; a lower court has made a decision and one of the parties feels strongly enough that the decision was wrong that they make an appeal to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court reviews the cases and determines which ones they will hear, they have the ability to decline to review a case. The Supreme Court doesn't hear only appeals, there are situations where it is the court of original jurisdiction. In situations where there is a disagreement between states, the Supreme Court has the authority to decide.
Why was it significant that brown was a unanimous decision of the Supreme Court?
There are many court cases that involve the name "Brown". In order to determine why and how the court ruled, we will need to know which specific case.
