Well, there are two types of cases in which SCOTUS has original , or first and final, jurisdiction: if a foreign diplomat is involved or a state is named in a case that doesn't involve a private citizen; otherwise, SCOTUS as appellate or appeal-level jurisdiction in any and all cases unless Congress preemptively limits SCOTUS' authority.
The Supreme Court hears three kinds of cases. Cases appealed from lower federal courts account for two-thirds of the cases they hear. They also hear cases appealed from state's supreme courts, and sometimes hear cases that have not been previously heard by a lower court, such as between one state's government and another.
If possible, you should cite Supreme Court cases directly from the Court's opinion (preferably in US Reports, but many people use online references), not from secondary sources.
The US Supreme Court had 73 cases scheduled for oral argument in the 2007-2008 Term; however, they only heard 70 and dismissed three without argument.
The Supreme Court receives about 10,000 petitions per year but only hears about 80. Some factors that the Supreme Court considers when deciding which cases to hear are; conflict of law, highly unusual cases, and the disregard of the lower court.
None. The current US Supreme Court seats nine justices and requires a quorum of six to hear a case. The Court cannot review or decide cases in which fewer than six justices participate. The first Supreme Court, established in 1789, had only six justices, but required at least four to hold court. The US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts, the intermediate federal appellate courts that are one step below the Supreme Court, routinely use three-judge panels to make decisions.
In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shallhave original Jurisdiction.
Yes, but you cannot do it directly. The Supreme Court is a court of appeals and as such does not hear ordinary legal cases. Your case must have passed through all lower courts of appeals before the Supreme Court will hear it. To have your case appealed at any of these levels you will need a lawyer that handles appeals cases, this will usually cost money.As with anything in our crazy country, you "get the justice you can afford to pay for".
The Supreme Court is one of the three branches of government. They appealed the decision to the Supreme Court.
Article Three describes the judicial branch of the federal government - which is made up of the federal courts and judges including the Supreme Court. The article specifically requires that there be one court called the Supreme Court; Congress, at its discretion, creates lower courts, whose judgments and orders are reviewable by the Supreme Court. This Article also sets the kinds of cases that may be heard by the federal judiciary, which cases the Supreme Court may hear first (called original jurisdiction) and specifies that all other cases heard by the Supreme Court are by appeal under such regulations as the Congress shall make.
There is no telling which case or what kind of a case the Supreme Court will hear. If a case is simple, it never will get to the Supreme Court. Cases that reach the Supreme Court have gone through one or more appeals processes. Sometimes a appeal reaches the Supreme Court when a federal court of appeals has made a ruling different from another federal court of appeals. In that case, the supreme court is asked to certify an issue. That is a fancy term meaning to play referee. The Supreme Court certifies an issue when it takes up an issue where district courts of appeal have made different rulings concerning the application of the same law. (Sometimes the Supreme Court refuses to take up the issue. In that case it simply states, "Cert. Denied.") Normally, all cases that reach the Supreme Court have come from the Federal Courts of Appeal or the Highest State Court. However, the Supreme Court reserves the right to sit as a court of original jurisdiction. The last time the Supreme Court granted a writ of Habeas Corpus was 1924. It retains that right. I doubt if any member on the Supreme Court has any idea under what conditions that would happen. Still, it retains that right.
The US Supreme Court typically hears oral arguments on two, sometimes three, cases per day, three days per week (currently Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday). At this rate, the Court hears approximately 12-18 cases in a two-week sitting.
JuriesWith the except of the US Supreme Court, appellate courts also lack original (trial) jurisdiction over cases. They typically review cases using panels of three judges, although some cases are heard by a single judge, and others by the full court (en banc).Because the US Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over a small class of cases (although it currently only hears disputes between the states), original jurisdiction doesn't work as the answer to this question.