There are more than two possible outcomes of a US Supreme Court case, regardless of whether the case is considered a landmark decision or not, but generally, the decision of the last court to hear the case (typically one of the US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts) will be either affirmed or reversed. There are subtle, but meaningful, variations that may apply, but essentially the Supreme Court will either agree with (affirm) or disagree with (reverse) the lower court ruling.
landmark decision
They mainly interpret the Constitution and decide the outcomes for Supreme Court cases
They mainly interpret the Constitution and decide the outcomes for Supreme Court cases
The effect of the landmark Supreme court decision in Marbury vs Madison helped in the separation of powers as far as the executive and legislature is concerned.
how the powers of the Supreme Court and federal law were extended by landmark court cases
The main thing that the Supreme Court does is to decide landmark cases. Each year, it hears about 7,000 cases, and makes a final decision on each.
The main thing that the Supreme Court does is to decide landmark cases. Each year, it hears about 7,000 cases, and makes a final decision on each.
Dred Scott.
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Gibbons v. Ogden was the landmark decision which Supreme Court held that the power to regulate interstate commerce was actually granted to the Congress by Commerce Clause in Article I of the Constitution.
United States v. Nixon
It is the basis for the excersie of judicial review