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Yes, that's true of cases reviewed under the Court's appellate jurisdiction.
no, the primary role of the supreme court is to judge those cases that will have a large impact on the country and can then be used as a precedent for other cases, or have been appealed up through the court system up to that level. Long unsolved cases don't automatically go to the supreme court, there would have to be some reason for it to go there.
The Supreme Court justices hear cases in the courtroom of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC.
The Supreme Court hears cases which are on final appeal. The Supreme Court also hears cases relating to national elections.
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There are two special cases that start trial in the United States Supreme Court. Cases involving foreign officials and cases in which a state is a party originate in the Supreme Court.
Yes. Texas has two "supreme courts," although only one carries that name. The Supreme Court of Texas is the highest appellate court for civil and juvenile cases, and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest appellate court for criminal cases.
US Supreme Court statistics are reported by Term (first Monday in October to the following first Monday in October), not by calendar year. According to the most recent report, the Court reviewed 87 cases in the 2009-2010 term. This was approximately 1% of the total filed.
In most cases a Supreme Court decision is permanent. The current Supreme Court can change the decision of a previous Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court alone decides which cases, and how many they will hear.
The Supreme Court alone decides which cases, and how many they will hear.
Cases that appealed from the court of appeal.