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The main duty of the US Supreme Court is to interpret law and the Constitution.

While the Court is head of the Judicial Branch of government, it doesn't typically play a direct, day-to-day leadership role within the federal court system.

The Supreme Court may exercise original jurisdiction in cases affecting ambassadors and other diplomats, and in cases in which a state is a party.* However, in all other cases, except those expressly prohibited by Congress, the Court has only appellate jurisdiction.

[* While the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over cases involving ambassadors and other foreign dignitaries, the jurisdiction is shared with the US District Courts, which tries these cases. The Court has original and exclusive jurisdiction over disputes between the states.]

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Gudrun Collier

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