Per Article III, Section 2, of the Constitution, cases of impeachment (which is not a crime, per se, but a process for dealing with a government official who has committed one or more illegal or unethical acts) are initiated in the House of Representatives and tried in the Senate. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides over the Senate trial if the President of the United States is on trial; otherwise, the Vice-President runs the proceedings.
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The Supreme Court is the court of last resort. When all appeals and lower courts have heard and ruled on a case it may go to the Supreme Court, but the court doesn’t have to hear it and may let the lower ruling stand or kick it back to the lower federal court.
The Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court has heard more than 30,000 cases since its inception in 1789 (no cases were heard for the first few years).
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It will decide that the cases do not need to be heard. The Supreme Court only takes the cases that relate to the Constitution.
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Writ of Certiorari
No, under the Article III, Section 2 of the US Constitution, the Supreme Court may only hear "cases and controversies." It cannot take any action unless the matter comes before the court within the context of a true lawsuit.
b. cases will be heard