What is the relationship between federal and state judiciarys?

Answer 1

Answer 1

The United States Supreme Court is the Supreme Law of the Land and rules over the State Courts on issues related to the Constitution. Additionally, federal courts can hear cases on issues over which the federal government has exclusive jurisdiction (such as patent law or admiralty), cases involving citizens of different states, cases where a State or Federal Government or Officers of those governments are brought in suit and other specifically enumerated causes of action. The Federal Courts have limited jurisdiction, which is to say that they can only hear certain types of cases (as opposed to any case). Any case that the Supreme Court resolves using a Constitutional Argument is binding on all courts and legislatures in all states.

The State Courts have power in all aspects of law not given to Congress specifically, meaning the State Courts have general jurisdiction, which means that they can hear any case with only a few exceptions (such as patent law or admiralty). State courts determine law in most general things, such Contract Law, Torts, Property, Criminal Law, Trusts & States, etc. Federal courts adjudicating diversity actions, cases where the parties are from different states, are usually required to follow State Laws and are bound by the State Courts. However, State Courts are not bound by decisions made by Federal Courts applying State Law.

Answer 2
Policies about equality, the economy, the environment, and other matters are subject to both the centralizing force of the national government and the dispersing force of the states.