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The Supreme Court is the highest court in the government. It interprets the constitution concerning issues that is hears.
No, not in the United States. Supreme Court decisions create common law.
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(in the US) The Supreme Court of the United States
The simple answer is "the Supreme Court," but that isn't entirely accurate.If the case involves federal law, then the United States Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority.If the case involves state law then the state's highest court is on "top." Usually this court is called the state supreme court, such as the California Supreme Court, but it might be called something else. Massachusetts calls its top court the Supreme Judicial Court, and New York calls its highest court the Court of Appeals. Interestingly, a supreme court in New York is an ordinary trial court.On a question purely of state law, not even the United States Supreme Court can go against the highest court of the state.
The highest court in the United States is the United States Supreme Court. No case may be appealed beyond the Supreme Court's jurisdiction, and the court's decision is final.
The Supreme Court of The United States. And this is supplemented by the Judiciary Act of 1789.
They can appeal to the United States Supreme Court to have the law be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court's right to judicial review.
It can invalidate a law if it violates the United States Constitution.
It is usually the US Supreme Court that can block a federal law. State Supreme Courts block states' laws. They can do this if the law is deemed unconstitutional or is in conflict with rights already protected in other laws.