The Supreme Court, like the other two branches of government, exists to serve the nation. They should hear cases that reflect on the issues that confront all US citizens, as well as those that result from conflicts between states or conflicts between federal laws and Constitutional rights.
In most cases, supreme courts are final appellate courts.
The Supreme Court of the United States was created in 1789. Most of the cases the court hears come from lower courts. Each year, the Supreme Court receives 7,000 or more requests to hear cases from lower courts.
The Supreme Court hears any cases that involve the interpretation of the Constitution.
Easy cases are adjudicated by lower courts. Harder cases are decided by the higher courts.
In both the state and federal court systems, courts of appeals and supreme courts are those that have appellate jurisdiction over cases heard in courts of original jurisdiction (trial courts).
what is the supreme courts ruling in the case Plessy vs ferguson
None. It is not the purpose of the courts to solve cases.
The State Supreme Court
the Supreme Court was overwhelmed by cases
Federal Appeals Courts
The Supreme Court hears three kinds of cases. Cases appealed from lower federal courts account for two-thirds of the cases they hear. They also hear cases appealed from state's supreme courts, and sometimes hear cases that have not been previously heard by a lower court, such as between one state's government and another.
State Supreme Courts do not routinely review all cases of all lower courts. They review ONLY those cases that finally reach them after going through the court system's appelate process