The type of cases that dramatically affected the nation in the US were about the Voting Rights Act.
A Supreme Court judge hears cases that have been appealed. As the highest court in the nation, the goal is to uphold the Constitution.
Dickerson v. United States
There have been dozens of cases that specifically affected women's rights, from gender discrimination to reproductive rights to suffrage cases back in the 1870's..
Marbury v Madison Brown v Board of Education Roe v Wade
Certain cases are important enough to require the authoritative decision of the nation's highest court rather than being decided by a lower court. If issues of constitutional interpretation are involved, that is the specialty of the Supreme Court.
Cases that appealed from the court of appeal.
Warren Court
The Supreme Court hears the most important cases.
Federal tax cases
The Supreme Court establishes the law of our land by issuing opinions supported by all or supported by a majority of its members.In closely contested cases, there will always be a majority except where there is a vacancy or absence of a member. Currently, we have 8 members of the Supreme Court and this means that some cases may not be able to be decided because of a tie vote, meaning a 4-4 vote.Simply stated, the Supreme Court cannot hand down decisions in cases in which its members disagree. An incomplete Supreme Court can hamper the Court from doing its job.
Court for Crown Cases Reserved was created in 1848.
The Supreme Court hears the largest number of cases. They have the power to decide appeals on all cases from the other levels of court.