The Justices of the U.S. Court can reverse the decision of a lower court.
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co-appellate jurisdiction
The U.S. Supreme Court.
The Constitution and CongressArticle III of the Constitution lists the classes of cases over which the US Supreme Court may exercise appellate jurisdiction; Congress has some ability to change this jurisdiction.
The US Supreme Court (formally: The Supreme Court of the United States)
The US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts only review cases under their appellate jurisdiction; the US Supreme Court hears most of the cases it selects under appellate jurisdiction, but considers disputes between the states under original (trial) jurisdiction.