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The US Supreme Court uses judicial review to declare laws or Acts of Congress to be invalid if they are contrary to the Constitution. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land and no presidential act or congressional laws may conflict with it. The Courts are the interpreters of the laws and as such they interpret the Constitution and laws to decide if they conflict with one another.
Further, it allows the Judicial Branch to "define" that law by answering questions about it that are not spoken to directly in the regulation itself.
Chief Justice John Marshall first used judicial review to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional in the case Marbury v. Madison, (1803), when the Court ruled Section 13 of the Judicial Act of 1789 assigned the Supreme Court powers not authorized by the constitution.
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Does the US Supreme Court answer to the International Court?
No. The US Supreme Court and International Court are unrelated and have jurisdiction over different types of cases.
How have the US Supreme Court decisions about state rights changed over time?
How have the supreme court has changes
Who is the highest judge of the US Supreme Court?
The Chief Justice presides over the US Supreme Court. At present, the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court is John G. Roberts, Jr.
Are state supreme court judges more powerful than US Supreme Court Justices?
No, the state supreme courts only interpret policy for legislation or the constitution specific to the state over which it presides. The state supreme court is the final arbiter on those issues. On questions of Federal and constitutional law, the Supreme Court of the United States holds more authority.
What authority does the supreme court have over states?
The supreme court is the court of last resort in the federal legal system and federal courts can overrule state courts. The Supreme Courts also settles disputes between states,such as the location of state borders .
How can the legislature exert control over the Supreme Court?
by government\
Are there courts controlled by the US Supreme Court?
Not directly. The US Supreme Court is the highest federal appellate court in the United States. Lower courts are supposed to follow precedents set by the Court's decisions, but the Supreme Court doesn't exercise operational control over the lower courts.
Can the state Supreme Court over rule the federal Supreme Court?
No
Are the supreme court decions only overturned by the president?
The president does not have any power over the decisions of the Supreme Court. Only the Supreme Court itself can overturn a supreme court decision.
Does Omaha have a Supreme Court?
The state Supreme Court that has jurisdiction over cases originating in Omaha is the Nebraska Supreme Court, which meets in Lincoln.
Does the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court lead the Court?
Yes. The Chief Justice leads or "presides over" the Supreme Court.
Does the US Supreme Court answer to the International Court?
No. The US Supreme Court and International Court are unrelated and have jurisdiction over different types of cases.
How have the US Supreme Court decisions about state rights changed over time?
How have the supreme court has changes
Can Supreme Court be dissolved?
No. Article III of the Constitution requires the federal government to establish and maintain a Supreme Court, and prevents Congress from removing individual justices except by impeachment. Congress has some control over the structure of all the federal courts, but it doesn't have the power to dissolve the US Supreme Court.
Does Obama have any control over when supreme court hears case on Obama-care?
The Supreme Court heard and decided on the Affordable Care Act in July 2012, but presidents have no control over when or if the Court will hear a case. That is totally the Court's decision, as part of our government's separation of powers. As it turns out, the Court decided to hear a challenge to the act, but it wasn't till the end of this current session that they finally ruled on it, deciding it was in fact constitutional.
Which court would most likely hear a case over interpretation of a state constitutio?
state Supreme Court
What kinds of cases does the Supreme court preside over?
the suprme court presides over appelles
