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It remained undetermined by a lower court. It slowly moved its way to the Supreme Court.
Used when a lower court is not clear about the procedure or rule of law that should apply in a case. The lower courts ask the Supreme Court to certify the answer to a specific question matter.
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A case on appeal reaches the supreme court if the judges below them cant handle it or that case specifically but it is very hard to get a case on appeal in the supreme court
A majority of the nine Supreme Court justices, which means at least five justices, are typically required to reach a decision in a case.
The case Stone v. Graham took about three years to reach the United States Supreme Court. The initial ruling occurred in 1979 when the Kentucky Supreme Court decided the case, and it was subsequently appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which granted certiorari in 1980. The Supreme Court ultimately issued its decision in 1980.
The Supreme Court gets to decide if they want to hear it. It has to go through the entire legal process first, though.
Justices reach the Supreme Court through appointment by the President with Senate approval
Most cases reach the US Supreme Court via the US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts, which are part of the federal court system.
Generally you can go to the Supreme Court only as a tourist. The Supreme Court decides if your case will be heard by them, but it must first progress theough the entire levels of the appropriate court system (state or federal) in order to even reach them for their consideration, IF they choose to hear it.
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