The Supreme Court typically hears cases involving constitutional issues, disputes between states, and cases with significant national importance.
State supreme courts (or their equivalent) typically have mandatory jurisdiction over certain types of cases, such as death penalty appeals. The US Supreme Court has full discretion over which cases they review.
No. The US Supreme Court and International Court are unrelated and have jurisdiction over different types of cases.
The types of cases that Australia's high court hears are those cases which come to it on appeal and those cases which needed interpretation of the Constitution.
No. Congress and Article III of the Constitution determine what types of cases the US Supreme Court may hear. The Supreme Court has complete discretion over the specific cases they review under both original and appellate jurisdiction. The President has no role in the process.
The Supreme Court hears any cases that involve the interpretation of the Constitution.
The types of cases the Supreme Court sees involve constitutional issues or federal laws. The Supreme Court gets approximately 7,000 requests to hear cases each and every year.
There are nine justices on the US Supreme Court: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. Most cases reach the Court under its appellate jurisdiction. The only cases the Supreme Court hears under original (trial) jurisdiction are disputes between the states.
Article III of the Constitution discusses what types of court cases are heard in federal courts, and which are heard under the Supreme Court's original and appellate jurisdictions.
Cases automatically reviewed by a state supreme court typically include those that involve significant constitutional questions, cases where there is a direct conflict between lower court decisions, and appeals from lower courts that affect a large number of people or public interest. Additionally, some states have specific statutes that mandate automatic review for certain types of cases, such as death penalty appeals. The exact criteria can vary by state, so it’s essential to refer to the specific rules governing that state’s supreme court.
Cases involving disputes between two or more states fall under the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction. These cases are known as "original jurisdiction cases" and are heard directly by the Supreme Court without needing to go through lower courts first.
Well this is not many but the obvious would be murder serial murder and gang violence
The Supreme Court receives about 10,000 petitions per year but only hears about 80. Some factors that the Supreme Court considers when deciding which cases to hear are; conflict of law, highly unusual cases, and the disregard of the lower court.