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The New York Supreme Court is a state court of general jurisdiction that tries both civil and criminal cases under New York law. New York's highest appellate court (equivalent to the Supreme Court in most states) is the New York Court of Appeals.

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Where do the US Supreme Court justices hear cases?

The Supreme Court justices hear cases in the courtroom of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC.


How many cases a year is the supreme court allowed to hear?

The Supreme Court alone decides which cases, and how many they will hear.


How many cases is the supreme court allowed to hear in a year?

The Supreme Court alone decides which cases, and how many they will hear.


Which is not a limit placed upon the supreme court?

A limit not placed on the supreme court is that they get to choice which cases they want to hear. The supreme court holds the full say so in which cases they choice and they only hear few cases throughout the year.


What kind of cases does Supreme Court Hears?

The Supreme Court hears three kinds of cases. Cases appealed from lower federal courts account for two-thirds of the cases they hear. They also hear cases appealed from state's supreme courts, and sometimes hear cases that have not been previously heard by a lower court, such as between one state's government and another.


What type of cases does supreme courts hear?

The Supreme Court hears any cases that involve the interpretation of the Constitution.


Who decides which appellate cases the US Supreme Court will hear?

Congress has authority to set or change the US Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction. The Supreme Court itself has full discretion over which cases it chooses to hear under its appellate jurisdiction.


What court cases involved in order for the Supreme Court to hear them?

Constitution, treaties, or Federal Laws


How cases end up on the docket of the US supreme court?

The Supreme Court takes substantially all of its cases on appeal. Parties displeased with the ruling in their cases may request a writ of certiorari praying that the Supreme Court hear their case. The Supreme Court reviews the requests and chooses which cases to hear. Typically, the only cases granted certiorari are those that implicate important and contested questions of Constitutional significance or public policy.


Most cases reach the supreme court through?

The Supreme Court issues writs of certiorari to hear the cases it chooses to hear. These cases can be argued by private lawyers admitted to practice before the Court, or in the case of the United States as a party, by the Solicitor-General of the United States.


Why is difficult to take a case to the Supreme Court?

The Supreme Court gets to choose which cases it wants to hear, and it doesn't choose very many!!


What cases does the Supreme Court have the power to hear?

The Supreme Court is brought a large number of cases every year to review, but they do not have to hear all of them. They choose from cases that have already gone through state or federal courts where one of the parties was unhappy with the previous decision.

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