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The US Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the Judicial Branch of the federal government. It is the highest authority on cases, laws, and constitutional interpretations that fall under its jurisdiction.

The Court is the highest authority on federal law (except where Congress has specified otherwise), but not on state law unless the state law is relevant to a case under the Court's review, and is determined to be in conflict with the US Constitution.

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