34 us supreme court
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Supreme Court Cases
-Highest Court in the Nation
-All Decisions are Final
-Usually Appellate Jurisdiction Only
-Only hears about 150 of thousandsof appeals
Court’s Power-Constitution is the Highest Law
-Constitution is the Supreme Law whenthere is a conflict with other laws
-Court is responsible for upholding theConstitution
-Judicial Review
Power of the Supreme Court toexamine a law and determine itsconstitutionality
-Limiting the Court’s Power
-Constitutional Amendments
-Selection of Judges
Supreme Court Justices
-made up of 9 justices
-1 is Chief Justice
-8 Associate Justices
-no official requirements
all have been lawyers
-appointed by the President w/Senate approval
-appointed to a life term
-very important appointment process
Supreme Court Justices
-made up of 9 justices
-1 is Chief Justice
-8 Associate Justices
-no official requirements
all have been lawyers
-appointed by the President w/Senate approval
-appointed to a life term
-very important appointment process
Supreme Court Justices
-made up of 9 justices
-1 is Chief Justice
-8 Associate Justices
-no official requirements
all have been lawyers
-appointed by the President w/Senate approval
-appointed to a life term
-very important appointment process
Court at Work-In session from Oct to June/July
each year
-Each month follows a pattern
-1st 2 weeks the court hears cases,make announcements, and discusscurrent cases
-2nd 2 weeks the justices are writingopinions, deciding what cases tohear, and researching cases
Which Cases?
-Justices discuss and must agree onthe merits of a case for it to beheard
-Only hears certain kinds of cases
-Usually hears just appellate cases
Court Decisions-Justices discuss cases with each other
-Make one of three decisions
Uphold
Overturn
Remand
-Each decision is accompanied with awritten opinion explaining the lawabout the case
-Majority Opinion--the writtendecision of the justices on the winningside
-Concurrent Opinion-- the writtenopinion of a justice who agrees withthe majority but may have slightlydifferent reasons
-Dissenting Opinion-- the writtenopinions of a justice who disagreedwith the majority