Supreme Court of the United States
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SUPREME
COURT OF
THE UNITE
D
STATES
CONSTITUTIONAL
LAW
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How do you
become a Justice?
How long do they serve?
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HOW DO CASES REACH THE SUPREME COURT?
Original Jurisdiction
Appellate Jurisdiction
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ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
The Supreme Court is the first stop
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APPELLATE JURISDICTION
A case reaches the Supreme Court through the process of appeals.
**Most cases reach the Supreme Court through Appellate Jurisdiction
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State Trial
courts
State Appellate Courts
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
-Supreme Court does NOT decide guilt or innocence.
-They decide on constitutional issues/procedural issues/laws
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WHAT TYPE OF CASES DO THE JUSTICES HEAR?
Justices get to pick up any case they choose
“Rule of 4”-Four of the Nine Justices have to agree to hear the case
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OPINIONS OF THE COURTWritten part of the decision that states the judgment and the reasoning of the majority of the court
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CONCURRING OPINIONJustices who agree with the decision but for different reasons write a concurring opinion
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DISSENTING OPINIONThose who disagree with the decision will write dissenting opinions
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