UPREM COURT OF THE UNITED STATES CONS TIT UTI O N AL LAW
Supreme Court of the United States
Feb 15, 2016
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SUPREME
COURT OF
THE UNITE
D
STATES
CONSTITUTIONAL
LAW
How do you
become a Justice?
How long do they serve?
HOW DO CASES REACH THE SUPREME COURT?
Original Jurisdiction
Appellate Jurisdiction
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
The Supreme Court is the first stop
APPELLATE JURISDICTION
A case reaches the Supreme Court through the process of appeals.
**Most cases reach the Supreme Court through Appellate Jurisdiction
State Trial
courts
State Appellate Courts
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
-Supreme Court does NOT decide guilt or innocence.
-They decide on constitutional issues/procedural issues/laws
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
OPINIONS OF THE COURTWritten part of the decision that states the judgment and the reasoning of the majority of the court
CONCURRING OPINIONJustices who agree with the decision but for different reasons write a concurring opinion
DISSENTING OPINIONThose who disagree with the decision will write dissenting opinions
5-4, 6-3, 7-2, 8-1, 9-0
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