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This 8 page paper describes the way in which cases get to the US Supreme Court, and discusses several of the Court's landmark decisions.
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Court hearing made at this point III Writ of Certiorari A. Lower court writes detailed petition B. Justices decide if they will hear the case C. Supreme Court Issues Writ of
Certiorari IV Other Methods of Getting Cases to the Supreme Court A. Certification (Rare) B. Appeal (Rare) C. Originate at Supreme Court (Rare) V Landmark Cases A. Miranda v. Arizona B. United States
v. Nixon VI Conclusion Introduction The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the nation, and the cases that are handled there have
repercussions throughout all the courts, and indeed throughout society. This paper examines the ways in which cases get to the Court, and looks briefly at two landmark Supreme Court
decisions. How Cases Get to the Supreme Court Cases generally do not begin at the Supreme Court; they begin at a much lower level, in either state or
federal district court (The Supreme Court: Cases brought before the court, 2003). If the losing party in a case tried in these courts believes that the verdict does not
serve justice, the party may appeal to a higher court (The Supreme Court: Cases brought before the court, 2003). If the appellate court agrees with the lower court
(i.e., if this court upholds the original ruling), then the party has still another option: requesting that the case go to the Supreme Court (The Supreme Court: Cases
brought before the court, 2003). "Cases usually get to the Supreme Court either from the next highest appeals court in the federal system ... or from the highest appeals
court of one of the States" (United States Supreme Court). Cases dont come directly from a trial court but have at least two "layers" of courts between the original
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