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The U.S. Supreme Court was originally created to decide the constituionality of laws. They are supposed to bring the case down to the basic question of law and then render a decision. So easy cases are never heard because the basis for decions has never been challenged because it is straight forward. The process to reach the supreme court is also lengthy. There are several appellate courts that the case has to go through to get to the phase where the supreme court can even consider it. Then they get to decide if the case deserves a review. Often times the supreme court renders decisions based on interpretation of law and that can be biased. Also social influences can have an affect on the outcome of cases. This is especially true in cases that involve terrorism. The only cases that the supreme court can render on as the first or original court are those cases involving disputes between states.
Easy cases are almost always resolved correctly by lower courts. If there doesn't appear to be a possibility of the lower court having made an error, the Supreme Court will decline to hear the case. Also, the Supreme Court has far too little time to hear every case sent to it, so it will tend to turn down cases that don't deal with important and difficult Constitutional issues.
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Does the US Supreme Court get more cases from the federal or state court system?
Most cases reach the US Supreme Court via the US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts, which are part of the federal court system.
How do the vast majority of cases heard by the Supreme Court reach the court?
It will decide that the cases do not need to be heard. The Supreme Court only takes the cases that relate to the Constitution.
How does a case that reaches the supreme court by certificate do so?
Used when a lower court is not clear about the procedure or rule of law that should apply in a case. The lower courts ask the Supreme Court to certify the answer to a specific question matter.
What are examples to be followed in similar cases as they arise in lower courts or reach the supreme court?
Precedents
Why don't easy cases reach US Supreme Court?
Easy cases are adjudicated by lower courts. Harder cases are decided by the higher courts.
Most cases reach the supreme court through?
The Supreme Court issues writs of certiorari to hear the cases it chooses to hear. These cases can be argued by private lawyers admitted to practice before the Court, or in the case of the United States as a party, by the Solicitor-General of the United States.
How many justices are there on the US Supreme Court and what types of jurisdiction does Court have?
There are nine justices on the US Supreme Court: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. Most cases reach the Court under its appellate jurisdiction. The only cases the Supreme Court hears under original (trial) jurisdiction are disputes between the states.
80 cases reach supreme court how many cases are deemed of great national importance?
The answer to this question would vary from Term to Term.
Why don't the easy cases reach the supreme court?
The U.S. Supreme Court was originally created to decide the constituionality of laws. They are supposed to bring the case down to the basic question of law and then render a decision. So easy cases are never heard because the basis for decions has never been challenged because it is straight forward. The process to reach the supreme court is also lengthy. There are several appellate courts that the case has to go through to get to the phase where the supreme court can even consider it. Then they get to decide if the case deserves a review. Often times the supreme court renders decisions based on interpretation of law and that can be biased. Also social influences can have an affect on the outcome of cases. This is especially true in cases that involve terrorism. The only cases that the supreme court can render on as the first or original court are those cases involving disputes between states.
How do cases involving citizens rights reach the Supreme Court?
All cases start out in lower local courts to be heard. After the initial verdict the party that feels that they should have gotten a different outcome they will appeal. The Supreme Court is the highest court of appeals and the verdicts can be fought all the way to them.
How does the cases reach the supreme court?
There are two ways a case can reach the Supreme Court.The first way is by far the most common: A case is first heard by a trial court. If one of the parties doesn't like the outcome, they appeal. The case is then heard by an appeals court, who has the power to overturn the decision of the trial court. The first appeal is a "gimme" - the appeals court hears everyone's appeal. If one of the parties STILL doesn't like the outcome, they can try to appeal again. The Supreme Court, however, does not have to accept every appeal. To appeal to the Supreme Court, you have to write a "petition for certiorari." If they accept your case, we say that the Supreme Court has "granted cert."The second way is very rare: the Constitution gives the supreme court "original" jurisdiction over a narrow class of cases (mostly cases between states or involving ambassadors.) This means that if a case is of that type, the Supreme Court can take it directly, without any trial court. The court almost never accepts a case this way.
How is justice kagan going to be impartial on ObamaCare when she helped write it?
She will no doubt recuse herself when/if those cases reach the Supreme Court.
