Does the Supreme Court have the power to review decisions originating in both the lower federal and the state courts?

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2026-10-14 16:40

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Yes, under the right circumstances. The US Supreme Court can only review cases on appeal from, or when an appeal has been refused by, a state's "court of last resort" (usually called [state name] supreme court, but there are a few exceptions), if all state avenues of appeal have been exhausted and if the case involves a preserved federal or constitutional question. For an issue to be preserved, it must be raised at the trial level and all levels of appeal.

About two-thirds of the Supreme Court's cases are petitioned from the US Courts of Appeals Circuit Courts; however, under certain circumstances, cases may go directly from a US District Court to the US Supreme Court on expedited appeal. Expedited appeals most often occur if the case involves a high-ranking federal official, or challenges legislation in which Congress has specified an expedited appellate process.

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