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Supreme Court of the United States
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Supreme Court of the United States
The
Supreme Court of the United States
(colloquially known as "
SCOTUS
") is the
highest
federal court of the United States
. Established pursuant to
Article III of the United States Constitution
in 1789, it has ultimate (and largely
discretionary
)
appellate jurisdiction
over all federal courts and over
state court
cases involving issues of
federal law
, plus
original jurisdiction
over a small range of cases. In the
legal system of the United States
, the Supreme Court is the final interpreter of
federal constitutional law
, although it may only act within the context of a case in which it has jurisdiction.
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