Wynehamer v. the People was a court case in 1856.
The case struck down an early prohibition statute with higher-law doctrine, and set the stage for national prohibition to be proposed as a constitutional amendment.
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Supreme Court of the United States
There are two special cases that start trial in the United States Supreme Court. Cases involving foreign officials and cases in which a state is a party originate in the Supreme Court.
In most cases a Supreme Court decision is permanent. The current Supreme Court can change the decision of a previous Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the United States. It does not try cases, in the standard sense of the word, but only reviews lower court decisions. Usually, cases heard by the Supreme Court involve issues of Constitutional law or federal legislation.
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