Well, honey, the US Supreme Court is the big kahuna of the judicial branch, so it rules over all the other courts in the land. That means it's the boss of the federal court system, including the Court of Appeals and District Courts. So, if you've got a bone to pick with the law, you better hope it's in their favor, darling.
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Decisions of the US Supreme Court affect the rulings and procedures of EVERY other court in the country, right down to the municipal level.
other courts use the decision as a guideline when they rule on similar cases
Supreme Court cases diminished the scope of the exclusionary rule?
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The rule of law over executive privilege.
The authority of a court to rule on certain cases is known as the jurisdiction of the court. State courts have jurisdiction over matters within that state, and different levels of courts have jurisdiction over lawsuits involving different amounts of money. Federal courts have jurisdiction over lawsuits between citizens of different states, or cases based on federal statutes.