The US Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the United States, and the ultimate arbiter of the Constitution, which controls all laws in the US. They are responsible for upholding the Bill of Rights and for checking the power of the Executive and Legislative branches.
The argument could be made that the main purpose is to rehabilitate those who have violated the law. however, anyone who has experienced it from the punitive side can attest that rehabilitative services available to offenders is minimal or cursory at best. the unarguable fact is, as demonstrated by longer and longer sentencing practices, that American prisons and jails strive now to punish not rehabilitate the incarcerated.
The additional argument could be made that the American legal system seeks to redress justice. This however is another empty argument as illustrated by the large number of accused who are clearly guilty but have been successful in side-stepping prosecution by the enlistment of high powered attorneys, and the nearly unchallenged prosecution of those represented by public defenders. Justice in America is for the rich, or at least those willing and able to pay for it. So, justice has nothing or perhaps very little place in the American legal system.
The purpose of the Supreme Court of the United States is not necessarily to dispense justice. Its purpose is to interpret law as it pertains to the US Constitution.
The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the US. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
The correct name is the Supreme Court of the United States, but most people refer to it as the US Supreme Court. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
US Supreme Court decisions are called "Opinions."
The US Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the United States.
The main purpose of the US Supreme Court is to ensure that all laws in the US conform to the US Constitution.
The main purpose of the US Supreme Court is to ensure that all laws in the US conform to the US Constitution.
If you are referring to the US - it is the US Supreme Court which sits in Washington DC.
The purpose of the Supreme Court of the United States is not necessarily to dispense justice. Its purpose is to interpret law as it pertains to the US Constitution.
The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the US. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the US. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
You do not punish the US Supreme Court.
The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the US. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
The Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States.
The correct name is the Supreme Court of the United States, but most people refer to it as the US Supreme Court. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
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The correct name is the Supreme Court of the United States, but most people refer to it as the US Supreme Court. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.