LGLS 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Philadelphia Municipal Court, United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit, Appellate Jurisdiction

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Very specific kind of cases go to federal court. Ex: if a person commits a federal crime, not a state crime it goes to federal court. If the plaintiff and defendant are from different states, they file it in federal court. The federal courts are the guardians of the constitution because their decision protect the rights and liberties guaranteed by this document. Congress makes the laws but the federal courts interpret and apply those laws to resolve disputes. What is so important about marbury v. madison. One of the most important decisions with the power of the court in the u. s history. Established concept that the supreme court uniquely has the power to declare a claw of congress unconstitutional. Most important group when it comes to law. It is the final arbiter of all legal disputes and its decisions bind everyone. Certain trials that the supreme court hears for the first time, they haven"t come from other courts.

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