Appeals What Is the Purpose Term Paper

S. Supreme Court. Federal courts do not deal with state court rulings, except for the U.S. Supreme Court, unless a federal law is at issue as well as a state law. "An appeal normally may be taken only to the next higher body in the same system. For example, an appeal of a decision in a state trial court normally may be taken only to the state intermediate appellate court. Then the party who lost on appeal may take a further appeal to the state's highest court....The state's highest court is typically the final word on matters of that state's law" ("Appeal -- where do you do it," Free Advice, 2008).The losing party may appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case. Typically, the U.S. Supreme Court hears only very few cases, and only when issues of constitutionality or federal law are called into question. ("What is the role of the U.S. Supreme Court," Free Advice, 2008).

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"What is the role of the U.S. Supreme Court?" Free Advice. 3 Apr 2008. http://law.freeadvice.com/litigation/appeals/us_supreme_court_role.htm.....