If the appellate court does not change or reverse the lower court s decision, the case can be appealed again to the federal or state supreme court.
Due process comes in different forms based upon the importance of the right being taken away.
For example, if you are facing a one day suspension, due process just means the chance to tell you side of the story to the appropriate school administrator. If the punishment is more severe, like and expulsion from school, you have a right to a hearing with your parents and your attorney present. Precedent will ordinarily govern a decision, unless one party can show that it should not apply because the facts and law are not similar.