Assertion: supreme court | /r/HasAspect | jurisdiction
Facets:
value: over state constitutional issues
type: OTHER
value: to ensure compliance
type: PURPOSE
value: over individual state laws
type: OTHER
value: over challenged elections
type: OTHER
value: over original actions
type: OTHER
value: in these cases
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The Supreme Court is the only federal court that has jurisdiction over direct appeals from state court decisions, although there are several devices that permit so-called "collateral review" of state cases.
text: The decision of the Court of Appeals is final in domestic relations appeals, administrative and workers' compensation appeals, and traffic and criminal appeals where no incarceration is imposed; the Supreme Court has no jurisdiction in these cases unless it initially determines that the appeal involves a substantial constitutional question as a determinative issue or matters of significant precedential value.
text: The High Court has jurisdiction to try all offences committed in Singapore and may also try offences committed outside Singapore in certain circumstances.
text: The Supreme Court also has jurisdiction over challenged elections, and exercises supervision over all the courts of the state, including matters of attorney and judge discipline.
text: The Supreme Court has jurisdiction to review appeals from the State trial courts and from many State administrative agencies.
text: The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over original actions, appeals from lower courts, and regulation or administration of the practice of law in Wisconsin.
text: The Supreme Court is the only federal court that has jurisdiction over the direct appeals from high courts decisions, as powers granted by the Constitution as an appellate jurisdiction.
text: The Supreme Court also has jurisdiction to ensure compliance with the Constitution of Ireland by governmental bodies and private citizens.
text: The Supreme Court has jurisdiction to review appeals from the State trial courts and from many State administrative agencies.
text: Under the 1999 constitution, the Supreme Court has both original and appellate jurisdictions, has the sole authority and jurisdiction to entertain appeals from Court of Appeal, having appellate jurisdiction over all lower federal courts and highest state courts.
text: Until the creation of the court of appeals in 1980, the supreme court was also required to accept appeals from final decisions in criminal cases; now, however, the court of appeals fills this role, although the supreme court still has jurisdiction to exercise its discretion to accept appeals from decisions of the court of appeals (or upon certification from the court of appeals that the case involves a significant question of constitutional law or an issue of substantial public interest).
text: Whether the Supreme Court has jurisdiction to hear the applicant's proposed appeal given that the court from which he seeks to appeal declined to certify that a point of law of general public importance was involved in the decision.
text: The US Supreme Court has no jurisdiction over individual state laws or state constitutional issues.