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? asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 1 year ago

W hat type of issues does a state supreme court deal with?

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  • 1 year ago
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    State supreme courts primary responsibility consists of correcting the errors of the inferior state courts. It exclusively hears appeals on legal issues from inferior state courts. Since it does not make any finding of facts, it holds no trials.

    What is the purpose of a state supreme court?

    On matters of state law, the decisions of a state supreme court are considered final and binding on state and even United States federal courts. Generally, the state supreme court, like most appellate tribunals, is exclusively for hearing appeals of legal issues.

  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    Any case that falls under their jurisdiction - that includes cases appealed from lower Courts and cases with high dollar amounts.

  • martin
    Lv 7
    1 year ago

    The state supreme court deals with legal issues that arise under state statutes or the common law, but involve people, companies, and property over which the state court has jurisdiction.

  • 1 year ago

    Violations and interpretations of state constitutions. It should be like what the US Supreme Court should be doing.

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