supreme court

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The supreme court is the highest judicial authority in a country’s legal system, typically serving as the final court of appeal and the ultimate interpreter of the constitution and national laws.

All labels observed (3)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf apex court ⓘ
court of last resort ⓘ
judicial institution ⓘ
aimsTo ensure uniform interpretation of law ⓘ
protect constitutional order ⓘ
safeguard fundamental rights ⓘ
appliesTo entire national territory ⓘ
canBeAccessedBy appeal ⓘ
special leave or certiorari procedures ⓘ
canReview appeals from lower courts ⓘ
constitutional challenges to executive actions ⓘ
constitutional challenges to legislation ⓘ
composedOf associate justices ⓘ
chief justice ⓘ
decidesBy majority vote ⓘ
differsFrom intermediate appellate court ⓘ
trial court ⓘ
hasFunction final court of appeal ⓘ
ultimate interpreter of national laws ⓘ
ultimate interpreter of the constitution ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver appeals from intermediate appellate courts ⓘ
cases involving national legislation ⓘ
cases involving separation of powers issues ⓘ
constitutional disputes ⓘ
disputes between branches of government ⓘ
disputes between different levels of government ⓘ
lower courts ⓘ
hasPower interpretation of constitutional provisions ⓘ
interpretation of statutes ⓘ
invalidating unconstitutional laws ⓘ
issuing binding legal precedents ⓘ
judicial review ⓘ
overruling precedents ⓘ
reviewing administrative decisions ⓘ
reviewing executive actions ⓘ
hasRole highest judicial authority in a country ⓘ
isPartOf national legal system ⓘ
state structure ⓘ
issues binding interpretations of law ⓘ
final judgments ⓘ
written opinions ⓘ
maySit en banc ⓘ
in panels of justices ⓘ
operatesInDomain constitutional law ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
public law ⓘ
relatedTo constitution ⓘ
executive branch ⓘ
legislature ⓘ
usesPrinciple stare decisis ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association → proceduralHistory → The Supreme Court granted certiorari to review the Third Circuit’s decision. ⓘ
linked to: supreme court
Second Civil Division → courtLevel → supreme court ⓘ
Howard's U.S. Supreme Court Reports → subject → United States Supreme Court procedure ⓘ
linked to: supreme court
Supreme Court justice → servesOn → supreme court ⓘ
subject linked to: Supreme Court justices
fundamental charter → isInterpretedBy → supreme court ⓘ
Supreme Federal Court → typeOfCourt → supreme court ⓘ