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The Supreme Court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in many legal jurisdictions. In terms of U.S history, it refers specifically to the Supreme Court of United States which has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal and state court cases involving issues of federal law plus original jurisdiction over a small range of cases.

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