The U.S. Supreme Court does not have to hear every case brought to it or appealed.

The Missouri Plan is a partisan public election system for the selection of judges.

Judicial Restraint is a judicial practice of not overturning an act of the federal or state legislative or executive branches.

Original Jurisdiction refers to the authority to hear or act on a case from its beginning to its conclusion.

Texas is in the geographic boundaries of the United States 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

The solicitor general:

Legislative intent:

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt:

The Dred Scott v. Sanford case ruled that slaves were not citizens of the United States and could not get protection from the federal government or the courts.

The Constitution requires that all criminal defendants be indicted by a grand jury before being prosecuted for a felony.