The Supreme Court is established by the Constitution under Article 111, Section 1. The Supreme Court has original and appellate jurisdiction to determine and adjudicate any matter. However, the original jurisdiction is limited to cases involving disputes between states, disputes arising from ambassadors among other higher-ranking ministers in the government. Appellate jurisdiction on the others is the authority given to the court to review the decisions of the lower courts (Lieberman, 67). Therefore, in most cases the Supreme Court deals with appeal cases from lower courts, when parties to cases do not feel satisfied with the decision of the lower courts.
For the Supreme Court to determine a case it must be established that the case has been decided by the lower courts, and has come to the Supreme Court through a writ of certiorari that is granted by the by the Supreme Court by the appellant. Four justices out of nine grant the writ of certiorari for an appeal to suffice in the Supreme Court. It is referred to as the Rule of four.
In the case of Kelo v. New London (2005) was a Supreme Court case referred as the Supreme Court Eminent Domain Case. This was a constitutional case, which was determined by the Supreme Court. The issue of the case was on the Fifth Amendment as to the takings clause, where the law requires the government to give just compensation if private property is taken for public use.
Therefore, this means that the Supreme Court deals with constitutional matters. The higher court does not adjudicate on matters that can be determined by lower courts. The decision given by the Supreme Court is binding and cannot be overturned by any court. This is to say that the decision of the high court is final.
Work cited
Lieberman, Jethro K. A Practical Companion to the Constitution: How the Supreme Court Has Ruled on Issues from Abortion to Zoning. Berkeley, Calif. [u.a.: Univ. of California Press, 1999. Print.
Kelo, Susette. Kelo v. City of New London: 545 U.S. 469 (2005). Durham, NC: Distinctive Aspects of American Law Video Project, Duke University School of Law, 2006. Web.
