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State supreme court

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004676

The highest judicial body in a state's court system, serving as the final arbiter of state law. This court hears appeals from lower state courts and its decisions are binding on all other state courts. Its rulings can only be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court on matters of federal law or the U.S. Constitution.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004676
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "State supreme court",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The highest judicial body in a state's court system, serving as the final arbiter of state law. This court hears appeals from lower state courts and its decisions are binding on all other state courts. Its rulings can only be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court on matters of federal law or the U.S. Constitution.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/state-supreme-court/"
}

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