What happens if the supreme court refuses to hear a case on appeal from the lower courts?
a. the lower court’s ruling stands and cannot be repealed.
b. the case sits in the court’s docket for the next six months.
c. the case immediately goes back to district courts for a re-trial.
d. the case immediately goes back to the appellate courts for a re-trial.

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