The supreme court of the united states is mainly an appellate court, meaning

Appellate courts are the part of the judicial system that is responsible for hearing and reviewing appeals from legal cases that have already been heard in a trial-level or other lower court. Which means cases can be further appealed to the US Supreme Court. Trial courts are where cases are heard first. So Appellate court isnt the first time that certain case had been heard of.

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