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Supreme Court Of The United States
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Constitutional Foundation and Jurisdiction
Article III vests the judicial power of the United States in "one supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish" [4]. While the Constitution mandated the existence of the Supreme Court, the exact structure, number of justices, and specific appellate jurisdiction were left to the Legislative Branch. The Judiciary Act of 1789 forma…