supreme courts
Top judicial bodies
Supreme courts are the highest judicial bodies in legal systems, with final authority over interpreting law and reviewing lower court decisions.
Most nations have one; the United States has both a federal Supreme Court and one in each state.
The case was appealed all the way to the supreme court.
Decisions from supreme courts set binding precedent.
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First-level judicial bodies
lower courts · district courts · municipal courts · county courts · small claims courts
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