It also has original jurisdiction over a narrow range of cases, specifically "all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party." The court holds the power of judicial review, the ability to invalidate a statute for violating a provision of the Constitution. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point of U.S.
The Supreme Court of the United States ( SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. Justices who served in Congress Burial places of justices Specialty lists All nominations Unsuccessful nominations Presidential nomination with Senate confirmation
For other uses, see SCOTUS (disambiguation).