Most court "routes" start with the municipal or county court or possibly a US district court. It's a long and winding road.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Court_of_Appeals
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Supreme_Court
The US Supreme Court decides which cases they will hear -- and not all get on their list, by a long shot!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Us_supreme_court
Scroll down more than halfway and read How a case moves through the Court.
Other teachers will have more to add to this, I'm sure. These ideas should get you started, though.
I can't find a website anyway that will give me what I want. There is way to much junk on the internet.
I need to find a site that lists the order in which somebody makes a claim, or like with the kentucky lethal injection case. Who did they go to? What happened there? Then so on and so on..
and does the supreme court always have the last and final say?
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Here are some sites that have information on this specific case.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297966,00.html
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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5186359.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297966,00.html
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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5186359.html
And then if the supreme court rules something, like something crazy,
if the congress and states oppose that can there be a change if a majority opposes it?
if the congress and states oppose that can there be a change if a majority opposes it?
The Supreme Court's job is to interpret the Constitution. Its decisions cannot be changed. However, the Court may choose to hear similar cases that limit the Court's original decision. Roe v. Wade and later decisions is a good example. Check this site for more information.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5029934
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5029934