When Americans are angry and believe they are right about an issue, they might use this expression: “I'm going to take it all the way to the Supreme Court!” These words capture two important ideas. First, the Supreme Court of the United States has the final say in legal disputes. The high court is sometimes called the “court of last resort.” The expression also suggests that taking a case “all the way” to the Supreme Court is hard. Each year, the court receives about 7,000 requests to consider cases. The judges called justices rule on only 100 or so. Their job is to strike down laws or actions that violate the U.S. Constitution. Linda Greenhouse reported on the U.S. Supreme Court for 30 years. She points out that although the justices hear only a few cases every year, the court plays an important role. “It sits there as a symbol that there is rule of law in the country that people can turn to, and I think it’s a very important part of American culture.”
Title: The Rise of the US Supreme Court
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Court of the United States has the final say in legal disputes.</span> <span data-start-time='26958' data-end-time='33583'>The high court is sometimes called the “court of last resort.”</span> <span data-start-time='33583' data-end-time='43292'>The expression also suggests that taking a case “all the way” to the Supreme Court is hard.</span> <span data-start-time='43292' data-end-time='51250'>Each year, the court receives about 7,000 requests to consider cases.</span> <span data-start-time='51250' data-end-time='58063'>The judges called justices rule on only 100 or so.</span> <span data-start-time='58063' data-end-time='67000'>Their job is to strike down laws or actions that violate the U.S. Constitution.</span> <span data-start-time='67000' data-end-time='74104'>Linda Greenhouse reported on the U.S. Supreme Court for 30 years.</span> <span data-start-time='74104' data-end-time='84563'>She points out that although the justices hear only a few cases every year, the court plays an important role.</span> <span data-start-time='84563' data-end-time='96083'>“It sits there as a symbol that there is rule of law in the country that people can turn to, and I think it’s a very important part of American culture.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2422/98ADC05C-FC79-4F14-90D0-296C694A6675_cx4_cy17_cw89_w1023_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=10386 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