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Bar Exam (Next Generation) Flashcards: Judicial Authority To Interpret The Constitution And Laws

Study Judicial Authority To Interpret The Constitution And Laws in Bar Exam (Next Generation) with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

A state high court rules for a defendant under both the state constitution and the Fourth Amendment; the state ground alone suffices. What is the effect on Supreme Court review?

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ANSWER

The Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction to review it, because the judgment rests on an adequate and independent state ground. Even reversing the federal ruling would not change the result.

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