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The Three Federal Tiers
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The federal system has three tiers: district courts try cases, circuit courts of appeals review them, and the Supreme Court sits last.
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Losing parties appeal upward; decisions of higher courts bind the lower ones.
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"If chosen" governs the top step — the Supreme Court picks its cases.