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Treason

"one supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish."

Levying War Against the Country

adhering to enemies of the US

Giving Aid and Comfort to the enemy

Two Witnesses to the overt act

Confession in Court

The justices are nominated by the President of the United States and appointed after confirmation by the United States Senate. Justices of the Supreme Court have life tenure and receive a salary which is set at $255,500 per year for the chief justice and at $244,400 per year for each associate justice as of 2014.

Congress has the power to decide the punishment

THE US SUPREME COURT

Article 3 - Judicial Branch

Types of Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction

(right of a court to hear a case)

Original Jurisdiction

Appellate Jurisdiction

the power to hear the case the first time it is tried.

* Foreign Diplomats

Federal Courts:

* Constitution

* Federal Law

* Treaties

* Foreign Ambassadors & Diplomats

* Naval and Maritime Law

* Disputes between states

* Disputes between a citizen and another country or the US

cases that are heard an additional time because of errors in a trial, incorrectly interpreted or applied law

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