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Supreme Court ruling challenges authority over state criminal prosecutions.

In the Beginning There Was None: Supreme Court Review of State Criminal Prosecutions
Kevin C. Walsh

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The article challenges the idea that a law from 1789 allowed the Supreme Court to review state criminal cases. This law was thought to be important in shaping the relationship between state and federal courts. The researchers argue that this law did not actually give the Supreme Court the power to review state criminal cases.