In 1988, Congress eliminated the last vestiges of the Supreme Court’s mandatory jurisdiction, giving the Court complete control over its docket for the first time. Review of cases based on a state statute held invalid by a U.S. court of appeals were converted from appeal to writ of certiorari, as were cases from the state courts regarding a state statute upheld or a federal statute or treaty invalidated.

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Supreme Court of the United States: Jurisdiction (chart)