Why is the Supreme Court referred to as the court of last resort?
A) There can be no further legal appeals after a hearing at this level.
B) It is better to have your decision settled at a lower court; going to the Supreme Court is an undesirable outcome.
C) Supreme Court Justices tend to be less sympathetic to the plight of defendants than lower-court judges and thus you are more likely to win your case at a lower level.
D) It rarely settles political disputes between the states and national government effectively, thus it is better to have a political case tried in a lower-level court.
E) Like in the Bush v. Gore decision, the Supreme Court rarely settles political disputes between major political parties or candidates in the way the public prefers.
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