On the other hand, an appeal would have taken the issue to a state supreme court in which success was unlikely. (educationnext.org)
The president picks the next supreme court justices, and that's what makes the real difference in this country. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Within each state, that state's supreme court decisions appear first, decisions of intermediate appellate courts next, and decisions of trial courts appear last. (rbs0.com)