...concur, dissenting. The majority concludes that petitioner is not seeking review of the decision of the "highest court of a State in which a decision...could be had" within the meaning of 28 USC § 1257. It is said that petitioner could have, by employment of the certified question procedure, obtained...

...Kings. This Court had no jurisdiction to hear an appeal from that judgment, since it was not rendered by the "highest court of a State in which a decision could be had," 28 USC § 1257, and there could be no warrant for interference with the orderly appellate processes...

...Kings. This Court had no jurisdiction to hear an appeal from that judgment, since it was not rendered by the "highest court of a State in which a decision could be had," 28 USC § 1257, and there could be no warrant for interference with the orderly appellate processes...

...charged." An appeal was taken to the Appellate Department of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, "the highest court of a State in which a decision could be had" in this case. 28 USC § 1257. See Smith v. California, 361 US 147, 149; Edwards v. California, 314...

...this case. Therefore, the decision of the Court of Appeal is not a "[f]inal judgment . . . rendered by the highest court of a State in which a decision could be had . ..." 28 USC § 1257, and we lack jurisdiction to review it. The writ of certiorari is dismissed for...

...charged." An appeal was taken to the Appellate Department of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, "the highest court of a State in which a decision could be had" in this case. 28 USC § 1257. See Smith v. California, 361 US 147, 149; Edwards v. California, 314...

...the Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction. There, given a case that has been tried and reviewed "by the highest court of a State in which a decision could be had," 81 the court appropriately limits its appellate jurisdiction to the decision of actual federal questions....

...US Supreme Court under 28 USC S 1257(2) which provides that final judgments or decrees rendered by the highest court of a state in which a decision could be had, may be reviewed by the Supreme Court by appeal where the validity of a statute of any state is challenged...

...Court has slways had authority, under certain circumstances, to review a final judgment or decree of the highest court of a state in which a decision could be had, where. . .the judgment turns upon a substantial federal question. 80/ Nonetheless, numerous statements...

...59-63 <2d ed. 1896). 84 28 USC | 12(7, restricting Supreme Court review to those situations where, in "the highest court of a State in which a decision could be had," there is "drawn in question" the validity of a treaty or statute of the United States, or the validity...