To be heard at the Supreme Court level without having original jurisdiction requires the losing party at the appellate level to file a petition seeking a review of the case.

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The petition was submitted by Robert Rosenthal, an appellate attorney with long experience in cases of this kind.

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Mr.Yerushalmi's and the Law Center's petition is the first to reach the U.S. Supreme Court following a decision by an appellate court.

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