The judicial branch is made up of the Supreme Court and about 100 other federal courts.

司法部门是由最高法院及大约100个其它的联邦法院所组成。

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Although her inheritance remains uncertain, the United States Supreme court (no less) unanimously ruled that she could pursue her case in federal court.

尽管她的继承权仍未明确，但美国最高法院一致裁决，她可以在联邦法院追诉。

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A federal ruling, upheld by the Supreme Court in May, has found the conditions "cruel and unusual", and requires California to release roughly 30, 000 inmates in the next two years.

五月一项被高级法院支持的联邦裁定指出了这种状况是“残忍的和非正常的”并且要求加州在接下来的两年时间里释放大约三万名囚犯。

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Sotomayor spent years as a federal judge before her Supreme Court appointment, and legal analysts expect her to be an active advocate in the court's oral and written debates.

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In April 2010, the Supreme Court upheld a 2007 federal court move to overturn his pardon.

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In April 2010, the Supreme Court upheld a 2007 federal court move to overturn his pardon, clearing the way for the court case which ended with his life sentence on Wednesday.

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The trial of the 94 continues at the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi.

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