And while everyone involved in the case is duly awestruck by the prospect of an audience with the U.S. Supreme Court, the Justices' ultimate decision may hold little weight, especially when compared to the more immediate and pressing decisions facing Florida's state courts.

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The Supreme Court first met in 1790, as the ultimate part of the judicial branch of government.

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But their ultimate decision to form an investigatory committee led by a retired Supreme Court justice and overseen by foreign observers indicates that they failed to recognize the nature of the international campaign facing Israel today.

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