The Supreme court often decides that a case should be heard in circumstances in which two or more lower courts have decided differently.

最高法院经常裁定，只有同一案件在两个或者更多的初级法院作出不同裁定的时候，才应该对这一案件召开听证会。

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One of the most closely watched cases this term will be heard early next year when the high court considers a challenge to gun control laws in the city of Chicago.

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The lawyers for suits in several of those states have filed a petition for all the cases nationwide to be heard in a court in their district, according to Catherine Odenbreit, a lawyer representing multiple plaintiffs in several state and federal suits filed in California.

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Instead, he has asked the Indians to do so voluntarily (which they have), while ruling that the question of who owns the land should be heard in a separate court.

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The lawsuit was due to be heard last Friday at a district court in Los Angeles, but was postponed for unclear reasons.

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