[Borges]

Congress does not have the power to limit the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court only the lower courts. The Supreme Court has 'All Judicial Power in Law and Equity'. Congress can change the number of justices though.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Congress does not have the power to limit the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court only the lower courts. The Supreme Court has 'All Judicial Power in Law and Equity'."

If the Congress limits the jurisdiction of the lower (Federal) courts, then how does any issue make its way to the Supreme Court for adjudication. Answer---it doesn't.

[Bigun]

Congress does not have the power to limit the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court only the lower courts.

Hmmm? In that case would you please be kind enough to explain the meaning of the section highlighted below?

ArticleIII

Section. 2.

Clause 1: The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority;--to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls;--to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction;--to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party;--to Controversies between two or more States;--between a State and Citizens of another State; between Citizens of different States, --between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.

Clause 2: In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.