and those in which a State shall be PartyIf you look at the case title, the state of Alabama is not a party to the action. Chief Judge Roy Moore is. Had Alabama been the party, the US Supreme Court would've heard this first, not last, in the appeals process.
My point is that the Constitution overtly establishes that the Supreme Court is not the final arbiter of all. Congress by any law can limit it in some cases. ---
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. Here is a link to the decision. D. C. Docket Nos. 01-01268-CV-T-N 01-01269-CV-T-N
P.S. I was wrong about the parties. They were all individuals and the United States was not a party.