...final judgment or decree in any suit in the highest court of a state in which a decision in the suit could be had, where is drawn in question the validity of a treaty or statute of or an authority exercised under the United States, and the decision is against their validity; or...

...final judgment or decree m any suit in the highest court of the State, in which a decision in the suit could be had, where is drawn in question the validity of a treaty or statute of, or an authority exercised under the United States, and the decision ie against their validity ;...

...final judgment or decree in any suit in the highest court of a State in which a decision in the suit could be had, where is drawn in question the validity of a treaty or statute of, or an authority exercised under, the United States, and the decision is against its validity, or...

...Kings. This Court had no jurisdiction to hear an appeal from that judgment, since it was not rendered by the "highest court of a State in which a decision could be had," 28 USC § 1257, and there could be no warrant for interference with the orderly appellate processes...

...Kings. This Court had no jurisdiction to hear an appeal from that judgment, since it was not rendered by the "highest court of a State in which a decision could be had," 28 USC § 1257, and there could be no warrant for interference with the orderly appellate processes...

...28, which defines this Court's certiorari jurisdiction, states: "Final judgments or decrees rendered by the highest court of a state in which a decision could be had, may be reviewed by the Supreme Court . . . [b]y writ of certiorari, . . . where any title, right, privilege...

...this case. Therefore, the decision of the Court of Appeal is not a "[f]inal judgment . . . rendered by the highest court of a State in which a decision could be had . ..." 28 USC § 1257, and we lack jurisdiction to review it. The writ of certiorari is dismissed for...

...charged." An appeal was taken to the Appellate Department of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, "the highest court of a State in which a decision could be had" in this case. 28 USC § 1257. See Smith v. California, 361 US 147, 149; Edwards v. California, 314...

...charged." An appeal was taken to the Appellate Department of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, "the highest court of a State in which a decision could be had" in this case. 28 USC § 1257. See Smith v. California, 361 US 147, 149; Edwards v. California, 314...

...and does so in a way which undermines the policies behind limiting our review to judgments "rendered by the highest court of a State in which a decision could be had," ibid., and interferes with Illinois' arrangements for the expeditious processing of litigation in its...