SCOTUS can have "original jurisdiction"[1] over some cases depending on the matter under review. In this case, because the State (read: USG) is a party in the

SCOTUS can have "original jurisdiction"[1] over some cases depending on the matter under review. In this case, because the State (read: USG) is a party in the case, SCOTUS can be the court in which a case is first argued. _____ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procedures_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States#Original_jurisdiction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procedures_of_the_Supreme_Court...