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The U.S. Supreme Court, established by Article III of the Constitution, is the highest judicial authority in the United States. It operates under the law to adjudicate legal disputes and interpret the Constitution. While much of its workload involves appellate jurisdiction, hearing cases appealed from lower courts, it also maintains original jurisdiction for certain kinds of cases, as outlined in Article III, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. So, what sorts of cases would most likely fall under the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court? To answer that, let's first understand what 'original jurisdiction' means. It refers to the power…