"We Must Not Sport With Things of So Solemn a Nature"

"as reports of referees, and verdicts of a jury."

An amusing locution, from Shewell v. Wycoff, 1 U.S. 312 (1788). Special bonus question: What court does this case, published in volume 1 of the U.S. Reports, come from?

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[The Margrave of Azilia]

It's in Wikipedia, but I'll leave the question to those who have a broader scope of information from which to draw.

[The Margrave of Azilia]

As Def Leppard might put it, it's Too late For Challenging the Decree Nisi.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JylbxFYc83k

[Area Man]

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[No One Of Consequence]

What court? Why the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, of course. It's written right there at the top of the page. Well, actually the next page. Page 312 says "Cases ruled and adjudged in the," and page 313 continues with "Supreme Court of Pennsylvania."

[Eugene Volokh]

Correct: The opinions in volume 1 of U.S. Reports are from the Pennsylvania courts.

[SRG2]

Edited: I only saw "Supreme Court" on the source page so took it to mean the US SC. I retain my original comment:

Nowadays that would be a 20-page decision, with an irrelevant dissent by Thomalito fundamentally questioning divorce