8 2 , ▁the ▁Court ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁fram ers ▁intended ▁for ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁to ▁have ▁app ell ate ▁juris diction ▁over ▁state ▁court ▁cases ▁involving ▁federal ▁law . ▁ ▁According ly , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁found ▁that ▁there ▁should ▁be ▁no ▁restriction ▁or ▁limitation ▁on ▁the ▁Constitution ' s ▁plain ▁language ▁grant ing ▁it ▁app ell ate ▁juris diction ▁over ▁all ▁cases ▁ar ising ▁under ▁the ▁Constitution ▁or ▁laws ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁Court ▁therefore ▁had ▁juris diction ▁over ▁the ▁appeal ▁from ▁the ▁Virginia ▁courts . ▁ ▁Having ▁found ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁juris diction , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁u ph eld ▁the ▁C oh ens ' ▁conv ict ions . ▁The ▁Court ▁found ▁that ▁Congress ▁did ▁not ▁intend ▁to ▁author ize ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁lot tery ▁tick ets ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia . ▁Therefore , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁conflict ▁between ▁the ▁act ▁of ▁Congress ▁author izing ▁a ▁lot tery ▁in ▁D . C . ▁and ▁Virginia ' s ▁stat ute ▁prohib iting ▁lot ter ies ▁in ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁cases , ▁volume ▁ 1 9 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁cases ▁Category : 1 8 2 1 ▁in ▁United ▁States ▁case ▁law ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Ele vent h ▁Am end ment ▁case ▁law ▁Category : S up rem acy ▁Cla use ▁case ▁law ▁Category : C riminal ▁cases ▁in ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Court ▁Category : Leg al ▁history ▁of ▁Virginia