Supreme Court of the United Federation of Planets

The Supreme Court of the United Federation of Planets is the highest judicial body in the United Federation of Planets, holding the final judicial authority over Federation laws.

In 2373, Rihcard Bashir declared that he would challenge the Federation's laws against genetic engineering and would go all the way to the Federation Supreme Court if he had to. (DS9 episode: "Our Man Bashir.")

This apparently contradicts Articles of the Federation'', in which the Federation Judiciary Council is described as being the highest legal authority in the Federation. Possible explanations include the idea that the Judiciary Council may be the same body as the Supreme Court, that the Supreme Court's rulings may be appealed to the Judiciary Council, that the Judiciary Council was established sometime after 2373, or that precedent-setting cases are sometimes handed to the Judiciary Council by the Supreme Court.''