The supreme court is the one who benefits from court appeal
How? The supreme court will review the case and will see if it reasonable or not. Typically they would consider the case but most of the time they do decline.
http://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/types-cases/appeals
Hope this helps if your confused.
The best option as to what shift has occurred as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union is "a shift from government-owned to privately-owned business," although it should be noted that this is a bit of a simplification.
Cortez is the leader of the Aztecs and Pizzaro is the leader of a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that conquered the Inca Empire.