Supreme Court of the United States

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The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
federal court
supreme court
alsoKnownAs Supreme Court of the United States
surface form: SCOTUS
appealsFrom United States courts of appeals
surface form: United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

United States courts of appeals
surface form: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

United States courts of appeals
state supreme courts
appointmentMethod presidential nomination with Senate confirmation
authorizedBy United States Constitution
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of the United States federal government
building Supreme Court Building
buildingLocation One First Street NE, Washington, D.C.
chiefJudgeTitle Chief Justice of the United States
composition one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices
coordinates 38.8906°N 77.0044°W
country United States of America
createdBy Judiciary Act of 1789
currentChiefJudge Chief Justice of the United States
surface form: John G. Roberts Jr.
currentChiefJudgeStartDate 2005-09-29
dateEstablished 1789-03-04
decides cases and controversies arising under federal statutes
cases and controversies arising under the Constitution
cases and controversies arising under treaties of the United States
establishedBy United States Constitution
surface form: Article III of the United States Constitution
hasOriginalJurisdictionOver cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls
controversies in which a state is a party
hasPower judicial review of acts of Congress
judicial review of executive actions
judicial review of state laws for federal constitutional compliance
jurisdiction United States Constitution
surface form: Constitution of the United States

federal law of the United States
language English
legalSystem common law
location Washington, D.C.
notableCase Brown v. Board of Education
Bush v. Gore
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Marbury v. Madison
Obergefell v. Hodges
Roe v. Wade
United States v. Nixon
numberOfPositions 9
publishes United States Reports
role final arbiter of constitutional law
final arbiter of federal law
highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States
seat Washington, D.C.
termLength life tenure during good behavior

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Frontiero v. Richardson court Supreme Court of the United States
October Term 2012 appliesToJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
October Term 2012 court Supreme Court of the United States
Grutter v. Bollinger court Supreme Court of the United States
Romer v. Evans decidingCourt Supreme Court of the United States
United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama isSubjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
S. E. Allwright court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Smith v. Allwright
Griswold v. Connecticut court Supreme Court of the United States
James Clark McReynolds memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Katzenbach v. Morgan court Supreme Court of the United States
Public Law 61-475 appliesTo Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the United States (in part)
Corfield caseCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Hicklin v. Orbeck court Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of Virginia v. Friedman court Supreme Court of the United States
Barnard v. Thorstenn court Supreme Court of the United States
The Civil Rights Cases (1883) court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: The Civil Rights Cases
Federal Equity Rules of 1912 adoptedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Federal Equity Rules of 1912 authority Supreme Court of the United States
Gratz v. Bollinger hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Lawrence v. Texas (in part) court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Lawrence v. Texas
Weeks v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (2018) court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association
11-400 court Supreme Court of the United States
Rule 8 interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Marshall Court era hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
United Public Workers v. Mitchell hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of New Hampshire differentFrom Supreme Court of the United States
Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP court Supreme Court of the United States
The Court and the Constitution mainSubject Supreme Court of the United States
Treaties of the United States interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
California v. Texas court Supreme Court of the United States
Mississippi Department of Health in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization litigationStage Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Maryland v. Wirtz court Supreme Court of the United States
Dollree Mapp court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Mapp v. Ohio
Wolf v. Colorado court Supreme Court of the United States
King v. Burwell court Supreme Court of the United States
United States constitutional law interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Rule 41 adoptedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Rule 56 interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Jay Printz court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Printz v. United States
John Marshall Court apexCourt Supreme Court of the United States