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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Shaw v. Reno court Supreme Court of the United States
Washington v. Davis court Supreme Court of the United States
Heman Marion Sweatt legalCaseCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Levi Woodbury servedIn Supreme Court of the United States
Article III of the United States Constitution establishes Supreme Court of the United States
Bakke court Supreme Court of the United States
Howard's U.S. Supreme Court Reports courtReported Supreme Court of the United States
McGhee v. Sipes jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Corrigan v. Buckley jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
McLaurin was required to sit in designated segregated areas in classrooms, the library, and the cafeteria. court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents
Sherman Antitrust Act interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Yick Wo v. Hopkins hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Korematsu v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
District of Columbia federal judicial circuit higherCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Hirabayashi v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Ex parte Endo court Supreme Court of the United States
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act upheldBy Supreme Court of the United States
Kathryn A. Piper court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper
Buck v. Bell opinion hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Fanny Bowditch Dixwell associatedWith Supreme Court of the United States
Buchanan v. Warley decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 upheldBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
clear and present danger test developedByCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Joe G. Garcia hasNotableCourt Supreme Court of the United States
In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action mainSubject Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Louis Kraemer jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
Galen Black jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
Cannon v. University of Chicago court Supreme Court of the United States
Grove City College v. Bell hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools court Supreme Court of the United States
Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District court Supreme Court of the United States
Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education court Supreme Court of the United States
Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education court Supreme Court of the United States
Reynolds v. Sims decision court Supreme Court of the United States
Compact Clause of the United States Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Harold H. Burton memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Ethel Shelley associatedWith Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Frank Murphy employer Supreme Court of the United States
Contemplation of Justice associatedWith Supreme Court of the United States
Great Hall governingBody Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court decision in Chisholm v. Georgia court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Chisholm v. Georgia (Supreme Court decision)
Hans v. Louisiana hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida court Supreme Court of the United States
Alden v. Maine court Supreme Court of the United States
Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer court Supreme Court of the United States
United States sovereign immunity law interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Chisholm v. Georgia court Supreme Court of the United States
Ex parte Young court Supreme Court of the United States