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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Rehnquist Court apexCourt Supreme Court of the United States
George W. McLaurin notableCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Lonnie E. Smith court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Smith v. Allwright
Roe associatedWithCourt Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Roe (party in Saenz v. Roe)
Saenz involvedInJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Saenz court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Saenz v. Roe
Shapiro v. Thompson court Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Guest court Supreme Court of the United States
Slaughter-House Cases decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
majority opinion in Bowers v. Hardwick court Supreme Court of the United States
dissenting opinion in Miranda v. Arizona court Supreme Court of the United States
Charlie Craig notableCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Go East, Young Man mainSubject Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
J. W. Cumming et al. jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Cardozo memberOfCourt Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Benjamin N. Cardozo
Trump administration judicialBranch Supreme Court of the United States
Richard Hodges jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Obergefell v. Hodges
Terry v. Ohio court Supreme Court of the United States
Illinois v. Gates court Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. statesman associatedWith Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Nixon v. Fitzgerald court Supreme Court of the United States
Toomer jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
Witsell courtOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
Harry A. Blackmun memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of Virginia appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
Missouri Supreme Court appealTo Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions)
Dennis v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Keating–Owen Child Labor Act declaredUnconstitutionalBy Supreme Court of the United States
Baker v. Carr court Supreme Court of the United States
Eisenstadt v. Baird court Supreme Court of the United States
Katz v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Leon court Supreme Court of the United States
Clapper v. Amnesty International USA court Supreme Court of the United States
Roth v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
opinion in Ginzburg v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Ginzburg v. United States
antitrust case Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
Sharonell Fulton notableCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Northern Securities Company dissolvedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
United States v. American Tobacco Co. hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. American Tobacco Co. court Supreme Court of the United States
My Grandfather’s Son mainSubject Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Christopher L. Eisgruber fieldOfWork Supreme Court of the United States
The Magnificent Yankee setInInstitution Supreme Court of the United States
Josephine Pierce Rucker Powell marriedToJusticeOf Supreme Court of the United States
The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice mainSubject Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
McLeod memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Anthony McLeod Kennedy
American democracy hasInstitution Supreme Court of the United States