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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Malloy v. Hogan court Supreme Court of the United States
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. v. Chicago court Supreme Court of the United States
Barron v. Baltimore court Supreme Court of the United States
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Windsor decidingCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Irene Alice Gerhardt Jackson associatedWith Supreme Court of the United States
Potter memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Potter Stewart
Southern Manifesto criticizes Supreme Court of the United States
opinion in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld court Supreme Court of the United States
opinion in Atkins v. Virginia court Supreme Court of the United States
The Making of a Justice: Reflections on My First 94 Years mainSubject Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Hackett memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: David Hackett Souter
Souter memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: David H. Souter
Souter nominatedAsJusticeOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: David H. Souter
McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky court Supreme Court of the United States
SB 1070 reviewedBy Supreme Court of the United States
SB 1070 partiallyInvalidatedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Kelo v. City of New London hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
opinion in Rasul v. Bush court Supreme Court of the United States
California Labor Code § 2805 courtInterpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Bica jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
Bica highestCourtToHearCase Supreme Court of the United States
Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Four Horsemen (Supreme Court) appliesToJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Adkins v. Children’s Hospital court Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. court Supreme Court of the United States
Rule 1 adoptedBy Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Rule 1 (Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure)
Rule 21 authority Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the United States (rulemaking authority)
Powell v. Alabama hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Rule 12 adoptedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Rule 35 promulgatedBy Supreme Court of the United States
District of Columbia v. Heller court Supreme Court of the United States
Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Carpenter v. United States jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Antonin memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Antonin Scalia
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt court Supreme Court of the United States
Ernest Young hasResearchInterest Supreme Court of the United States
Paula Corbin Jones significantCourt Supreme Court of the United States
De Canas jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Eichman hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. court Supreme Court of the United States
EEOC v. Waffle House, Inc. court Supreme Court of the United States
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio court Supreme Court of the United States
Patterson v. McLean Credit Union court Supreme Court of the United States
Lorance v. AT&T Technologies, Inc. court Supreme Court of the United States
Duke Power Company jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Griggs v. Duke Power Co.
Meritor Savings Bank, FSB caseDecidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc. court Supreme Court of the United States
Faragher v. City of Boca Raton court Supreme Court of the United States