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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Supreme Court of the United States canonical 1,402
United States Supreme Court 89
U.S. Supreme Court 36

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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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Referenced by (1,554)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Joseph Oncale → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services
Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.
Gerald Lynn Bostock → caseDecidedBy → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission → jurisdiction → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission → locationOfOralArgument → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C.
Lau v. Nichols → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Alexander v. Sandoval → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
United States in litigation involving Indian tribes → canAppearIn → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Texas Dept. of Community Affairs v. Burdine → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
St. Mary’s Honor Center v. Hicks → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Edwards v. Aguillard → hasCourt → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View → mainSubject → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities → mainSubject → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics → mainSubject → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics → relatedTo → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Stenberg v. Carhart → decidedBy → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
United States v. Booker → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Glossip v. Gross → hasJurisdiction → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Cecil Reed → relatedCourt → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Minersville School District v. Gobitis → hasCourt → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
United States v. Cruikshank → hasCourt → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
71-1027 → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Love Wins → mainSubject → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality → subject → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
J.D. Shelley → associatedWithCourt → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
J.D. Shelley → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Shelley v. Kraemer
Homma trial → reviewedBy → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
John → employer → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
subject surface form: John Paul Stevens
John → memberOf → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
subject surface form: John Paul Stevens
Bushrod Washington → memberOf → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
John → memberOf → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
subject surface form: John G. Roberts Jr.
John → hasClerkship → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
subject surface form: John G. Roberts Jr.
Article IV Section 3 Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution → interpretedBy → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Natalie Cornell Rehnquist → employer → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
subject surface form: William H. Rehnquist
Article II Section 2 Clause 1 of the United States Constitution → interpretedBy → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Willie S. Griggs → jurisdictionOfCase → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Carol Anne Bond → appealTo → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Capitol Square → near → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Stephen → memberOf → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Stephen G. Breyer
Stephen → employer → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Stephen G. Breyer
Fisher I → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Abigail Noel Fisher → legalActionReviewedBy → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
De Jonge v. Oregon → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
NAACP v. Alabama → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Edwards v. South Carolina → hasCourt → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ