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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Cox v. Louisiana wasDecidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Hague v. CIO court Supreme Court of the United States
Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence court Supreme Court of the United States
McCullen v. Coakley court Supreme Court of the United States
McDonald v. Smith court Supreme Court of the United States
Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri court Supreme Court of the United States
California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking Unlimited court Supreme Court of the United States
BE&K Construction Co. v. NLRB court Supreme Court of the United States
Noerr-Pennington doctrine originatedInCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Noerr-Pennington doctrine extendedInCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Near v. Minnesota court Supreme Court of the United States
Timbs v. Indiana court Supreme Court of the United States
Milliken I decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Milliken v. Bradley (1974)
Ronald H. Bradley et al. levelOfCourt Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
United States v. Washington Post Co. jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
393 U.S. 503 court Supreme Court of the United States
Morse v. Frederick hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce court Supreme Court of the United States
Sandra memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Sandra Day O’Connor
Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Duncan v. Louisiana court Supreme Court of the United States
McDonald v. City of Chicago court Supreme Court of the United States
Judiciary of the Northern Mariana Islands subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the United States (in certain cases)
Whitney v. California court Supreme Court of the United States
Hess v. Indiana court Supreme Court of the United States
NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co. court Supreme Court of the United States
Virginia v. Black hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser court Supreme Court of the United States
Capital Crimes series universe hasSettingElement Supreme Court of the United States
Judiciary of Texas subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. court Supreme Court of the United States
North Carolina Supreme Court appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
James W. Carter caseCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Agostini v. Felton court Supreme Court of the United States
Jefferson’s letter to the Danbury Baptists quotedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Stanton Park (Capitol Hill Parks) locatedNear Supreme Court of the United States
Green v. County School Board of New Kent County court Supreme Court of the United States
Abington School District v. Schempp jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Kavanaugh memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Brett M. Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh employer Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Brett M. Kavanaugh
Law of the River interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education court Supreme Court of the United States
United States District Court for the District of Maine subordinateTo Supreme Court of the United States
Carolyn Whitener associatedCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Oregon appellate courts appealTo Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions)
Dennis Lynch, Mayor of Pawtucket, Rhode Island court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Lynch v. Donnelly
Daniel Donnelly et al. caseHeardBy Supreme Court of the United States