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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Myers v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Humphrey’s Executor v. United States hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Article IV territorial court subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
Brandeis Brief filedBeforeCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Olmstead v. United States dissent court Supreme Court of the United States
Muller v. Oregon brief court Supreme Court of the United States
Fiske memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Harlan F. Stone
Footnote Four in United States v. Carolene Products Co. court Supreme Court of the United States
Abe Fortas memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Epperson v. Arkansas court Supreme Court of the United States
New Deal constitutional crisis hasMainParticipant Supreme Court of the United States
Wallace v. Jaffree court Supreme Court of the United States
Brett memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Brett M. Kavanaugh
Brett employer Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Brett M. Kavanaugh
U.S. Supreme Court case Boumediene v. Bush court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Boumediene v. Bush
Jagdish Rai Chadha associatedWith Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Jagdish Rai Chadha decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: INS v. Chadha
Van Devanter memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Willis Van Devanter
Justice Wiley B. Rutledge nominatedTo Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Wiley B. Rutledge
Justice Wiley B. Rutledge memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Wiley B. Rutledge
Graydon Earl Comstock Jr. courtCaseHeardBy Supreme Court of the United States
The Paquete Habana hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Owen Josephus Roberts memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Owen Josephus Roberts employer Supreme Court of the United States
Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States associatedWith Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Patent Clause of the United States Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Iredell memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: James Iredell Sr.
Iredell associatedWith Supreme Court of the United States
Janus v. AFSCME jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Michael Baca legalProceedingLevel Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Ray v. Blair court Supreme Court of the United States
Samuel Blatchford memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Mary Tyler spouseEmployer Supreme Court of the United States
Steven I. Engel court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Engel v. Vitale
Public Law 73-67 partiallyInvalidatedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Edward T. Sanford (on the U.S. Supreme Court) memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Edward T. Sanford
Amy Vivian Coney employer Supreme Court of the United States
Amy Vivian Coney memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Illinois Attorney General mayAppearBefore Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Billings employer Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Henry Billings Brown
Billings appointedToCourt Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Henry Billings Brown
First Street SE near Supreme Court of the United States
Article V of the United States Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Judiciary Act of 1869 appliesToCourt Supreme Court of the United States
The Pelican Brief featuresInstitution Supreme Court of the United States
Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Cutter jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
Reginald A. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction legalCaseCourt Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Reginald A. Wilkinson
Mechelle Vinson jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States