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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Fern Kraemer jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
David H. Kurtzman court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Lemon v. Kurtzman
My Beloved World isAbout Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor about Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Utah v. Strieff (dissent on Fourth Amendment rights) court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Utah v. Strieff
Supreme Court case Yakus v. United States hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Yakus v. United States
Day O’Connor associatedWithInstitution Supreme Court of the United States
Doe involvedCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Solicitor General of the United States litigatesBefore Supreme Court of the United States
Strickland v. Washington court Supreme Court of the United States
Barker v. Wingo court Supreme Court of the United States
Crawford v. Washington court Supreme Court of the United States
Batson v. Kentucky court Supreme Court of the United States
Massiah v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Joseph Story employer Supreme Court of the United States
Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976 interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Charles Thomas Dickerson associatedWithCourt Supreme Court of the United States
New York v. Quarles court Supreme Court of the United States
Oregon v. Elstad court Supreme Court of the United States
Michigan v. Tucker hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Virginia Minor women’s suffrage case hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Dred Scott legalCaseAppealedTo Supreme Court of the United States
Dred Scott citizenshipDeniedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel jurisdictionFocus Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
A Republic, If You Can Keep It coverSubject Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Ohio Pilot Project Scholarship Program relatedCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Marsh v. Chambers court Supreme Court of the United States
John Hessin Clarke (as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States) memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: John Hessin Clarke
John Hessin Clarke (as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States) resignedFrom Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: John Hessin Clarke
Stanley Forman Reed (as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States) memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Stanley Forman Reed
Susan Galloway court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Town of Greece v. Galloway
General Board of Church and Society locatedNear Supreme Court of the United States
Johnson v. M’Intosh hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Marshall Trilogy court Supreme Court of the United States
First Street NE near Supreme Court of the United States
Daniel Weisman jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Lee v. Weisman
George Washington University Law School proximityTo Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. court Supreme Court of the United States
Robert H. Jackson Center associatedWith Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Edward Terry Sanford employer Supreme Court of the United States
Raich court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Gonzales v. Raich
Danny Escobedo court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Escobedo v. Illinois
dissenting opinion in Lochner v. New York court Supreme Court of the United States
Direct Tax Clause of the United States Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
United States, Petitioner v. Antonio J. Morrison et al. court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: United States v. Morrison
Antonio J. Morrison caseCourt Supreme Court of the United States
impeachment trial of Samuel Chase appliesToPart Supreme Court of the United States
Joseph Rucker Lamar memberOf Supreme Court of the United States