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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Wallace Reports court Supreme Court of the United States
Otto Reports courtReported Supreme Court of the United States
Black reportsDecisionsOf Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court Reporter jurisdictionCovered Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court Reporter abbreviation Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: S. Ct.
Lawyers’ Edition jurisdictionCovered Supreme Court of the United States
Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council court Supreme Court of the United States
Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Taxing and Spending Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Wickard v. Filburn hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Ruth employer Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Judiciary Act of 1789 createdCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Judiciary Act of 1789 definedJurisdictionOf Supreme Court of the United States
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization court Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Nixon jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Privileges and Immunities Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court Chamber usedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of Guam appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg about Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Plessy v. Ferguson
National Recovery Administration dissolvedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Irin Carmon coveredTopic Supreme Court of the United States
Cranch coversCourt Supreme Court of the United States
United States federal law interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
McCulloch v. Maryland court Supreme Court of the United States
Arizona v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Hines v. Davidowitz court Supreme Court of the United States
NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. decidingCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Obergefell v. Hodges court Supreme Court of the United States
Obergefell v. Hodges decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
William J. Brennan Jr. (by designation: not; remove if inaccurate) memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: William J. Brennan Jr.
Jane Roe associatedCourt Supreme Court of the United States
First Amendment to the United States Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Establishment Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Reynolds v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Wisconsin v. Yoder court Supreme Court of the United States
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah court Supreme Court of the United States
National Industrial Recovery Act declaredUnconstitutionalBy Supreme Court of the United States
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 upheldBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court partOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Chiafalo v. Washington hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Judiciary Act of 1891 affectedInstitution Supreme Court of the United States
Brown II decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Bolling v. Sharpe (argued separately, decided same day) jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Bolling v. Sharpe
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Bolling v. Sharpe (argued separately, decided same day) court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Bolling v. Sharpe