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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The First Amendment did not bar prosecution of the defendant's antiwar publications under the circumstances of the case. heldByCourt Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: The First Amendment did not bar prosecution of the defendant's antiwar publications under the circumstances of the case
Scott Armstrong fieldOfWork Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Warren Burger Court apexCourt Supreme Court of the United States
2020–2021 United States presidential transition notableCourt Supreme Court of the United States
United States Supreme Court cases of the White Court court Supreme Court of the United States
Stack v. Boyle court Supreme Court of the United States
Internal Security Act of 1950 partiallyInvalidatedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
McCarran Act constitutionalReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
Neil Siegel writesAbout Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Yates v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Salmon P. Chase Court partOf Supreme Court of the United States
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Cooley v. Board of Wardens hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
The Prize Cases hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
The Prize Cases court Supreme Court of the United States
National Law Journal publishesOnTopic Supreme Court of the United States
D. Mass. decisionsReviewableBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Arthur K. Bolton jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Doe v. Bolton
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
James Plyler court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Plyler v. Doe
John Doe associatedWithCourt Supreme Court of the United States
John Doe decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Plyler v. Doe
Texas Education Code §21.031 reviewedByCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Judiciary of Oklahoma subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the United States in federal questions
Supreme Court affirmed reversal of conviction jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court affirmed reversal of conviction involvesCourt Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Scott v. Illinois court Supreme Court of the United States
Jon Richard Argersinger court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Argersinger v. Hamlin
Jacob Schwartz caseReviewedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Rostker v. Goldberg court Supreme Court of the United States
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Oregon v. Mitchell hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
CCA decisionsCanBeReviewedBy Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Texas CCA appealsFromAreHeardBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions)
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Nebbia v. New York court Supreme Court of the United States
Joseph Lochner caseDecidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Benton v. Maryland court Supreme Court of the United States
Mathews balancing test originatedInCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Borrowing Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Naturalization and Bankruptcy Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Coinage Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Post Offices and Post Roads Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Inferior Tribunals Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Define and Punish Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
War Powers Clauses interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Army Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Navy Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
John F. A. Sandford jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
Rufus W. Peckham memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Munoz-Flores court Supreme Court of the United States