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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Flint v. Stone Tracy Co. hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Rainey v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Ex Post Facto Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Fletcher v. Peck hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Home Building & Loan Association v. Blaisdell court Supreme Court of the United States
Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus court Supreme Court of the United States
United States Trust Co. v. New Jersey court Supreme Court of the United States
Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co. court Supreme Court of the United States
John memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: John M. Harlan II
Article VI, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution enforcedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Defense of Marriage Act decidedByCourt Supreme Court of the United States
book "Gideon's Trumpet" by Anthony Lewis subject Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Gideon's Trumpet
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
television film "Gideon's Trumpet" depicts Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Gideon's Trumpet
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Johnson v. Zerbst court Supreme Court of the United States
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Article VI of the United States Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
LeRoy Shelton jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court decision in City of Mobile v. Bolden court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: City of Mobile v. Bolden
Brown Jackson memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Ketanji Brown Jackson
PBA Ban upheldBy Supreme Court of the United States
United States military tribunal in Manila appealTo Supreme Court of the United States
Ex parte Quirin (U.S. Supreme Court case) court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Ex parte Quirin
United States court-martial system hasPossibleReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
Styer court Supreme Court of the United States
Trial of General Tomoyuki Yamashita appealTo Supreme Court of the United States
Bruun jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
Eisner v. Macomber hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Commissioner v. Glenshaw Glass Co. hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
United States Supreme Court cases jurisdictionOf Supreme Court of the United States
United States Supreme Court cases publisher Supreme Court of the United States
Horst decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Helvering v. Horst
Justice Stone memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Harlan Fiske Stone
Lucas v. Earl court Supreme Court of the United States
Helvering v. Eubank court Supreme Court of the United States
Blair v. Commissioner court Supreme Court of the United States
Clifford trust doctrine basedOnCourt Supreme Court of the United States
John Hessin Clarke resignedFrom Supreme Court of the United States
John Hessin Clarke nominatedTo Supreme Court of the United States
Proffitt v. Florida court Supreme Court of the United States
Woodson v. North Carolina court Supreme Court of the United States
Roberts v. Louisiana court Supreme Court of the United States
Lockett v. Ohio court Supreme Court of the United States
McCleskey v. Kemp court Supreme Court of the United States
Washington, D.C. (periodically, during Joe Biden’s presidency) hosts Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Washington, D.C.
court of last resort hasExample Supreme Court of the United States
John Kelly caseDecidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
United States taxation and revenue case law developedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court