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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Rules Enabling Act of 1934 authorizes Supreme Court of the United States
Rules Enabling Act of 1934 grantsPowerTo Supreme Court of the United States
United States state courts distinctFrom Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Stanley Reed employer Supreme Court of the United States
Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. court Supreme Court of the United States
Rule 804 promulgatedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Ward 6 of Washington, D.C. containsLandmark Supreme Court of the United States
Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules subjectToApprovalBy Supreme Court of the United States
Kentucky Supreme Court appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions)
Article III court includes Supreme Court of the United States
Tyler Division higherCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Outlaw subject Supreme Court of the United States
C.C.P.A. appealTo Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. court Supreme Court of the United States
Eddie C. Thomas filedAppealWith Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Eddie C. Thomas caseHeardBy Supreme Court of the United States
Bruce Boynton was an African American law student relatedCourt Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Bruce Boynton
Bruce Boynton was convicted of trespass after refusing to leave a whites-only restaurant in a bus terminal court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Boynton v. Virginia
Mitchell v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Bailey v. Patterson hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Flood v. Kuhn court Supreme Court of the United States
Federal Rule of Evidence 1007 adoptedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
District of Idaho canBeReviewedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Nixon v. Herndon decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Nixon v. Condon hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
United States Supreme Court cases of the Vinson Court appliesToCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Stone Court courtType Supreme Court of the United States
Skinner v. Oklahoma court Supreme Court of the United States
International Shoe Co. v. Washington court Supreme Court of the United States
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire court Supreme Court of the United States
Screws v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Thomas v. Collins court Supreme Court of the United States
Prince v. Massachusetts court Supreme Court of the United States
Girouard v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Bridges v. California hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Railway Express Agency v. New York court Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Classic court Supreme Court of the United States
Colegrove v. Green hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Stephen Johnson Field memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Follett v. Town of McCormick hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Jones v. City of Opelika court Supreme Court of the United States
Lovell v. City of Griffin court Supreme Court of the United States
Irene Morgan court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Morgan v. Virginia
Justice Robert H. Jackson (did not participate in majority) employer Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Robert H. Jackson
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation caseCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court reversed the D.C. Circuit hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
United States Sentencing Guidelines changedBy Supreme Court of the United States