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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Thomas Campbell Clark memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Martin v. Hunter's Lessee court Supreme Court of the United States
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subject surface form: United States District Court for the District of Kansas
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this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
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Brockholst Livingston jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
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Thomas Todd notableCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Marshall Court apexCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health court Supreme Court of the United States
Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act of 1982 reviewedByCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Downes v. Bidwell court Supreme Court of the United States
Balzac v. Porto Rico hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Balzac v. Porto Rico court Supreme Court of the United States
MSC appealTo Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Michigan Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions only)
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Colorado Amendment 2 declaredUnconstitutionalBy Supreme Court of the United States
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Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. arguedBefore Supreme Court of the United States
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October Term 2011 appliesToJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Maryland v. King court Supreme Court of the United States
Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. court Supreme Court of the United States
Florida v. Jardines hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Missouri v. McNeely court Supreme Court of the United States
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. court Supreme Court of the United States
American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant court Supreme Court of the United States
Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. court Supreme Court of the United States
US judicialBody Supreme Court of the United States
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US judicialBody Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: United States
US judicialBody Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: United States
R. James Blackshire et al. jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: R. James Blackshire
Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts v. Feeney court Supreme Court of the United States
Joseph Frontiero legalJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
New York Criminal Anarchy Law associatedCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Windsor hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: United States v. Windsor
October Term 2013 appliesToJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Hollingsworth v. Perry jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Judicial branch of the United States government hasHeadCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Judicial branch of the United States government hasComponent Supreme Court of the United States
Judicial branch of the United States government highestCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Carey v. Population Services International decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Pierce v. Society of Sisters decidingCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Morgan involvedInCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Samuel B. Paul court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Paul v. Virginia
United States v. Stanley court Supreme Court of the United States