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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United States v. Ryan court Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Nichols court Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Singleton apexCourt Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Singleton courtName Supreme Court of the United States
Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company court Supreme Court of the United States
Joseph P. Bradley memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
State Street, Jackson, Mississippi decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Pink House associatedWith Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Hicklin jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
Hicklin decisionBy Supreme Court of the United States
Jennifer Gratz legalCaseCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Weeks decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Weeks v. United States
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Rules Enabling Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2071–2077 authorizes Supreme Court of the United States
Rules Enabling Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2071–2077 appliesTo Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Justice William R. Day memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: William R. Day
Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act overturnedByCourt Supreme Court of the United States
PASPA struckDownBy Supreme Court of the United States
The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act’s provisions prohibiting state authorization of sports gambling schemes violate the anti-commandeering rule of the Tenth Amendment. heldByCourt Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act’s provisions prohibiting state authorization of sports gambling schemes violate the anti-commandeering rule of the Tenth Amendment
PASPA was struck down as unconstitutional. decidingCourt Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: PASPA was struck down as unconstitutional
anti-commandeering doctrine in United States constitutional law interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: anti-commandeering doctrine
Tennessee v. Lane hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs court Supreme Court of the United States
Fifteenth Amendment Enforcement Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Monroe v. Pape, 365 U.S. 167 (1961) court Supreme Court of the United States
Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978) court Supreme Court of the United States
Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800 (1982) court Supreme Court of the United States
West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42 (1988) court Supreme Court of the United States
Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994) court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Heck v. Humphrey
Mitchum v. Foster, 407 U.S. 225 (1972) court Supreme Court of the United States
City of Canton v. Harris, 489 U.S. 378 (1989) court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: City of Canton v. Harris
Owens v. Okure, 488 U.S. 235 (1989) court Supreme Court of the United States
Pickering v. Board of Education hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Tyron Garner relatedCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Alton J. Lemon court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Lemon v. Kurtzman
Judiciary of New Hampshire appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. federal courts hasTopCourt Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. federal courts hasCourtLevel Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
U.S. federal courts courtOfLastResort Supreme Court of the United States
The Simple Truth hasSetting Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
District of Puerto Rico subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
United States federal system judicialReviewExercisedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Horace Gray memberOfCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appeal Supreme Court of the United States
19-840 court Supreme Court of the United States