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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David King caseHeardBy Supreme Court of the United States
Rochin v. California court Supreme Court of the United States
Insular Cases jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Dooley v. United States hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Armstrong v. United States jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Armstrong v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Huus v. New York & Porto Rico Steamship Co. jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Dorr v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Ocampo v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Rassmussen v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Linda Stephens jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Town of Greece v. Galloway
Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Jack R. Goldberg jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Goldberg v. Kelly
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Sherman Minton memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Dublin Division subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
383 U.S. 663 decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Breedlove v. Suttles court Supreme Court of the United States
Miller v. Johnson court Supreme Court of the United States
United States Supreme Court cases of the Rehnquist Court court Supreme Court of the United States
Miller v. California court Supreme Court of the United States
Goss v. Lopez court Supreme Court of the United States
Board of Education v. Pico court Supreme Court of the United States
Buckley v. Valeo court Supreme Court of the United States
Payton v. New York court Supreme Court of the United States
Ingraham v. Wright court Supreme Court of the United States
Hudgens v. NLRB court Supreme Court of the United States
Pruneyard Shopping Center v. Robins court Supreme Court of the United States
First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti court Supreme Court of the United States
Heman court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Sweatt v. Painter
The Supreme Court held that the curfew order was a valid exercise of the war powers of Congress and the President. court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Hirabayashi curfew holding
Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs court Supreme Court of the United States
Hurd v. Hodge court Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. E. C. Knight Co. court Supreme Court of the United States
Peter Hopkins court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Yick Wo v. Hopkins
Alfred Moore memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Yasui v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Elections Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Foster v. Love court Supreme Court of the United States
Cook v. Gralike court Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton court Supreme Court of the United States
Hepburn v. Griswold court Supreme Court of the United States
Knox v. Lee court Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Supreme Court ruled in her favor court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper
Justice Arthur Goldberg memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Arthur Goldberg
Charles H. Buchanan court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Buchanan v. Warley
Memoirs v. Massachusetts court Supreme Court of the United States
William Francis Murphy memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
John W. Mitchell court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: United Public Workers v. Mitchell