Supreme Court of the United States

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court of last resort federal court supreme court

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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All labels observed (20)

Label	Occurrences
Supreme Court of the United States canonical	1,402
United States Supreme Court	89
U.S. Supreme Court	36
Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions)	10
Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions only)	2
Burger Court	1
Rehnquist Court	1
S. Ct.	1
SCOTUS	1
Supreme Court	1
Supreme Court of the United States (in certain cases)	1
Supreme Court of the United States (in part)	1
Supreme Court of the United States (in several early cases)	1
Supreme Court of the United States (rulemaking authority)	1
Supreme Court of the United States in federal questions	1
Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C.	1
Taft Court	1
United States Supreme Court (indirectly, via CAAF)	1
United States. Supreme Court	1
Warren Court	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T723 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Supreme Court of the United States
Context triple: [United States of America, judicialBody, Supreme Court of the United States]

A. Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States, serving as the nation’s political center and home to its federal government institutions.
B. United States of America
The United States of America is a large federal republic in North America known for its global political, economic, military, and cultural influence.
C. California, United States
California, United States is a large and populous U.S. state on the West Coast known for its diverse geography, major technology and entertainment industries, and cultural and economic influence.
D. Massachusetts
Massachusetts is a U.S. state in New England known for its pivotal role in American history, prestigious universities, and major cultural and economic centers like Boston.
E. University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a prestigious Ivy League research university in Philadelphia known for its strong programs across disciplines, including engineering, business, law, and medicine.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Supreme Court of the United States
Target entity description: 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.

A. Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States, serving as the nation’s political center and home to its federal government institutions.
B. United States of America
The United States of America is a large federal republic in North America known for its global political, economic, military, and cultural influence.
C. Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned U.S. corporation created during the New Deal to provide regional economic development, flood control, and electricity generation in the Tennessee Valley.
D. California, United States
California, United States is a large and populous U.S. state on the West Coast known for its diverse geography, major technology and entertainment industries, and cultural and economic influence.
E. Massachusetts
Massachusetts is a U.S. state in New England known for its pivotal role in American history, prestigious universities, and major cultural and economic centers like Boston.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

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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Referenced by (1,554)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. Supreme Court case Norris v. Alabama → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Norris v. Alabama

Roderick Jackson was a high school girls’ basketball coach in Birmingham, Alabama → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education

Jackson complained that the girls’ basketball team received unequal resources compared to the boys’ team → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education

Wesberry v. Sanders → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Virginia v. Tennessee → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

U.S. Steel Corp. v. Multistate Tax Commission → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Board of Governors → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Treaty Clause, which governs treaties made by the United States with foreign nations → interpretedBy → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Treaty Clause

William Cushing → memberOf → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

John Blair Jr. → memberOf → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Indian Commerce Clause → interpretedBy → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Federal Housing Administration v. Burr → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Lane v. Peña → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

United States v. Mitchell → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Central Virginia Community College v. Katz → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Bernard Hans → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Hans v. Louisiana

Justice Joseph P. Bradley → memberOf → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Joseph P. Bradley

Edelman v. Jordan → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Pennhurst State School & Hospital v. Halderman → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Warren → memberOf → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Warren E. Burger

Edwards v. California → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Griffin v. Breckenridge → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Noah H. Swayne → memberOf → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Samuel Freeman Miller → memberOf → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

United States v. Skilling → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

United States v. Arthur Andersen LLP → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Illinois v. Wardlow → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Minnesota v. Dickerson → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

United States v. Sokolow → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

The rigid two-pronged Aguilar–Spinelli test is abandoned in favor of a more flexible totality of the circumstances approach. → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Illinois v. Gates

Aguilar v. Texas → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Spinelli v. United States → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Christine Franklin → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools

United States v. Von's Grocery Co. → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Albrecht v. Herald Co. → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Harry → memberOf → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Harry A. Blackmun

Olmstead v. United States → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Goldman v. United States → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Herring v. United States → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Arizona v. Evans → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Illinois v. Krull → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Charles Evans Whittaker → memberOf → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Jacobellis v. Ohio → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Powell v. McCormack → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc. → court → Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

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