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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Jamal memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Clarence Thomas
Penry v. Lynaugh court Supreme Court of the United States
Penry v. Lynaugh, 492 U.S. 302 (1989) court Supreme Court of the United States
Daryl Renard Atkins court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Atkins v. Virginia
No. 04-108 court Supreme Court of the United States
Berman v. Parker court Supreme Court of the United States
Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff court Supreme Court of the United States
Salim Ahmed Hamdan court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
Basic Inc. v. Levinson court Supreme Court of the United States
Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder court Supreme Court of the United States
Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores court Supreme Court of the United States
Central Bank of Denver v. First Interstate Bank court Supreme Court of the United States
Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta court Supreme Court of the United States
Take Care Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Reception Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Twining v. New Jersey court Supreme Court of the United States
Adamson v. California court Supreme Court of the United States
Griffin v. California court Supreme Court of the United States
John Barron court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Barron v. Baltimore
424 U.S. 351 court Supreme Court of the United States
Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation court Supreme Court of the United States
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld court Supreme Court of the United States
Hamilton v. Alabama court Supreme Court of the United States
Alberto Leon court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: United States v. Leon
Edward L. Hedden court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Nix v. Hedden
William Malloy court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Malloy v. Hogan
Charles Katz court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Katz v. United States
O’Gorman & Young, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co. court Supreme Court of the United States
Herndon v. Lowry court Supreme Court of the United States
Crowell v. Benson court Supreme Court of the United States
Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins court Supreme Court of the United States
Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority court Supreme Court of the United States
Federal Baseball Club v. National League court Supreme Court of the United States
Frank Atonio court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio
John Paul Stevens (in part and in the judgment) memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: John Paul Stevens
Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust court Supreme Court of the United States
Runyon v. McCrary court Supreme Court of the United States
Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. court Supreme Court of the United States
Donald Zarda court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Bostock v. Clayton County
Zarda court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc.
Major Crimes Act interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Apprendi v. New Jersey court Supreme Court of the United States
Blakely v. Washington court Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Fanfan court Supreme Court of the United States
Rita v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Gall v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Kimbrough v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Baze v. Rees court Supreme Court of the United States