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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Bucklew v. Precythe court Supreme Court of the United States
Clinton v. City of New York court Supreme Court of the United States
Wright v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Vesting Clause of Article I interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Shawn Eichman court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: United States v. Eichman
Brenda Patterson court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Patterson v. McLean Credit Union
Thomas S. Eisenstadt court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Eisenstadt v. Baird
Bates v. City of Little Rock court Supreme Court of the United States
Shelton v. Tucker court Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. O'Brien court Supreme Court of the United States
Ward v. Rock Against Racism court Supreme Court of the United States
Hill v. Colorado court Supreme Court of the United States
Connick v. Myers court Supreme Court of the United States
Garcetti v. Ceballos court Supreme Court of the United States
United Mine Workers v. Pennington court Supreme Court of the United States
BE&K Construction Company court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: BE&K Construction Co. v. NLRB
Allied Tube & Conduit Corp. v. Indian Head, Inc. court Supreme Court of the United States
City of Columbia v. Omni Outdoor Advertising, Inc. court Supreme Court of the United States
Jay M. Near court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Near v. Minnesota
Austin v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Bajakajian court Supreme Court of the United States
Pentagon Papers litigation court Supreme Court of the United States
Suspension Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Appropriations Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Statement and Account Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
In re Kemmler court Supreme Court of the United States
Otis McDonald court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: McDonald v. City of Chicago
Claiborne Hardware Company court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co.
R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul court Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Edward Terry Sanford memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Edward Terry Sanford
Frankfurter memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Felix Frankfurter
United States federal election law interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Kevin J. Gross court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Glossip v. Gross
Aguilar v. Felton court Supreme Court of the United States
Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education court Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. California (1965) court Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Louisiana (1960) court Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Texas (1950) court Supreme Court of the United States
Murray v. Curlett court Supreme Court of the United States
James E. Swann et al. court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
Keyes v. School District No. 1 court Supreme Court of the United States
Dennis Lynch court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Lynch v. Donnelly
Appointments Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Morrison v. Olson court Supreme Court of the United States
Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau court Supreme Court of the United States
Johnson v. Eisentrager court Supreme Court of the United States