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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Article III establishes Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Article III of the United States Constitution
Article III subject Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Article III of the United States Constitution
this entity surface form: Supreme Court
Oregon Supreme Court appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions)
Miranda v. Arizona court Supreme Court of the United States
Ware v. Hylton jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Gonzales v. Raich court Supreme Court of the United States
Gonzales v. Raich decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: Rehnquist Court
The Federalist Papers citedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Article V interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Office of the Solicitor General appearsBefore Supreme Court of the United States
Teapot Dome scandal judicialBody Supreme Court of the United States
Civil Rights Act of 1875 declaredUnconstitutionalBy Supreme Court of the United States
Furman v. Georgia court Supreme Court of the United States
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 declaredUnconstitutionalBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Katzenbach v. McClung court Supreme Court of the United States
Katzenbach v. McClung timePeriod Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: Warren Court
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
United States district courts hasHighestCourtAbove Supreme Court of the United States
Due Process Clause enforcedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
United States v. Comstock court Supreme Court of the United States
United States law hasSupremeCourt Supreme Court of the United States
United States law interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Paramount Decree of 1948 jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Shana Knizhnik hasSubject Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Blackmun Reports associatedWith Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Peters coversCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Gibbons v. Ogden hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Lopez court Supreme Court of the United States
San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez court Supreme Court of the United States
Steward Machine Company court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Steward Machine Co. v. Davis
Gideon v. Wainwright court Supreme Court of the United States
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
Title 28 – Judiciary and Judicial Procedure governs Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Title 28 of the United States Code
Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands decisionsReviewableBy Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
Bolling v. Sharpe hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Bolling v. Sharpe subsequentCitationBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County laterReviewedBy Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Darby court Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
Sherbert v. Verner court Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit hasHigherCourt Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
Doe v. Bolton court Supreme Court of the United States
United States bankruptcy courts subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure collaboratesWith Supreme Court of the United States
rules of evidence for the federal courts interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Federal Rules of Evidence
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Equal Justice Under Law (associated with the Supreme Court building inscription) associatedWith Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Equal Justice Under Law