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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Prize Cases court Supreme Court of the United States
12 How. 299 court Supreme Court of the United States
The Thomas Jefferson (1825) court Supreme Court of the United States
The Genesee Chief court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: The Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh
Groves v. Slaughter court Supreme Court of the United States
Strader v. Graham court Supreme Court of the United States
Benjamin R. Curtis memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Seat of Government Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Loughborough v. Blake court Supreme Court of the United States
District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. court Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Association court Supreme Court of the United States
Anna M. Lee court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Hansberry v. Lee
John A. Campbell memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Morehead v. New York ex rel. Tipaldo court Supreme Court of the United States
Samuel F. Miller memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
21 How. 506 court Supreme Court of the United States
Enumerated Powers Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Assimilative Crimes Act interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
George W. White court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Texas v. White
Lurton memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Horace Harmon Lurton
Jones v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Stanford v. Kentucky court Supreme Court of the United States
Stanford v. Kentucky, 492 U.S. 361 (1989) court Supreme Court of the United States
Montgomery v. Louisiana court Supreme Court of the United States
Whitley v. Albers court Supreme Court of the United States
Wilkins v. Gaddy court Supreme Court of the United States
Virginia v. West Virginia court Supreme Court of the United States
SEC v. Ralston Purina Co., 346 U.S. 119 (1953) court Supreme Court of the United States
Hudson v. Palmer court Supreme Court of the United States
Texas v. Pennsylvania (election lawsuit) court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Texas v. Pennsylvania
Scales v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Contract Clause of the U.S. Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
John Catron memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. court Supreme Court of the United States
Sedima, S.P.R.L. v. Imrex Co. court Supreme Court of the United States
Salinas v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
In re Winship court Supreme Court of the United States
Thornburg v. Gingles court Supreme Court of the United States
Nixon v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Zivotofsky v. Clinton court Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Wade court Supreme Court of the United States
Gilbert v. California court Supreme Court of the United States
Kirby v. Illinois court Supreme Court of the United States
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Guinn v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Bailey v. Alabama court Supreme Court of the United States
Missouri v. Holland court Supreme Court of the United States
Frank v. Mangum court Supreme Court of the United States
Newberry v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Leach v. Carlile court Supreme Court of the United States