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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Pennsylvania courts subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions)
Dall. coversCourt Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit hasHigherCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Cantwell v. Connecticut court Supreme Court of the United States
Smith v. Allwright court Supreme Court of the United States
Davis jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
Craig v. Boren court Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
Employment Division v. Smith hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan court Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. court Supreme Court of the United States
Cheney v. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia court Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Butler court Supreme Court of the United States
Robert H. Jackson memberOfCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Old City Hall usedBy Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Old City Hall (Philadelphia)
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
Briggs v. Elliott appealedTo Supreme Court of the United States
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
William Marbury associatedWith Supreme Court of the United States
American Insurance Assn. v. Garamendi hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
New York v. United States (1992) court Supreme Court of the United States
Printz v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
NFIB v. Sebelius decidingCourt Supreme Court of the United States
substantial effects doctrine appliedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Enforcement Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
United States Supreme Court as an enforcement of the Thirteenth Amendment appliesTo Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure promulgatedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Zschernig v. Miller court Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
Planned Parenthood v. Casey court Supreme Court of the United States
Cranch Reports courtReported Supreme Court of the United States
Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution citedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Bond v. United States hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
United States politics hasSupremeCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper court Supreme Court of the United States
Baldwin v. Fish and Game Commission of Montana court Supreme Court of the United States
National League of Cities v. Usery court Supreme Court of the United States
Equal Protection Clause enforcedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Gitlow v. New York hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Gitlow v. New York hasEra Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: Taft Court
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke court Supreme Court of the United States
Shelby County v. Holder hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Mapp v. Ohio court Supreme Court of the United States