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, Section 1 of the United States Constitution subject Supreme Court of the United States
Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution establishes Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
United States territorial courts mayAppealTo Supreme Court of the United States
General Welfare Clause doctrine interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Trump v. Vance jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Browder v. Gayle appellateCourt Supreme Court of the United States
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Blackmun associatedWith Supreme Court of the United States
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Reed v. Reed court Supreme Court of the United States
Sweatt v. Painter court Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo memberOfCourt Supreme Court of the United States
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Shelley v. Kraemer court Supreme Court of the United States
McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents court Supreme Court of the United States
Howard court Supreme Court of the United States
South Dakota v. Dole decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
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Loving v. Virginia court Supreme Court of the United States
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this entity surface form: Burger Court
Paul v. Virginia court Supreme Court of the United States
Saenz v. Roe court Supreme Court of the United States
William H. Rehnquist court Supreme Court of the United States
Byron R. White memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education court Supreme Court of the United States
Lewis F. Powell Jr. memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
William J. Brennan Jr. employer Supreme Court of the United States
Capitol South Metro station nearbyLandmark Supreme Court of the United States
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Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Blue Eagle declaredUnconstitutionalBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Clarence Thomas nominatedTo Supreme Court of the United States
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Anthony M. Kennedy memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act court Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
John Paul Stevens memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
John Paul Stevens barAdmission Supreme Court of the United States