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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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission court Supreme Court of the United States
Brandenburg v. Ohio court Supreme Court of the United States
Engel v. Vitale jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Lemon v. Kurtzman court Supreme Court of the United States
Murder in the Supreme Court setting Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Murder in the Supreme Court mainSubject Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Murder in the Supreme Court featuresInstitution Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Everson v. Board of Education decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Wallace Miller court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Wisconsin v. Yoder
Neil M. Gorsuch employer Supreme Court of the United States
Neil M. Gorsuch memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Brett M. Kavanaugh employer Supreme Court of the United States
Brett M. Kavanaugh memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Lynch v. Donnelly hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Lee v. Weisman court Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Harlan F. Stone memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Harlan F. Stone
Justice Owen J. Roberts memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Owen J. Roberts
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris court Supreme Court of the United States
Town of Greece v. Galloway court Supreme Court of the United States
Seal of the District Court of Guam relatedTo Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Justice James C. McReynolds memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: James C. McReynolds
Tenure of Office Act consideredBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Justice George Sutherland memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: George Sutherland
Worcester v. Georgia court Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Willis Van Devanter memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Willis Van Devanter
Amy Coney Barrett employer Supreme Court of the United States
Southeast Washington, D.C. contains Supreme Court of the United States
James Iredell Sr. memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Samuel A. Alito Jr. memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia court Supreme Court of the United States
David Mullins jurisdictionOfAppeal Supreme Court of the United States
City of Boerne v. Flores court Supreme Court of the United States
NIRA declaredUnconstitutionalBy Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: National Industrial Recovery Act
Washington Supreme Court isSubjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions)
United States Attorneys mayAppearBefore Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: United States Attorney
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Van Orden v. Perry court Supreme Court of the United States
Pierce Butler memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
District of Columbia seatOf Supreme Court of the United States
Evarts Act affectedBody Supreme Court of the United States
Cutter v. Wilkinson hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Jonas Yoder courtOfFinalAppeal Supreme Court of the United States
Peter B. Chiafalo jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
Elena Kagan employer Supreme Court of the United States
Elena Kagan memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe court Supreme Court of the United States
Ernesto Arturo Miranda jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
Escobedo v. Illinois court Supreme Court of the United States
Dickerson v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
The British Debt Case hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Ware court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Ware v. Hylton