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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Angel McClary Raich legalCaseJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
George Reynolds jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
Hylton v. United States hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Hylton v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Morrison court Supreme Court of the United States
Law of the District of Columbia subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Illinois state court system appealTo Supreme Court of the United States
Harriet Miers nominatedFor Supreme Court of the United States
George P. Davis court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Helvering v. Davis
Perpetual Union interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
Extradition Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Fugitive Slave Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Admissions Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Guarantee of Republican Government interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Tom C. Clark workedFor Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Hylton involvedInJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Hylton court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Ware v. Hylton
Property Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Guarantee Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Jackson v. Georgia jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Jackson v. Georgia court Supreme Court of the United States
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Branch v. Texas jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Frohwerk v. United States hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court subject Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court libraryOfCongressSubject Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States. Supreme Court
Smith Act interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Abrams v. United States jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Roger B. Taney Court partOf Supreme Court of the United States
William Johnson memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Plyler v. Doe hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Appellate Section appearsIn Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Alfonso Lopez, Jr. caseEscalatedTo Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Alfonso Lopez Jr.
Alfonso Lopez, Jr. associatedCourt Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Alfonso Lopez Jr.
In re Debs Supreme Court case court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: In re Debs
Argersinger v. Hamlin court Supreme Court of the United States
Military Selective Service Act interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Confederate States Supreme Court (planned, never fully operational) comparedTo Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Confederate States Supreme Court
South Carolina v. Katzenbach hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
John William Wallace employer Supreme Court of the United States
John M. Harlan II memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals appealTo Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions only)
Origination Clause isInterpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Contract Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Import-Export Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Ollie’s Barbecue case decidedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Ollie McClung, Sr. associatedWith Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court