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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Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
No Religious Test Clause hasInterpretationBy Supreme Court of the United States
Dred Scott v. Sandford court Supreme Court of the United States
Lochner v. New York decidingCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Palko v. Connecticut court Supreme Court of the United States
Mathews v. Eldridge court Supreme Court of the United States
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Debs v. United States court Supreme Court of the United States
Betts v. Brady court Supreme Court of the United States
Alabama v. Shelton hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Ketanji Brown Jackson employer Supreme Court of the United States
Ketanji Brown Jackson clerkshipCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review higherCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Yamashita v. Styer jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Yamashita standard originatedFromDecisionBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Helvering v. Bruun court Supreme Court of the United States
Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. hosts Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Washington, D.C.
Helvering v. Horst court Supreme Court of the United States
Helvering v. Clifford hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
United States–Native American treaties interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Gregg v. Georgia hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Goldberg v. Kelly court Supreme Court of the United States
Helvering v. Gregory court Supreme Court of the United States
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Connecticut Supreme Court decisionsReviewableBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions)
Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee court Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court Litigation Clinic jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Richard Peters Jr. employer Supreme Court of the United States
Benjamin C. Howard employer Supreme Court of the United States
Korematsu v. United States (dissent) court Supreme Court of the United States
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Butler jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
Helvering v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. court Supreme Court of the United States
Hammer v. Dagenhart decidingCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Darby Lumber Company associatedWithCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Morrison R. Waite
Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida court Supreme Court of the United States
Frazee v. Illinois Department of Employment Security court Supreme Court of the United States
Adele Sherbert jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
Fourth federal judicial circuit higherCourt Supreme Court of the United States
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
William Henry Furman caseDecisionBy Supreme Court of the United States