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"The Supreme Court of the United States (first abbreviated as SCOTUS in 1879) was established pursuant to Article III of the United States Constitution in 1789 as the highest federal court in the United States. It has ultimate (and largely discretionary) appellate jurisdiction over all federal courts and over state court cases involving issues of federal law, plus original jurisdiction over a small range of cases. In the legal system of the United States, the Supreme Court is the final interpreter of federal constitutional law, although it may only act within the context of a case in which it has jurisdiction.

The Court consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. On
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50 Most Cited US Supreme Co...

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Roe v. Wade

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Supreme Court DOBBS,. v. JA...

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Obergefell v Hodges: United...

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Brown v. Board of Education...

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Plessy v. Ferguson 163 U.S....

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Miranda v. Arizona 384 U.S....

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Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S...

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Search and Seizure Law: His...

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Marbury v. Madison 5 U.S. 1...

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