Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the is final court of appeal and final expositor of the Constitution of the United States.
History
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal judiciary. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justices, who are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed with the "advice and consent" of the Senate. Once appointed, Justices effectively have life tenure, serving "during good Behaviour," which terminates only upon death, resignation, retirement, or conviction on impeachment. The Court meets in Washington, D.C. in the United States Supreme Court building. The Supreme Court is primarily an appellate court, but has original jurisdiction in a small number of cases.
See also
- Terminiello v. Chicago (1949)
- Civil Rights Movement – On several important Supreme Court decisions.
