U.S. Supreme Court (in coordination with the Office of the Solicitor General)

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The U.S. Supreme Court, working in coordination with the Office of the Solicitor General, serves as the nation’s highest judicial authority, resolving cases of constitutional and federal significance and shaping the interpretation of U.S. law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort ⓘ
federal court ⓘ
federal executive office ⓘ
supreme court ⓘ
appointedBy President of the United States ⓘ
branchOf Judicial Branch of the United States government ⓘ
composition Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Chief Justice of the United States ⓘ
confirmedBy United States Senate ⓘ
coordinatesWith Office of the Solicitor General of the United States ⓘ
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
decides cases involving federal regulations ⓘ
cases involving federal statutes ⓘ
cases involving treaties of the United States ⓘ
cases of constitutional significance ⓘ
establishedBy Article III of the United States Constitution ⓘ
files briefs in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ
hearsFrom Office of the Solicitor General of the United States ⓘ
influences interpretation of U.S. law ⓘ
issues concurring opinions ⓘ
dissenting opinions ⓘ
majority opinions ⓘ
jurisdiction United States Constitution ⓘ
cases and controversies arising under U.S. law ⓘ
federal law ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
location Washington, D.C. ⓘ
numberOfJustices 9 ⓘ
parentOrganization United States Department of Justice ⓘ
power interpretation of federal statutes ⓘ
interpretation of treaties ⓘ
judicial review ⓘ
review of lower federal court decisions ⓘ
review of state court decisions on federal questions ⓘ
process conference and opinion drafting ⓘ
oral arguments ⓘ
written briefs ⓘ
receives amicus curiae briefs ⓘ
petitions for writs of certiorari ⓘ
recommends whether the U.S. Supreme Court should grant certiorari in certain cases ⓘ
represents United States government before the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ
role final arbiter of federal constitutional questions ⓘ
highest judicial authority in the United States ⓘ
interprets the United States Constitution ⓘ
resolves conflicts among lower federal courts ⓘ
reviews decisions of state supreme courts on federal issues ⓘ
seat Supreme Court Building ⓘ
termOfJustices life tenure during good behavior ⓘ

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