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Supreme Court of the United States
highest court, United States
Recent News
Jan. 29, 2024, 12:21 AM ET (AP)
Republican legislatures in some states are trying to keep abortion off the ballot
Jan. 28, 2024, 9:58 AM ET (AP)
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Jan. 26, 2024, 7:47 PM ET (AP)
Alabama man shook violently on gurney during first-ever nitrogen gas execution
Jan. 26, 2024, 2:44 PM ET (AP)
Supreme Court is urged to rule Trump is ineligible to be president again because of the Jan. 6 riot
Jan. 26, 2024, 11:43 AM ET (AP)
Correction: Obit-Harry Connick Sr story
Supreme Court of the United States, final court of appeal and final expositor of the Constitution of the United States. Within the framework of litigation, the Supreme Court marks the boundaries of authority between state and nation, state and state, and government and citizen. The Supreme Court was created by the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as the head of a federal court system, though it was not formally established until Congress passed the Judiciary Act in 1789. Although the Constitution outlined the powers, structure, and functions of the legislative and executive branches of government in some detail, it did not ...(100 of 1847 words)