Supreme Court of the United States
highest court, United States
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June 11, 2024, 10:38 AM ET (AP)
Justice Alito questions possibility of political compromise in secret recording
June 11, 2024, 7:14 AM ET (AP)
3 Nixon justices helped end his presidency. Will the 3 Trump appointees force him to stand trial?
June 10, 2024, 11:14 AM ET (AP)
Supreme Court will take up Meta's bid to end lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal
June 7, 2024, 3:49 PM ET (AP)
Thomas acknowledges more travel paid for by Harlan Crow. Colleagues report six-figure book payments
June 6, 2024, 4:03 PM ET (AP)
Supreme Court sides with Native American tribes in health care funding dispute with government
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)