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These lists are sorted chronologically by chief justice and include most major cases decided by the court. Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth Courts (October 19, 1789 – December 15, 1800) Marshall Court (February 4, 1801 – July 6, 1835)
This change greatly reduced the Court's workload. [1][2] In the past decade, approximately 7,000-8,000 new cases are filed in the Supreme Court each year. Plenary review, with oral arguments by attorneys, is granted in about 80 of those cases, and the Court typically disposes of about 100 or more cases without plenary review — fewer than 3% ...
The following is a complete list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court organized by volume of the United States Reports in which they appear. This is a list of volumes of U.S. Reports, and the links point to the contents of each individual volume. Each volume was edited by one of the Reporters of Decisions of the Supreme Court.
This is a list of cases before the United States Supreme Court that the Court has agreed to hear and has not yet decided. [1] [2] [3]Future argument dates are in parentheses; arguments in these cases have been scheduled, but have not, and potentially may not, take place.
The first case in which the Supreme Court found men faced sex discrimination. Frontiero v. Richardson, 411 U.S. 677 (1973) Sex-based discriminations are inherently suspect. A statute that automatically extends military benefits to the spouses of male members of the uniformed services, but requires the spouses of female members to prove they are ...
Supreme Court of the United States Established March 4, 1789 ; 235 years ago (1789-03-04) Location Washington, D.C. Coordinates Composition method Presidential nomination with Senate confirmation Authorized by Constitution of the United States, Art. III, § 1 Judge term length life tenure, subject to impeachment and removal Number of positions 9 (by statute) Website supremecourt.gov This ...
The new courts had jurisdiction over most appeals of lower court decisions. The Supreme Court could review either legal issues that a court of appeals certified or decisions of court of appeals by writ of certiorari.The change resulted in an immediate reduction in the Supreme Court's workload (from 623 cases filed in 1890 to 379 in 1891 and 275 ...
Supreme Court of the United States Established March 4, 1789 ; 235 years ago (1789-03-04) Location Washington, D.C. Coordinates Composition method Presidential nomination with Senate confirmation Authorized by Constitution of the United States, Art. III, § 1 Judge term length life tenure, subject to impeachment and removal Number of positions 9 (by statute) Website supremecourt.gov This ...