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English: A photo of the United States Supreme Court by Erich Salomon. Salomon faked a broken arm and hid the camera in his cast. Date: 1937: Source:
For cases brought to the Supreme Court by direct appeal from a United States District Court, the chief justice may order the case remanded to the appropriate U.S. Court of Appeals for a final decision there. [220] This has only occurred once in U.S. history, in the case of United States v. Alcoa (1945). [221]
The Supreme Court Building houses the Supreme Court of the United States, the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. The building serves as the official workplace of the chief justice of the United States and the eight associate justices of the Supreme Court. It is located at 1 First Street in Northeast Washington, D.C.
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Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 116 people have served on the Court. The length of service on the Court for the 107 non-incumbent justices ranges from William O. Douglas's 36 years, 209 days to John Rutledge's 1 year, 18 days as associate justice and, separated by a period of years off the Court, his 138 days as chief justice.
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Salomon photographed the passage to Ellis Island, the route that was frequently traveled by migrants to the United States as Ellis Island at the time was a detention and immigration centre. [4] Salomon is one of only two known persons to have photographed a session of the U.S. Supreme Court. [5] [6]