Seated from left: Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor. Standing from left: Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett at the Supreme Court on April 23, 2021.Erin Schaff/POOL/AFP via ...
U.S. Supreme Court justices name (chief justices in italics)term of service*appointed by president *The date the justice took the judicial oath is here used as the beginning date of service, for until that oath is taken the justice is not vested with the prerogatives of the office. Justi...
How are Supreme Court Judges Appointed? The United States Supreme Court was established by the United States Constitution, and it was first assembled in 1790. Known as the highest court in the United States, the court is comprised of nine justices: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Just...
what is the Supreme Court and its purpose? Review the purpose of the U.S. Supreme Court and a definition of its two jurisdictions. Explore how the...
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed open to a Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing online pornography, though the justices could still send it back to a lower court for more consideration of how the age verification measure affects adults' free-speech rights. Texas is ...
presidential immunity. The Chief Justice said in the court’s opinion Donald Trump is entitled to immunity for official acts committed while president. The conservative justices’ opinion that Trump is at least partially immune for what he did in office upends the timeline for his four criminal ...
Thecourt confirmed the authenticityof the leaked draft, which was dated to February, and Chief Justice John Roberts said he had ordered an investigation into what he called an "egregious breach of trust." A court statement emphasized that the draft is not the justices' final word. ...
the petitioners waived or forfeited any reasonable claim to extraordinary relief from this court," the chief justice wrote in the opinion joined by Justices Charles Canady, John Couriel, Jamie Grosshans and Meredith Sasso. Justice Renatha Francis agreed and wrote a concurring opinion. Justice Jor...
After a vote has been taken, the Chief Justice, or, if the Chief Justice is in the minority, the next longest-serving member of the court will assign the opinion to someone within the majority, who will then compose the opinion of the court. The majority opinion is important because it ...
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Neil Gorsuch have peppered the attorney for the abortion pill challengers why her clients were seeking a nationwide relief in the case as opposed to a narrower remedy that would apply only to the plaintiff doctors. “Why can’t the court specify that th...