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The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS) is the highest federal court of the United States. Established pursuant to Article Three of the United States Constitution in 1789, it has ultimate (and largely discretionary) appellate jurisdiction over all federal courts and state court cases involving issues of federal law plus original jurisdiction over a small range of cases. In the legal system of the United States, the Supreme Court is generally the final interpreter of federal law including the United States Constitution, but it may act only within the context of a case in which it has jurisdiction. The Court may decide cases having political overtones but does not have power to decide nonjusticiable political questions, and its enforcement arm is in the executive rather than judicial branch of government.
According to federal statute, the Court normally consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Once appointed, justices have lifetime tenure unless they resign, retire, or are removed after impeachment (though no justice has ever been removed). In modern discourse, the justices are often categorized as having conservative, moderate, or liberal philosophies of law and of judicial interpretation. Each justice has one vote, and it is worth noting that while a far greater number of cases in recent history have been decided unanimously, decisions in cases of the highest profile have often come down to just one single vote, thereby exposing the justices' ideological beliefs that track with those philosophical or political categories. The Court meets in the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.
Former SCOTUS Judge, John Paul Stevens, who was one of the most militantly anti-RKBA justice, who advocated for a full repeal of the 2A, has passed from this life: Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dies at 99
It looks like NY is trying to make the SCOTUS abandon the concealed carry case by rescinding the law that the case was about. My understanding is the 9th circuit was waiting for the SCOTUS decision on the NY case before advancing on the Young vs Hawaii case. How do you think this might play out...
Supreme Court Rules Against Excessive State Fines
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The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that states may not impose excessive fines, extending a bedrock constitutional protection but potentially jeopardizing asset-forfeiture programs that help fund police operations with...
What type of case (related to AW Ban) do you think they might take and if they vote against the ban what do you think the decision might look like?
Based on recent history I am not confident they will provide a clear cut decision that will solve all the various uncertainties involved in these...
She may linger for some time based on precedent set by many other old timer Justices: What Happens if Ruth Bader Ginsburg Remains Too Sick to Work?
As I see it, there are two paths that could lead to an RGB free court with in the next couple of years. Death or a Complete Blue Wave in the 2020...
SCOTUS declines to take gun rights case that also challenged Whitaker appointment as acting AG
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Well. There you have it. A declaration that previously convicted felons will forever be branded second class citizens due to being felons for any reason.
So the old saying of...
It looks like the Supremes aren't going to hear a couple challenges to California's bullplop gun laws: Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Challenge to California Gun Law