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Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology edit   Supreme Court of the United States Portal U.S. Supreme Court building The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the judicial branch of the United States federal government. The Justices are nominated by the President and confirmed with the "advice and consent" of the Senate. They are appointed to serve "during good behavior," which means for life, and leave office only upon death, retirement, resignation, or impeachment and subsequent conviction. The Supreme Court holds both original and appellate jurisdiction, with its appellate jurisdiction accounting for most of the Court's caseload. The Supreme Court meets in Washington, D.C., in the United States Supreme Court building. The Court's yearly terms usually start on the first Monday in October and finish sometime during the following June or July. Each term consists of alternating two week intervals. During the first interval, the court is in session and hears cases, and during the second interval, the court is recessed to consider and write opinions on cases they have heard. More about the Supreme Court of the United States... edit   Selected article Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803) is a landmark case in United States law and in the history of law worldwide. It formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution. It was also the first time in Western history a court invalidated a law by declaring it "unconstitutional", a process called judicial review. This case resulted from a petition to the Supreme Court by William Marbury (pictured), who had been appointed by President John Adams as Justice of the Peace in the District of Columbia but whose commission was not subsequently delivered. Marbury petitioned the Supreme Court to force Secretary of State James Madison to deliver the documents, but the court, with John Marshall as Chief Justice, denied Marbury's petition, holding that the part of the statute upon which he based his claim, the Judiciary Act of 1789, was unconstitutional. Marbury v. Madison was the first time the Supreme Court declared something "unconstitutional," and established the concept of judicial review in the U.S. (the idea that courts may oversee and nullify the actions of another branch of government). The landmark decision helped define the "checks and balances" of the American form of government. edit   Selected picture Roberts Court, 2009. Top row (left to right): Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer, and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Bottom row (left to right): Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Associate Justice Antonin G. Scalia, and Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. edit   In this month April 1, 1950 – Samuel Alito is born, he was nominated to the Court as an Associate Justice by President George W. Bush April 18, 2007 – Decision in Gonzales v. Carhart, which upheld the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. April 20, 2010 – Conclusion of case United States v. Stevens, with decision that the version of 18 U.S.C. § 48 which had entered into effect on December 9, 1999 as Public Law No: 106-152 was an unconstitutional abridgment of the First Amendment right to freedom of speech. April 28, 1960 – Birth of Elena Kagan (pictured), Associate Justice on the Court nominated by President Barack Obama More anniversaries... edit   Did you know... ... that boxing promoter Don King (pictured) was the subject of a U.S. Supreme Court decision in Cedric Kushner Promotions, Ltd. v. King? ... that the Supreme Court has ruled in Daniels v. United States that a defendant cannot challenge previous convictions that were used to enhance his sentence? ... that the Supreme Court has ruled that interscholastic athletic associations have police power? edit   Selected biography James Francis Byrnes (1882 – 1972) was an American statesman from the state of South Carolina. During his career, Byrnes served as a member of the House of Representatives (1911–1925), as a Senator (1931–1941), as Justice of the Supreme Court (1941–1942), as Secretary of State (1945–1947), and as the 104th Governor of South Carolina (1951–1955). He therefore became one of very few politicians to be active in all three branches of the federal government while also being active in state government. He was also a confidant of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and was one of the most powerful men in American domestic and foreign policy in the mid-1940s. edit   News June 29: US Supreme Court rules video games are protected speech April 24: Qur'an-burning pastor jailed after mosque protest barred Supreme Court of the United States on Wikinews edit   Categories ▼ Supreme Court of the United States ► Supreme Court of the United States portal ► United States Supreme Court cases ► Law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States ► Clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States ► History of the Supreme Court of the United States ► United States Supreme Court justices ► Nominations to the United States Supreme Court ► Reporters of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States ► United States Supreme Court candidates by president edit   Wikiprojects Parent project United States History Main project U.S. Supreme Court cases Related projects Crime Human rights Law United States United States courts and judges United States Government What are WikiProjects? edit   Selected quote edit   Topics edit   Recognized content Featured articles United States v. 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