27 Facts About US Supreme Court

1. In 1935, the current US Supreme Court Building was constructed in a Corinthian architectural style to match the nearby congressional buildings.

2. The US Supreme Court ignores the more general implications of its reasoning.

3. The District US Supreme Court held that the Tennessee statute is constitutional and that Hymon's actions as authorized by that statute did not violate Garner's constitutional rights.

4. The District US Supreme Court stated in passing that "[t]he facts of this case did not indicate to Officer Hymon that Garner was 'nondangerous.

5. The District US Supreme Court concluded that Monell did not affect its decision.

6. The District US Supreme Court held that the statute and the officer's actions were constitutional.

7. In 1931, a narrowly divided US Supreme Court issued an opinion upholding state regulation of commissions paid to fire insurance agents, in language indicating considerable deference to legislative judgment.

8. The US Supreme Court held that the price regulation provisions were inseparable from the labor provisions, and thus must fall with them.

9. The US Supreme Court ruled that people of African descent, whether slaves or not, could never be citizens of the United States.

10. The US Supreme Court hears direct appeals of cases involving federal reapportionment, disputes between states, and a few other issues.

11. The US Supreme Court uses a writ of certiorari, which is a legal pleading that requests the Court to hear the case.

12. The US Supreme Court was given power to issue various kinds of orders, or writs, to enforce its decisions.

13. The US Supreme Court can take official action with as few as six members joining in deliberation.

14. In 2003, the US Supreme Court issued two decisions on the issue of affirmative action, and universities hoped that the issue would finally be resolved.

15. The US Supreme Court issued a number of decisions striking down social and economic legislation on the grounds that it violated constitutional notions of federalism and individual liberty.

16. The US Supreme Court was unable to help Marbury, but it achieved its result by declaring an act of Congress unconstitutional and void.

17. The US Supreme Court is far more likely to accept a case to correct a perceived error on the part of the lower courts.

18. The US Supreme Court has complete discretion over whether to grant the petition and hear the case or not.

19. The US Supreme Court began what is called "the new federalism" by curtailing Congress' power to prohibit the possession of weapons near schools.

20. The Marshall US Supreme Court was instrumental in increasing the power of the national government over the states.

21. The US Supreme Court lacks the ability to implement its decisions of its own accord, having to rely upon the executive branch to carry out its will.

22. The US Supreme Court ordered the case remanded for a determination on the liability of the other defendants.

23. The US Supreme Court is the highest tribunal in the Nation for all cases and controversies arising under the Constitution or the laws of the United States.

24. The Marshall US Supreme Court was in session for 34 years, from 1801 until 1835.

25. All of the members of the Roberts US Supreme Court have accepted travel or gifts.

26. The earliest sessions of the US Supreme Court were devoted to organizational proceedings, as the first cases did not reach it until 1791.

27. The US Supreme Court has the power of judicial review, the ability to invalidate a statute for violating a provision of the Constitution or an executive act for being unlawful.