Supreme Court, United States

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Supreme Court, United States, highest court of the United States, established by Article 3 of the Constitution of the United States.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• The Current Court
• The 1950s to the PresentThe 1950s and 1960s: Civil Liberties and Criminal Procedure
• The Roosevelt Years
• From the Civil War to the 1940s1937
• The Court under Taney
• The Court under Marshall
• Early Years to the Civil War
• Membership
• Functions
• Procedures
• Scope and Jurisdiction
• Bibliography

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