Supreme Court of the United States: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added āBranches of Governmentā interactive. | Aug 28, 2026 | ||
| Article restructured. | Jul 23, 2026 | ||
| Article restructured. | Jul 01, 2026 | ||
| Article revised. | May 09, 2026 | ||
| Article revised. | May 08, 2026 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 05, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 19, 2025 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jul 09, 2025 | ||
| Link added. | Mar 02, 2025 | ||
| Links added. | Feb 24, 2025 | ||
| Infographic added. | Dec 04, 2024 | ||
| Select decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court revised and updated. | Sep 18, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 11, 2024 | ||
| Cross-reference to the Britannica article āMajor Supreme Court Cases from the 2023ā24 Termā added. | Jun 28, 2024 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Official Site of the Supreme Court of the United States. | Nov 01, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 09, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Sep 13, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 23, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States Courts - About the Supreme Court. | Nov 10, 2017 | ||
| Article revised to note that Congress provided for the gradual reduction in the number of Supreme Court justices from 10 to seven in 1866 and that the number of serving justices reached eight before Congress increased the number to nine in 1869. | Aug 04, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cornell University Law School - Historic Supreme Court Decisions. | Nov 24, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cornell University Law School - Historic Supreme Court Decisions. | Nov 24, 2014 | ||
| Added photograph of the members of the U.S. Supreme Court posing for a group picture at the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., 2009. | Apr 27, 2010 | ||
| Added table of select decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. | Apr 27, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Adventure - Supreme Court of the United States. | Feb 13, 2009 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 08, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the Supreme Court of the United States. | Jul 05, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | May 28, 2004 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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