S.Ct. (without a space between S. & Ct.) is the abbreviation for Supreme Court Reporter.
U.S. is the abbreviation for United States Reports, the bound volumes where Supreme Court opinions are published.
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When the meaning of the abbreviation can be understood in context (for example, in the text of an opinion), the abbreviation is simply "J." In academic writing or journalism, the Supreme Court of the United States is identified, and the justices are then referred to as "Justice" or "Chief Justice," rather than by the Court's standard abbreviation, shown above.
The correct name is the Supreme Court of the United States, but most people refer to it as the US Supreme Court. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the US. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
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The US Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the United States.