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The '''Supreme Court of the United States''' (SCOTUS) is the highest court of the judiciary of the [[United States of America]]. In recent years the Court has been accepting fewer cases for review, declining to a record low of only about 60 cases in its 2023-2024 Term.

The '''Supreme Court of the United States''' (SCOTUS) is the highest court of the judiciary of the [[United States of America]]. In recent years, the Court has been accepting fewer cases for review, declining to a record low of only about 60 cases in its 2023 (2023-2024) Term. The Court held only 57 oral arguments in its 2024 Term, plus 4 decisions issued without oral argument.<ref>https://ballotpedia.org/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2024-2025</ref>

[[Alexander Hamilton]] originally described the federal judiciary as the "least dangerous branch" because it does not have the power to enforce its rulings, or control the country's [[finance]]s.<ref>http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa78.htm Federalist #78</ref> However, [[liberal]]s on the Supreme Court have grabbed power in the last half-century to improperly exceed the authority of the other branches of government.

[[Alexander Hamilton]] originally described the federal judiciary as the "least dangerous branch" because it does not have the power to enforce its rulings, or control the country's [[finance]]s.<ref>http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa78.htm Federalist #78</ref> However, [[liberal]]s on the Supreme Court have grabbed power in the last half-century to improperly exceed the authority of the other branches of government.