The U.S. Constitution doesn't specify how many Supreme Court justices are necessary—and there weren’t always nine on the bench. The Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 called for a chief justice and five associate justices.

Chief Justice John Roberts hates attending presidential addresses, where judicial decorum requires that judges maintain an impartial equanimity amid a partisan free-for-all. "To the extent the State of the Union has degenerated into a political pep rally,

Justice Joymalya Bagchi has been appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India, as notified by the Central Government. This appointment, recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium, positions Justice Bagchi to potentially become the Chief Justice of India in May 2031.

The Supreme Court on Monday announced that it will not intervene in a religious discrimination case out of California, meaning that a lower court ruling against a former fire chief will remain in place.