The Supreme Court assembled for the first time on this day in history, Feb. 1, 1790, in New York City under Chief Justice John Jay. It handed down its first opinion in August 1791.

1790, the U.S. Supreme Court held its first session, in the Royal Exchange Building in New York.In 1861 Texas voted to secede from the Union.In 1911 a conviction was recorded in the Criminal Court ...

On this day in 1790, the Supreme Court was scheduled to meet for the first time in the Royal Exchange Building on New York’s Broad Street. Because three of the newly appointed justices couldn ...

Test your knowledge on the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Jay, with this GK quiz. Discover facts about ...

It was on this day in 1790 that the United States Supreme Court opened for business. The Court back then bared little resemblance to the current one, but it certainly had some interesting characters.

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