The Supreme Court is established by Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of the United States, which says: "The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court .

The size of the Court is not specified; the Constitution leaves it to Congress to set the number of justices.

were decided, the Court comprised these seven justices: In Ogden v. Saunders, 25 U.S. (12 Wheat.)

213 (1827), the Supreme Court determined the scope of a bankruptcy law in relation to a clause of the Constitution of the United States.

It is notable for its era in producing multiple opinions from the justices, either writing for the Court, concurring, or dissenting.