As such, the dual form of citation to, for example, Holt v. Rogers is 33 U.S. (8 Pet.)

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: Wheaton v. Peters, 33 U.S. (8 Pet.)

The Court upheld the power of Congress to make a grant of copyright protection subject to conditions, and rejected the doctrine of a common law copyright in published works.