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Handout
Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez.org: Oyez Directory

For Students 9th - 10th
The OYEZ Directory offers hyperlinks to Supreme Court cases. Choose the topic you'd like to search under, like "Attorneys," or "Civil rights," for example.
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Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Mini Lesson: Supreme Court Opinions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners will learn about the types of Supreme Court opinions and the influence of legal precedent.
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Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Mini Lesson: Judicial Activism & Restraint

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson teaches the judicial philosophies of activism and restraint and also explores criteria through which students can evaluate news-related opinion pieces and practice judging the value of a Supreme Court-related opinion piece of choice.
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eBook
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: The Pursuit of Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
This book analyzes 30 Supreme Court cases chosen by a group of Supreme Court justices and leading civics educators as the most important for American citizens to understand. An additional 100 significant cases included in state history...
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: u.s. V. Amistad: A Case of Jurisdiction

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners will analyze specified passages from the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Libellants of Schooner Amistad to explore the concept of jurisdiction and how a case travels through the federal court system.
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Primary
Other

Supreme Court of the United States: Opinions

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Supreme Court of the United States contains links to opinion documents from the Supreme Court.
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Primary
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Supreme Court Decisions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site serves as an index to Supreme Court cases that have been decided during the current court term. The links to each case provide the information pertaining to that individual case.