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U.S. Supreme Court: February 1, 1790
In this writing prompt worksheet, students learn the date February 1, 1790 as the first meeting of the United States Supreme Court. Students then answer the following prompt: What type of person do you think it takes to be a member of...
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This nation.com: Dred Scott v. Sanford (1856)
This site from ThisNation.com provides Chief Justice Roger B. Taney's full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case.
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This nation.com: New York Times Co. V. Sullivan (1964)
This site from ThisNation.com provides Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.'s full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case.
University of Groningen
American History: Documents: Supreme Court Case: Munn v. Illinois 1877
Content includes the complete text of the 1877 Supreme Court case of Munn v. Illinois dealing with corporate rates and agriculture.
University of Missouri
Exploring Constitutional Conflicts: Exploring Constitutional Law
Although the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, its interpretation is open to many opinions, causing great controversies. Students can read the Constitution as well as the many issues that surround the document. If that proves...
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This nation.com: Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
This site from ThisNation.com provides Justice Henry B. Brown's full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case, written by Henry B. Brown.
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Sweatt v. Painter Archive
This site has just about everything one might want to know in an investigation of the important Supreme Court decision in Sweatt vs. Painter.
PBS
Pbs: How the Supreme Court Affects the Lives of Teens (Lesson Plan)
Objectives for this lesson include describing the structure and function of the Supreme Court, looking at important decisions, and discussing recent rulings and issues.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: The Supreme Court in Action
This tutorial looks at eight famous cases that were heard in the Supreme Court in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. It examines each case, the results, and the ramifications of each decision. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Supreme Court Center
FindLaw provides the following information on the Supreme Court: The docket, cases, decisions since 1893, orders, briefs, court rules, court filing guides, and calendar.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Cox v. New Hampshire (1941)
Full opinion of the United States Supreme Court in the Cox v. New Hampshire case (1941).
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This nation.com: Mc Culloch v. Maryland (1819)
This site provides John Marshall's full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case.
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This nation.com: Reynolds v. United States (1878)
This site from ThisNation.com provides Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite's full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case.
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This nation.com: Schenk v. United States (1919)
This site from ThisNation.com provides Justice Oliver W. Holmes, Jr.'s full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case.
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This nation.com: Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
This site from ThisNation.com provides Chief Justice Earl Warren's full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case.
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This nation.com: Engel v. Vitale (1962)
This site from ThisNation.com provides Justice Hugo Black's full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case.
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This nation.com: Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
This site from ThisNation.com provides Justice Black's full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case.
PBS
Pbs: Dred Scott's Fight for Freedom (1846 1857)
Provides information on Dred Scott and his fight for freedom, and the events leading up to the Supreme Court trial in 1857.
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Supreme Court of the United States: Opinions
This site from the Supreme Court of the United States contains links to opinion documents from the Supreme Court.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Sandra Day O'connor
A brief biography of the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Path of a Case
You just graduated from law school and want your first case to go all the way to the Supreme Court. Read some case summaries and pick a case you think will make it to the Supreme Court.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Schenck v. u.s. (1919)
Provided is a summary of the Supreme Court case of Schenck v. U.S. involving espionage, free speech, and anti-war propaganda.
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This nation.com: Brown v. Board of Education 2 (1955)
This site from ThisNation.com provides Chief Justice Earl Warren's full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case.
Illinois Institute of Technology
Oyez Project: Richmond v. j.a. Croson Co. (1989)
This Supreme Court case concerns the concept of affirmative action. This site provides a brief description of the court case, contains a link to an audio file, and lists the justices who presided and how they voted.