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Boston College

Boston College: Schenck v. United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the decision of this landmark Supreme Court decision involving the 1917 Espionage Act Schenck v. United States (1919).
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Censorship in the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Online lesson that challenges students to examine the past and present practice of censorship in the classroom, in particular the "Banned books," from high school curriculums. Students research reasons for censorship and choose a side of...
Handout
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Supreme Court Landmark Cases: Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

For Students 9th - 10th
From a PBS series about the Supreme Court, Plessy v. Ferguson is considered one of the landmark cases in the court's first 100 years. Read about the background of this important case, read about the thinking of the majority of the court...