Just how does a case come before the highest court in the land? A graphic flow chart unpacks how plaintiffs come before the Supreme Court. Graphics include background on the nine justices and just how many cases they actually hear each...

A narrated slideshow detailing the problems Franklin Roosevelt ran up against with putting his New Deal plans into effect. The conservative justices on the Supreme Court determined that many of the reforms were unconstitutional. Find out...

As part of NewsHour's "The John Roberts Confirmation" site, a chart that describes the confirmation process for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Presents key ideas for examining the impact of Supreme Court decisions under Chief Justice John Marshall on the powers of the federal government. Includes an activity at end of presentation.

Brief analysis of the confirmation vote on Chief Justice John Roberts to the Supreme Court. (2005)

Brief analysis of the confirmation vote for Justice Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. (2006)

CNN article providing detailed information on the Senate confirmation hearing of Samuel Alito who was sworn in as the 110th Supreme Court justice on January 31st, 2006.

Photograph of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

President George W. Bush tapped Judge John Roberts as his nominee to replace William Rehnquist on the U.S. Supreme Court. Article is from July, 2005.

A personal expose on Chief Justice John Roberts and the Roberts family. Article is dated June, 2006.

January, 2006, report covering the confirmation of Samuel Alito's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. There is also a brief video report from the Associated Press that goes along with this article.

July, 2007 article which chronicles the restoring of the Chief Justice of Pakistan's Supreme Court after he was sacked by President Pervez Musharraf in March, 2007. Article gives a look into the political turmoil which plagues Pakistan.

A lawyer, representative, and chief justice of the Supreme Court.

Describes the process by which justices determine which cases will be heard during a term of the Supreme Court.

A profile of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito from the BBC. Article is from January, 2006.

A profile of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito from the BBC. Article is from January, 2006.

John Roberts' opening statement is published by CBS News. Along with this article, there are a number of tremendous resources including video of John Roberts, links to other resources, interactive activities on John Roberts, the Supreme...

A picture of Felix Frankfurter, one of the founders of the American Civil Liberties Union.

Biographical information about John Roberts can be found in this July, 2005, report.

Biographical information about John Roberts can be found in this July, 2005, report.

Joseph Story (1779-1845) was an influential United States Supreme Court Justice on the John Marshall court. Story's jurisprudence and legal thought were highly influential during his tenure on the court (1811-45). Story lived in the...

Bought in 1922 by liberal United States Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis (1856-1941), this Cape style house (whose construction dates to the late 19th century) was used by the Brandeis family as a summer retreat.

Portrait of Supreme Court Justice John Marshall

(1829-1888) US representative and senator from New York who was confirmed a Supreme Court Justice.