Read the majority decision of the case brought before the Supreme Court known as Dartmouth v. Woodward.

Read this brief overview of child labor and exploitation and the attempt at reform before delving into the Supreme Court case, Hammer v Dagenhart, which overturned the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act. Included are six lesson plans based on...

Background of John Roberts is given in a Q&A format. Roberts' biography, possible impact on court, stance on issues, and more. Article is from July, 2005.

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.

The Supreme Court, in 1935 and 1936, found unconstitutional several programs that were the backbone of the New Deal. See how President Roosevelt tried to deal with these setbacks, and the results both for him personally and for the law.

Offers a description of the conservation of papers from the famous 1846 Supreme Court case in which a slave named Dred Scott asked the court for his freedom and was denied.

This site offers an extensive history of the 1971 Pentagon Papers case. Features include transcripts of President Nixon's tapes, White House phone conversations, memoirs, and other primary resources.

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.

Here is an overview of the life and career of Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993), an advocate for civil rights and the first African-American Supreme Court justice. Read about Marshall's family, education, and career in law and government.

Students analyze real-life cases interpreting the 8th and 5th amendments to see whether they interpret the Bill of Rights the same way the Supreme Court did and discover how tricky interpreting the Constitution really is.

The OYEZ Project is a vast multimedia relational database on the U.S. Supreme Court that contains abstracts for all leading constitutional decisions of the Court, authoritative oral arguments in streamed media format, and a 360-degree...

This article chronicles the life of John Jay, one of America's founding fathers and the first chief justice of the Supreme Court. Includes a portrait and illustrations.

A complete unit on constitutional law that uses the court case of Texas vs. Johnson, in which Gregory Lee Johnson was convicted of desecration of a venerated object after lighting an American flag on fire. The case became an argument...

This historical summary covers information on slaves during the mid-19th century in the following areas: Who were Slaves?, Rights and Powers of Ownership, Transfers of Slaves, Hiring of Slaves, Fugitive Slaves, Regulation of Slaves,...

This thoughtful unit explores the history of school desegregation legislation, including a discussion of the impact of the Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education decisions. A six-week plan of lessons, along with other sample...

Read about the Senate hearings on the nomination by President George W. Bush of Samuel Alito in January, 2006. You can find out why the hearings and the nomination were so contentious.

The 2000 presidential election was the closest in Electoral College history and the first to be decided by the Supreme Court. This source explains what happened on election night and the following month. Included are references for...

By reading this section from a chapter on "The Tumultuous 1850s," students will understand the importance of the Supreme Court's Dred Scott ruling and be able to discuss the principles of the Republican Party as expressed by Abraham...

This article from November, 2005, discusses the nomination of Samuel Alito for Supreme Court Justice. His ideology, judicial record, and the controversy surrounding President George W. Bush's nomination of Alito are all discussed.

This is a project to conclude the study of the Judicial Branch of our government. The students, working in pairs, will be assigned a landmark Supreme Court case to research in a computer lab setting. They will then construct a one-page...

Great article that discusses the recent Supreme Court case dealing with affirmative action and college admission (University of Michigan Cases). Includes links to other resources as well as discussion and activities for parents and...

In this judicial conference simulation, young scholars learn the path of a Supreme Court case from writ of certiorari to majority opinion and what justices do along the way.

A news report dated August 8, 2009 describes the swearing-in ceremony for Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice. It also provides background and insight on the significance of her nomination.

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.