Scholastic
Scholastic: John Doe in a u.s. Court
This site from Scholastic provides a well-written essay describes the federal court system and its jurisdiction including the '7 steps in justice.'
iCivics
I Civics: Court Quest
What a great way to learn about the different layers of the court system in the United States. This highly interactive game allows the player to be the guide in navigating through the various courts. By playing this game, the student...
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Times Film Corp. V. City of Chicago (1961)
Read the majority opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in Times Film Corp. v. City of Chicago, a 1961 case that focused on free speech and obscenity.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Lost Art of Democratic Debate
Democracy thrives on civil debate, but we're shamefully out of practice. Watch this fun refresher, with TEDsters sparring over a recent Supreme Court case (PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin) whose outcome reveals the critical ingredient in...
iCivics
I Civics: Appellate Courts: Let's Take It Up
Students learn what happens in appellate-level courts and how those courts operate differently from the trial courts most people are familiar with from watching television. They find out what happens when someone takes a case all the way...
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States (1953)
This resource contains the full text of the opinion delivered by Chief Justice Hughes of the Supreme Court. This case was about unfair competition.
Illinois Institute of Technology
The Oyez Project: United States v. Lopez
Case information, recordings, etc. regarding the Supreme Court case, United States v. Lopez, which addresses the 1990 Guns Free School Zone Act. Alfonzo Lopez, a senior in a Texas high school, was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon...
American Public Media
American Radio Works: The Southern Manifesto
The Southern Manifesto, written in opposition to the racial integration of public places and condemning the Supreme Court's 1954 school desegregation decision, was signed by 101 congressmen from the Deep South.
University of Chicago
The Founders' Constitution: Joseph Story: Commentaries on the Constitution
This page is a series of writings by Joseph Story on the jurisdiction, both original and appellate, assigned to the Supreme Court by the Founding Fathers. Published in 1833.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Eyes on the Prize: School Desegregation, 1957 1962
As part of a much larger site from PBS' American Experience's series, Eyes on the Prize, look through this multifaceted site that traces the resistance to implementing school desegregation ordered by the Supreme Court and shows the...
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Gibbons v. Ogden (1824): The Meaning of the Commerce Clause [Pdf]
Lesson on the Constitution in which students study and analyze the Commerce Clause and the Supreme Court decision in Gibbons v. Ogden. Questions for discussion and guidelines for class activity provided.
Other
Ss Bulletin: Constitutional Background to the Social Security Act of 1935 [Pdf]
A very interesting discussion of the potential problems that plagued the implementation of the Social Security Act. Read about the cases brought before the Supreme Court which gave Congress the constitutional ability to tax and spend for...
Illinois Institute of Technology
Oyez.org: Oyez Directory
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.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: The Confirmation Process
As part of NewsHour's "The John Roberts Confirmation" site, a chart that describes the confirmation process for the U.S. Supreme Court.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Assessing the Alito Nomination
Transcript, audio, and video of an October, 2005 report discussing previous rulings and stances taken by U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito.
iCivics
I Civics: Curriculum Unit Landmark Library
This library of mini-lessons targets a variety of landmark cases from the United States Supreme Court and includes a one-page reading and a one-page activity.