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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Justice Harry Blackmun

For Students 9th - 10th
A page consisting of links to many accounts and opinions on the life, career, and decisions of Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun.
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Activity
Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez Project: Harry A. Blackmun

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to biography, family and appointment information and to cases in which he participated while on the Supreme Court.
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Activity
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: The Supreme Court: Biographies of the Robes: Harry Blackmun

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account of Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun, appointed by Richard Nixon in 1970. He was best known for writing the opinion in the case of Roe v. Wade in 1973.
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Article
Other

Aclu: Justice Harry Blackmun Dies

For Students 9th - 10th
Article remembering Supreme Court Chief Justice Harry Blackmun for his courage while fighting for a women's right to have an abortion.