Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Democracy in America: The Courts: Our Rule of Law
This unit provides a comprehensive look into the value of the U.S. court system as a means to maintain the safety of American citizens. Offers video, readings, web resources, and activities.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: News
NPR has some great coverage of recent events. Use the search tool on the site and search for affirmative action. Reports go back as far as 1996. All of the reports are available as free AUDIO clips. If you cannot use audio, the text...
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Article Iii: Federal State Courts Relations
This resource shows the relationship between the Federal and State Courts as stated in Article III of the U.S. Constitution. This annotated text details issues like problems raised by concurrency, autonomy of state courts, and rules of...
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Find Law: Supreme Court Center
FindLaw provides the following information on the Supreme Court: The docket, cases, decisions since 1893, orders, briefs, court rules, court filing guides, and calendar.
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Find Law: Supreme Court Filing Guide
This site contains pertinent information needed when filing a case with the Supreme Court without legal representation. This page provides links to information about the filing time, what forms to file, page limitations, and others.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Powell v. Alabama (1932)
Features the full text of the opinion delivered by Justice Sutherland of the Supreme Court. This case involved the issue of due process of law.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Gitlow v. New York (1925)
This Supreme Court case involved the subject of criminal anarchy. Read the complete text of the opinion delivered by Justice Sanford of the Supreme Court.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
This Supreme Court case dealt with the issue of contraception. View the the Supreme Court opinion as delivered by Justice Douglas.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: u.s. V. Butler (1936)
This Supreme Court case dealt with provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act conflicting with the Federal Constitution. Read the complete text of the court's opinions and decision. Registration for a free Findlaw account may be...
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Escobedo v. Illinois (1964)
A detailed description of the United States Supreme Court decision on the appeal of the case Escobedo v. Illinois, which ruled on the right to have counsel under the 6th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Crawford v. La Board of Education (1982)
Chronicles this Supreme Court case that focuses on desegregation and mandatory student reassignment and busing in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Bradwell v. Illinois (1872)
Supreme Court case involving Myra Bradwell who was denied a license to practice law because she was a married woman. The full text of the decision is included here.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Naacp v. Alabama (1958)
Use this site to learn about this Supreme Court decision delivered by Justice Harlan in 1958 that dealt with the NAACP conducting business in Alabama and failure to reveal its membership lists.
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Find Law: History of the Supreme Court
This site gives insight into both the creation of the U.S. Supreme Court as well as its transformation to its present state. Throughout the text links can be found which lead to various Supreme Court topics and information.
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U.s. Courts: The Federal Judiciary
This is the official site for the U.S. Federal Judiciary. Includes information about the courts, a library, news, links, and more.
Lectric Law Library
Lectric Law Library: Understanding the Federal Courts
This document provides an overview of the organization, operation, and administration of the entire federal court system. The article gives information on the federal judicial branch, the state and federal courts, the structure of the...
Other
Landmark Cases: Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Everything you might want to know about this historic Supreme Court decision. Included are great teacher directed activities, background summary, and the text of the majority opinion.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Students will analyze one of four Supreme Court cases that relate to the constitutional rights of women decided between 1908-2005. Students will become mini-experts on one Supreme Court cases and they will be exposed to the content,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Legitimacy of the Judicial Branch: Lesson Overview
This activity overview from Khan Academy discusses the legitimacy of the judicial branch. This activity is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course.
University of Groningen
American History: Biographies: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
This site from the University of Groningen contains comprehensive biographical information about Justice Holmes.
This Nation
This nation.com: Mc Culloch v. Maryland (1819)
This site provides John Marshall's full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case.
This Nation
This nation.com: Reynolds v. United States (1878)
This site from ThisNation.com provides Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite's full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case.
This Nation
This nation.com: Schenk v. United States (1919)
This site from ThisNation.com provides Justice Oliver W. Holmes, Jr.'s full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case.
This Nation
This nation.com: Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
This site from ThisNation.com provides Chief Justice Earl Warren's full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case.