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Landmark Cases: Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
A complete resource for teachers to use when teaching about this Supreme Court case. There is a background summary, excerpts of opinions and teacher directed activities to use after studying the case.
Other
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law: Harlan's Great Dissent
An article from the University of Louisville about Justice John Harlan, who courageously cast the sole dissenting vote in the Plessy vs. Ferguson case, which approved of the principles of separate but equal.
Illinois Institute of Technology
Oyez Project: Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
Brief summary of the case of Gibbons v. Ogden, which protected the right of Congress to regulate interstate commerce, along with information on each of the presiding justices and how they voted.
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Civics Resources: Worcester v. Georgia
In December 1829, President Andrew Jackson announced his Indian removal proposal in an address to the U.S. Congress. In 1830 Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, which authorized the president to grant the Indians unsettled lands west...
Curated OER
Sage American History: James Monroe and the Era of Good Feelings
Portrait of Supreme Court Justice John Marshall
Illinois Institute of Technology
Oyez Project: Mc Culloch v. Maryland (1819)
The Supreme Court ruling in this landmark case declared that states could not tax federal institutions.
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
This Arlington National Cemetery site provides a long and in-depth biographical sketch, links to related sites, and pictures of the tombstone of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
University of Washington
Dr. Quintard Taylor, Jr.: Worcester v. Georgia (1831)
Primary source of Chief Justice John Marshall delivering his opinion to the Supreme Court.
University of Chicago
The Founders' Constitution: Amendment V: Barron v. Baltimore
Provides the opinion of the Supreme Court written by Chief Justice Marshall in the case of Barron v. Mayor of Baltimore.
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Worcester v. Georgia (1832)
Discussion of the lawsuit filed by Samuel Worcester against the state of Georgia protesting the way the state handled the Cherokee lands. The case went to the Supreme Court where although Chief Justice Marshall ruled in favor of the...
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Joseph Story House
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...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Jeffersonian America: A Second Revolution?
Read about the peaceful "revolution" that occurred in the election of 1800 when the party in power, the Federalists, was defeated in a democratic election by the Democratic-Republicans. See how this showed that the ideals of the new...