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University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Salmon P. Chase, Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay describing the attempts of Salmon Chase, the Supreme Court Chief Justice, to ensure that President Andrew Johnson received fair treatment at his impeachment trial in 1868.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Lost Art of Democratic Debate

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Other

Sweatt v. Painter Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has just about everything one might want to know in an investigation of the important Supreme Court decision in Sweatt vs. Painter.
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NSTATE

Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an overview of the life of Earl Warren. Includes a picture and information on his term as chief justice.
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US Department of Justice

Us Department of Justice: Justice 101: Federal Court System

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what the three levels of the federal court system are and how they work.
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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.
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CNN

Cnn: Bush Nominates Roberts as Chief Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
In this September, 2005, news article, President George W. Bush changes his plans after the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist and nominates John Roberts for Chief Justice.
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US National Archives

Our Documents: Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about this landmark Supreme Court case on the issue of racial discrimination . Provides an image of a document from the case files and a transcript of the opinion delivered in 1896 by Justice Henry Brown "which sustained the...
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Powell v. Alabama

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the full text of the opinion of Justice Sutherland in the landmark Supreme Court case of Powell v. Alabama, which deals with the Fourteenth Amendment and due process of law, and which were found to be denied to the defendants in...
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NBC

Nbc News: Bush's High Court Pick Likely in for a Fight

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed article from October, 2005 forecasting the difficult road to nomination that Samuel Alito will face in the Senate.
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Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez Project: William H. Rehnquist

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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PBS

Pbs News Hour: A New Chief Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
From September, 2005, audio, video, and a transcript of a report on the confirmation of John Roberts. This is also linked to NewsHour's "The John Roberts Confirmation."
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Other

Abc News: Who Is John G Roberts, Jr.?

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical expose of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts is the focus of this article from July, 2005.
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This Nation

This nation.com: Schenk v. United States (1919)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ThisNation.com provides Justice Oliver W. Holmes, Jr.'s full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case.
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This Nation

This nation.com: Reynolds v. United States (1878)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ThisNation.com provides Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite's full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Shields and Brooks on Alito

For Students 9th - 10th
Two journalists debate Samuel Alito's nomination, his impact on the Supreme Court, hot button issues, and other topics surrounding the Senate confirmation hearings. Transcript, audio, and video are available for this report from January,...
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This Nation

This nation.com: Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ThisNation.com provides Chief Justice Earl Warren's full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case.
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This Nation

This nation.com: Engel v. Vitale (1962)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ThisNation.com provides Justice Hugo Black's full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case.
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This Nation

This nation.com: Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ThisNation.com provides Justice Black's full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case.
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Digital History

Digital History: Religion in Public Schools: Engle v. Vitale

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the background of the Supreme Court case, Engle v Vitale, in which school prayer was banned. Find Justice Hugo Black's opinion confirming that decision.
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This Nation

This nation.com: United States v. Lovett

For Students 9th - 10th
ThisNation.com offers text of the opinion of the court delivered by Mr. Justice Black for the Supreme Court case, United States v. Lovett, 1946.
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Digital History

Digital History: Judicial Nationalism

For Students 9th - 10th
Chief Justice John Marshall and his Supreme Court shaped the importance of the federal courts that still is in effect today. Read about several major Supreme Court decisions that were issued during his time on the court.
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US National Archives

Our Documents: Mc Culloch v. Maryland

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about this landmark Supreme Court case on the issues of federal power and commerce. Provides an image of a document from the case files and a transcript of the opinion delivered in 1819 by Chief Justice John Marshall.
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Digital History

Digital History: The 14th Amendment and the Jim Crow Laws [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the background of the passage of the 14th Amendment which resulted in the famous case before the Supreme Court, Plessy v Ferguson, almost thirty years later. Suggested student exercises ask students to assess the issue of...

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