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Thurgood Marshall Website

Thurgood Marshall: The Bicentennial Speech: Remarks of Thurgood Marshall

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of Thurgood Marshall's Bicentennial Speech given in 1987, in which Marshall pointed out the inadequacies of the U.S. Constitution in addressing civil rights and liberties.
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Curated OER

Judge Samuel Alito

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito from the BBC. Article is from January, 2006.
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Undated Photo of Judge Samuel Alito

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito from the BBC. Article is from January, 2006.
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Handout
Other

Potus: William H. Taft

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive facts about William H. Taft and his presidency. Includes biography, election results, cabinet members, odd facts, and notable events.
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Other

Commission for Commemorating 350 Years of American Jewish History: Felix Frankfu

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A picture of Felix Frankfurter, one of the founders of the American Civil Liberties Union.
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Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez Project: Dennis vs. United States

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief summary of Dennis v. United States, a First Amendment case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1951 involving limits to the freedom of speech. Includes portraits of the justices on the court of the time and information about how...
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Samuel Freeman Miller

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Samuel Freeman Miller, an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1862-90), a leading opponent of efforts to use the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution to protect business...
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Samuel A. Alito Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting report about the background of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito. Story, as well as corresponding video, is available. November, 2005.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Powers Denied to the States

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource explains how during the time of the Civil War the Supreme Court used Article I, Section 10, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution to show that the Confederation formed by the seceding States had no legal existence. The site also...
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Article
Arlington Cemetery

Arlington Cemetery: Hugo Lafayette Black

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a brief biography of Hugo Black.
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Primary
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Article Vi: Oath of Office

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the words in the U.S. Constitution, Article VI, concerning the oath of office. Link to a Supreme Court case which tested the interpretation of this article, McCullock v. Maryland, to view the decisions of the Justices.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Marshall Harlan

For Students 9th - 10th
Harlan was a U.S. Supreme Court associate justice and is famous for Plessy v. Ferguson.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles E. Hughes

For Students 9th - 10th
(1862-1948 ) Hughes served as the 36th Governor of New York (1907-1910), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1910-1916), United States Secretary of State (1921-1925), a judge on the Court of International Justice...