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This Nation

This nation.com: New York Times Co. V. Sullivan (1964)

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

This nation.com: Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ThisNation.com provides Justice Henry B. Brown's full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case, written by Henry B. Brown.
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This Nation

This nation.com: Dred Scott v. Sanford (1856)

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

This nation.com: Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of Chief Justice Earl Warren's decision in this landmark Supreme Court case.
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Handout
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Clarence Thomas

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive biographical resource tool for gathering information on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas who is the only African American member of the court. Includes suggestions for further reading.
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Other

Metropolitan News Company: Earl Warren

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an informative look at Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren's life. It also tells the interesting story of how he came to be Chief Justice.
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Other

Jewish Women's Archive: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive biographical resource tool for learning about the life and career of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first Jewish woman to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
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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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Activity
Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez Project: New York Times v. United States (1971)

For Students 9th - 10th
This U.S. Supreme Court case allowed the publication of the "Pentagon Papers." The OYEZ resource provides an abstract containing a concise summary, an audio file, a link to the full text of the decision and a record of how the justices...
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This Nation

This Nation: Marbury v. Madison, 5 u.s. 137 (1803)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the full text of the Supreme Court's decision in this landmark case, written by John Marshall.
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Handout
US Senate

U.s. Senate Art and History: : Roger Brooke Taney

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on the life of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney. In particular, it describes his judicial career.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Historic Valley Forge: John Marshall

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides biographical information about John Marshall.
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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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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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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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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Jeffersonian America: A Second Revolution?

For Students 5th - 8th
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...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Naacp, Constance Baker Motley

For Students 9th - 10th
In this transcript of an interview for Eyes on the Prize, Justice Constance Baker Motley recalls her role as an NAACP attorney in landmark school desegregation cases.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Advice and Consent: Supreme Court Nominations (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson that explains the role of checks and balances in U.S. system of government. Students will describe the process of selecting justices for the Supreme Court, will examine past Supreme Court cases, and will discuss how the Supreme...
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Article
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Sandra Day O'connor

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a brief biography of Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs News Hour: The Impeachment Trial Chief Justice Rehnquist

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a biography of William Rehnquist, one of the Supreme Court Chief Justices observing the U.S. Senate trial of President Clinton.
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Curated OER

President Bush Said His Nominee, u.s. Court of Appeals Judge John G. Roberts Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
President George W. Bush tapped Judge John Roberts as his nominee to replace William Rehnquist on the U.S. Supreme Court. Article is from July, 2005.