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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Escobedo v. Illinois (1964)

For Students 9th - 10th
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: Escobedo v. Illinois (1964)

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This provides the full text of the oral argument and also links to cases citing the Gideon case in the Supreme Court and Circuit court levels.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Marbury v. Madison (1803)

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Supreme Court decision on Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803).
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Zablocki v. Redhail (1978)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the court's decision in the Zablocki v Redhail case (1978), concerning the right to marry.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Times Film Corp. V. City of Chicago (1961)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the majority opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in Times Film Corp. v. City of Chicago, a 1961 case that focused on free speech and obscenity.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Joseph Burstyn, Inc. V. Wilson (1952)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the Joseph Burstyn v. Wilson Supreme Court case.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Crawford v. La Board of Education (1982)

For Students 9th - 10th
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)

For Students 9th - 10th
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: Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource includes information on the Supreme Court case, Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier. The case involves the First Amendment rights of high school students and the publishing of their high school newspaper.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Naacp v. Alabama (1958)

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Find Law: u.s. Constitution: First Amendment Protections

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains an annotated look at the different topics covered within the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Click on any subtopic link for in-depth information about that part of the First Amendment.
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Find Law: Free Exercise of Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the Free Exercise Clause and general purpose laws which protect individuals from government interference in their religious affairs.
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Find Law: Annotation 2: Sixteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource describes the different types of income that are taxable by the government based on numerous court cases in which definitions of the 16th amendment Corporation Tax Act of 1909 were applied.
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Find Law: Annotation 2: Article Ii: Electoral College

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Article explaining how the electoral college system works in American politics.
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Find Law: Article Ii: Presidential Power to Use Troops

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth analysis of the use of presidential power to send troops abroad without consent of Congress.
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Find Law: Article V: Scope of the Amending Power

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides Article V of the United States Constitution, along with background information about its content.
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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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Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Preamble

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the Preamble to the United States Constitution.
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Find Law: U S. Constitution: Annotation 18: First Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the boundaries of seditious speech and the permissibility of governmental measures which are directly concerned with the content of expression.
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Find Law: Annotation 3: Eighth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This particular page of annotations on the Eighth Amendment discusses the background and intended meaning of the phrase "cruel and unsual punishment".
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Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Annotation 1: Sixteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides the background of the 16th Amendment, which established a federal income tax.
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Find Law: Annotation 3: Article I

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the annotation of Article 1 of the Constitution and the powers held by Congress. Focuses are on the implied, enumerated, inherent, and resulting powers of Congress. At the bottom of the page footnotes are provided.
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Find Law: Annotation 36: Naturalization and Citizenship

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource summarizes the meanings of the words naturalization and citizenship, using excerpts and references from the U.S. Constitution, and explains the power held by the U.S. Congress in granting citizenship.