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Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Fifteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the 15th Amendment, which declares the Right of Citizens to Vote, with annotations on Abolition of Suffrage Qualificatrions, Adoption and Judicial Enforcement, and Congressional Enforcement.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Plessy vs. Ferguson

For Students 9th - 10th
Transcript of the infamous Supreme Court decision that established the constitutionality of the principle of "Separate but equal," public facilities for members of different races. This was eventually overturned by the 1954 and 1955...
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Find Law: Mc Culloch vs. Maryland

For Students 9th - 10th
Transcript to the 1819 landmark Supreme Court case M'Culloch v. State of Maryland.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: In Re Gault (1967)

For Students 9th - 10th
Full court transcript of 1967 U.S. Supreme Court case involving a juvenile, Gerald Gault.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Shelley v. Kraemer (1948)

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the Supreme Court decision of Shelley vs. Kraemer, relating to the enforcement by the courts of private agreements that exclude persons of color.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Gannett Co. V. De Pasquale (1979)

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete Supreme Court opinion for Gannett Co. V. DePasquale.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: De Jonge v. State of Oregon (1937)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a summary of the case De Jonge v State of Oregon.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a brief summary and the text of Chief Justice Brennan's opinion of the Supreme Court in this case involving libel.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Grovey v. Townsend (1935)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read all about this Supreme Court case involving Negro voting rights in 1935. Features text of the majority opinion of the court.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Schenck v. u.s. (1919)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provided is a summary of the Supreme Court case of Schenck v. U.S. involving espionage, free speech, and anti-war propaganda.
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Find Law: Supreme Court Justices: Thurgood Marshall

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is an overview of the life and career of Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993), an advocate for civil rights and the first African-American Supreme Court justice. Read about Marshall's family, education, and career in law and government.
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Find Law: Founding Fathers: Edmund Randolph

For Students 9th - 10th
The major focus of this site is Randolph's role in the creation of the Constitution and his views on the structure of the executive branch of government.
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Find Law: Founding Fathers: Benjamin Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
A general biography of Benjamin Franklin.
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Find Law: Privacy of Online Personal Information

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents information on maintaining privacy of personal information online.
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Find Law: Legal Blog Network

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a network of legal blogs on every type of law and provides the latest news about court cases including the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Find Law: Federalist Papers

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of the Federalist Papers which express the general views of the individuals who formed the Federalist Party. Each paper is identified by date, subject, author and place of publication and is available for reading by clicking on...
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Find Law: Fifth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides both the text of the amendment and annotations as explanation of various words and phrases.
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Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Sixth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains the text of the 6th amendment. It has several pages of annotations covering the major concepts in the rights of the accused.
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Find Law: History of the Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
This history of the American Constitution discusses how the Constitution served as a basis for inspiring and regulating laws made across the nation.
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Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Article Iii: Annotations

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource discusses both the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the appellate jurisdiction of the lower federal courts. There are hypertext links to related materials.
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Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Twenty Fourth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the text of the amendment, and annotations about its application, including footnotes citing cases in U.S. history pertaining to the topic.
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Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Twenty Sixth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the text and a summary of the 26th Amendment (Reduction of Voting Age Qualification).
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Marbury v. Madison (1803)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains the full text of the 1803 Supreme court case, Marbury v. Madison opinion.
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Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Swann v. Board of Education (1971)

For Students 9th - 10th
The decision for Swann vs. Board of Education of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, concerning the integration and desegration of public schools.