Chronicles this Supreme Court case that focuses on desegregation and mandatory student reassignment and busing in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Detailed account of the Supreme Court case of Mapp v. Ohio with the ruling that states are required to exclude evidence seized by illegal search and seizure in violation of the 4th Amendment.

Provided is a summary of the Supreme Court case of Schenck v. U.S. involving espionage, free speech, and anti-war propaganda.

Full court transcript of 1967 U.S. Supreme Court case involving a juvenile, Gerald Gault.

A fantastic overview of the federal court system of the United States can be found here. Read about what the federal courts do, the difference between federal and state courts, the types of cases handled by federal courts, the structure...

Oyez is a searchable archive of all the Supreme Court decisions run by Chicago-Kent College of Law. This specific page lists all the cases currently (2016) being heard in the Supreme Court. There is a summary of each case and the...

Everything you might want to know about this historic Supreme Court decision. Included are great teacher directed activities, background summary, and the text of the majority opinion.

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.

Court documents of a case challenging the death penalty as constituting "cruel and unusual punishment" and violating the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Includes link to audio file of oral argument.

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.

Review background information about the Slaughter-House Cases then read the complete text of the majority opinion of the court and also the dissenting votes.

This resource provides information about the Supreme Court decision in the Miranda v. Arizona case.

Supreme Court decision on Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803).

Text of landmark Supreme Court cases presided over by Chief Justice John Marshall, that decided questions of how to interpret the U.S. Constitution. The cases took place between 1801 and 1825.

Read the complete text of the landmark Supreme Court case of Pollock v. Farmer's Loan and Trust Co. 1895.

View the complete text of the 1895 Supreme Court case of the United States v. E.C. Knight and Co. which concerned the Sherman Antitrust Act.

In this interactive instructional activity, students will identify important Supreme Court cases, evaluate their decisions, explain the precedents they established, and analyze their importance to our society today.

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...

This site describes the jurisdiction of the Federal Court system. The site breaks the court's jurisdiction into three main areas of institutional conflict: Federal Restraint of State Courts by Injunctions, Habeas Corpus: Scope of the...

Contains plans for seven lessons that ask students to examine Supreme Court cases that have impacted civil liberties in the United States. Students work in groups and report their findings using PowerPoint presentations. In addition to...

In this tutorial, students learn about the various levels in the federal judicial system and look at a famous Supreme Court case, Tinker v. Des Moines.

A question over a piece of property owned by one, yet deemed protected by the EPA prompted a court case in search of due process and protection of property rights. Find out more about the case and the process through this lesson plan.

Full decision from the Branzburg v. Hayes United States Supreme Court case.

Article presents an overview of the history behind the birth of 'affirmative action'. Includes a discussion of the Supreme Court case of Alan Bakke v. the University of California and student exercises that test comprehension of the topic.