Content includes the complete text of the 1877 Supreme Court case of Munn v. Illinois dealing with corporate rates and agriculture.

Young scholars will analyze one of four Supreme Court cases that relate to the constitutional rights of women decided between 1908-2005. Students will become mini-experts on one Supreme Court cases and they will be exposed to the...

Educational interactive activity where users create a timeline of landmark Supreme Court cases. Provides information, facts, and related resources for each case.

This resource provides information about the Joseph Burstyn v. Wilson Supreme Court case.

The Dirksen Center provides a page of excellent links to information about the Supreme Court including information on Brown v. Board of Education, the Constitution test, a dual court system, equal protection, supreme court judges, the...

The OYEZ Directory offers hyperlinks to Supreme Court cases. Choose the topic you'd like to search under, like "Attorneys," or "Civil rights," for example.

PBS' series on the Supreme Court offers this interactive timeline showing important dates in Supreme Court history. Clicking on the date gives more information about cases being decided around that specific time. A great resource.

Here you will find the primary source text of the case and the opinions of the Supreme Court Justices in the Scott v Sandford case which ultimately ruled on the constitutionality of the Missouri Compromise.

Discussion overview illustrating the structure and powers of the Supreme Court as written in the U.S. Constitution.

PBS offers a synopsis of the landmark Supreme Court cases of Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger which "affirmed and refined its position on affirmative action".

Students will research assigned Supreme Court cases and write a case summary. Students will create podcasts of their summaries. Summaries will be added to class website for future students to access.

This site contains pertinent information needed when filing a case with the Supreme Court without legal representation. This page provides links to information about the filing time, what forms to file, page limitations, and others.

A case of whether states can deny employment to people who have been found to use illegal drugs for religious purposes.

Recent legislation has allowed the Supreme Court discretionary, rather than obligatory powers, in deciding which cases to decide. This in-depth and well-developed essay describes the process and criticizes the new system, while providing...

In this tutorial, students learn about the Supreme Court and look at two famous cases to see the impact that its decisions have had on the rights of Americans.

An outstanding interactive graphic that allows you to explore many aspects of the Supreme Court. You may view historic cases and how specific justices voted, research the opinions, rulings and background of John Roberts, and delve into...

This is the court's decision in the Zablocki v Redhail case (1978), concerning the right to marry.

Read this concise discussion of the landmark Supreme Court decision, Plessy v Ferguson. Find a synopsis of the case, the majority opinion of the court, and the dissenting opinion by Justice Harlan.

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.

This site serves as an index to Supreme Court cases that have been decided during the current court term. The links to each case provide the information pertaining to that individual case.

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.

Read the background summary and the complete text of this important Supreme Court case that dealt with affirmative action. Included are many teacher directed activities to use to support the teaching of this case.

This provides a wealth of information about this landmark Supreme Court case. There are excerpts from the opinions, background summaries, and many learning activities for teachers to use.