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Illinois Institute of Technology

The Oyez Project: Bigelow v. Virginia (1975)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief overview of the Bigelow v. Virginia (1975) Supreme Court case.
Website
University of Groningen

American History: Documents: The Marshall Cases: Dartmouth v. Woodward

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the majority decision of the case brought before the Supreme Court known as Dartmouth v. Woodward.
Activity
Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez.org: Wesberry v. Sanders

For Students 9th - 10th
OYEZ.org offers excellent multimedia information on the Supreme Court case, Wesberry v. Sanders, including an abstract, an interactive section on participants, resources, audio, and more.
Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents: Gibbons v. Ogden(1824)

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn all about this Supreme Court decision that dealt with interstate commerce. View an image of the original document and read the complete text.
Handout
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Lynch v. Donnelly (1984)

For Students 9th - 10th
The city of Pawtucket, R. I., annually erects a Christmas display in a park owned by a nonprofit organization and located in the heart of the city's shopping district. The display includes, in addition to such objects as a Santa Claus...
Website
Social Studies for Kids

Social Studies for Kids: The Supreme Court

For Students 9th - 10th
The Supreme Court is the highest in the land. It has nine members and decides whether laws are unconstitutional. It handles appeals from federal courts or state supreme courts. Learn more about how it works and some famous Justices.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Now With Bill Moyers: Supreme Court and Freedom of Speech

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Brief descriptions of several case studies involving decisions by the Supreme Court concerning First Amendment rights, especially freedom of speech.
eBook
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: The Pursuit of Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
This book analyzes 30 Supreme Court cases chosen by a group of Supreme Court justices and leading civics educators as the most important for American citizens to understand. An additional 100 significant cases included in state history...
Interactive
iCivics

I Civics: Games: Argument Wars

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Games in which players act as lawyers arguing head to head before a judge about real Supreme Court cases.
Handout
Cool Fire Technology

Cool Fire Technology: Supreme Court Decisions

For Students 9th - 10th
A listing of the most significant Supreme Court cases in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries with brief summaries of how they impacted on federalism.
Primary
Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Gore v. Bush (2000)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a collection of facts on the landmark Supreme Court case of Gore v. Bush which stated that the Florida Supreme Court's method for recounting ballots was a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Handout
Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: In Re Gault (1967)

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents the syllabus of the landmark Supreme Court case of In re Gault which decided that juveniles tried for crimes in delinquency proceedings should have the right of due process protected by the Fourteenth Amendment.
Primary
Boston College

Boston College: Bigelow v. Virginia

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete syllabus and decision on the Supreme Court case Bigelow v. Virginia (1975).
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How a Case Gets to the Us Supreme Court

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how a case can make its way to the Supreme Court and how the court prioritizes case selections.
Website
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Supreme Court Landmark Cases

For Students 9th - 10th
A website reviewing the Supreme Court's landmark cases, including Marbury v. Madison, Plessy v. Ferguson and the Slaughterhouse cases.
Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Supreme Court and the New Deal [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Read about the conflict between the laws and regulations that were passed during Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and the interpretation of the commerce clause by the Supreme Court. Roosevelt had a plan to change the Supreme Court. See...
Activity
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Supreme Court Considers Free Speech and Protests

For Students 9th - 10th
Hateful as these actions may seem to many people, do groups still have the right to protest under the First Amendment? Read about the case that the Supreme Court is considering involving protests at a military funeral.
Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Supreme Court Orders Desegregation [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is from a unit called 'African-Americans in the Land of Equality.' It looks at the 1954 decision by the Supreme Court in the Brown v. Board of Education case that ended school segregation.
Activity
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: The Supreme Court: Biographies of the Robes: Harry Blackmun

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account of Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun, appointed by Richard Nixon in 1970. He was best known for writing the opinion in the case of Roe v. Wade in 1973.
Primary
University of Groningen

American History: Documents: The Marshall Cases: Cohens v. Virginia

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text of the Supreme Court decision, Cohens v. Virginia, which was limited states' rights.
Handout
Other

Landmark Cases: Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

For Students 9th - 10th
Lesson plans, activities, and information all about this key Supreme Court decision that protected the rights of the accused. These became known as the "Miranda Warnings." Included is a background summary, excerpts and the complete text...
Primary
Thomson Reuters

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.
Primary
Thomson Reuters

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.
Handout
Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Texas v. Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
This Landmark Supreme Court Cases and the Constitution eLesson focuses on a case involving expressive conduct, and what is for many a deeply cherished symbol of America, the U.S. flag. In a closely divided (5-4) ruling, the Supreme Court...

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