University of Groningen
American History: Documents: Supreme Court Case: Munn v. Illinois 1877
Content includes the complete text of the 1877 Supreme Court case of Munn v. Illinois dealing with corporate rates and agriculture.
PBS
Pbs: How the Supreme Court Affects the Lives of Teens (Lesson Plan)
Objectives for this lesson include describing the structure and function of the Supreme Court, looking at important decisions, and discussing recent rulings and issues.
Other
Landmark Cases: United States v. Nixon (1974)
This is a great resource for teaching about this key Supreme Court case that dealt with the issue of executive privilege, and became known as the Watergate Scandal. Included is the complete text of the opinion.
CommonLit
Common Lit: American Justice in the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States. It was set up by our Constitution to make important decisions about the law. This article describes how the Supreme Court works, and its impact on American justice. It also...
Cato Institute
Cato Institute: Dewey J. Jones vs. the United States [Pdf]
Brief of a court case where the petitioner argues that the Commerce Clause does not authorize Congress to make the arson of a private residence a federal crime, as it is already a state crime, and that police powers are assigned to the...
Other
Supreme Court of the United States: Opinions
This site from the Supreme Court of the United States contains links to opinion documents from the Supreme Court.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Law School: Schenck v. United States (1919)
Features a syllabus of the landmark Supreme Court case of Schenck v. United States which decided that the defendant's right to criticize the draft was not protected by the First Amendment.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: History of the Supreme Court
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.
Other
Supreme Court of the United States
The official site for the Supreme Court of the United States provides information on the dockets, the rules, and the opinions of the Court. Also of interest is the information on the Supreme Court judges and on the building itself. Be...
Illinois Institute of Technology
The Oyez Project: Katz v. United States
Katz v. United States altered the meaning of the 4th Amendment, the right to search and seizure, appealing his case in 1967 regarding the investigator's use of electronic surveillance. Oyez features the facts and recordings from the...
Illinois Institute of Technology
The Oyez Project: United States v. Lopez
Case information, recordings, etc. regarding the Supreme Court case, United States v. Lopez, which addresses the 1990 Guns Free School Zone Act. Alfonzo Lopez, a senior in a Texas high school, was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon...
Other
Ccja: Guide to the Federal and Texas Bill of Rights and Individual Freedoms
This guide contains excerpts and annotation for four historical government documents: the Federal Bill of Rights, the United States Constitution, the current United States Supreme Court Justices, and the Bill of Rights from the Texas...
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: Supreme Court Gps Warrant Hearing
Investigators must acquire a search warrant before intitiating a GPS search of a vehicle to track criminals, decided upon by justices, so as not to infringe on the rights of search and seizure stated in the Bill of Rights. This lesson...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Role of the Supreme Court
This essay describes the power of the Supreme Court to 'check' the actions of both the President and Congress, with some historic documentation.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Democracy in America: The Courts: Our Rule of Law
This unit provides a comprehensive look into the value of the U.S. court system as a means to maintain the safety of American citizens. Offers video, readings, web resources, and activities.
Library of Congress
Loc: Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor was nominated to the United States Supreme Court by Barack Obama in June of 2009, and confirmed in August of 2009. Official documents and articles related to Sontomayor can be accessed through the links provided here....
Illinois Institute of Technology
Oyez Project: Schenck v. United States (1919)
This U.S. Supreme Court case established the famous "clear and present danger" doctrine by dealing with the issue of freedom of speech. This resource provides an abstract containing a summary, a link to the full text of the decision, and...
Illinois Institute of Technology
Oyez Project: United States v. Nixon (1974)
This U.S. Supreme Court case required President Nixon to produce the Watergate Tapes. This resource provides an abstract containing a concise summary, a link to the full text of the decision, and a record of how the justices that sat on...
Illinois Institute of Technology
Oyez Project: United States v. Butler (1936)
This U.S. Supreme Court case declared the first Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) of the New Deal illegal because of the issue of Federalism. This resource provides an abstract containing a concise summary, a link to the full text of the...
Illinois Institute of Technology
Oyez Project: New York Times v. United States (1971)
This U.S. Supreme Court case allowed the publication of the "Pentagon Papers." The OYEZ resource provides an abstract containing a concise summary, an audio file, a link to the full text of the decision and a record of how the justices...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How a Case Gets to the Us Supreme Court
Find out how a case can make its way to the Supreme Court and how the court prioritizes case selections.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Supreme Court Interactives
Nine games regarding the workings of the Supreme Court geared toward high school students. Test your knowledge and understanding of the United States' oldest realm of justice.
Boston College
Freedom of Speech in the United States: De Jonge v. Oregon
In this site you will find the Supreme Court decision in the case De Jonge v. Oregon from a text, Freedom of Speech in the United States.
Illinois Institute of Technology
Oyez Project
The OYEZ Project is a vast multimedia relational database on the U.S. Supreme Court that contains abstracts for all leading constitutional decisions of the Court, authoritative oral arguments in streamed media format, and a 360-degree...