Supreme Court Decisions

Lakewood High School
House Two
Grade 12 - Mrs. Schafer

Lakewood HS Pathfinders
Lakewood City Schools
Lakewood Public Library

Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Fifteen cases with summaries, diagrams of how the cases moved through the system, excerpts from opinions and other learning activities and resources. From Street Law and the Supreme Court Historical Society.

LII: Supreme Court Collection
Spotlights cases argued during the current term, plus information about the Court. Includes an archive of decisions going back to 1990, searchable by topic, justice, and party. Selected Historic Decisions covers 300 of the Court's most important decisions throughout the court's history, with "focused collections" for The "Amistad" Case, Administrative Law, Copyright and Patent. From the Legal Information Institute (LII) at Cornell Law School.

The Supreme Court Historical Society
Provides a history of the Court and its justices, a description of the Court process, and a guide to researching the Court. "The Learning Center" has features on student law, women's rights decisions, and 15 landmark cases.

FedWorld.gov: U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
Search and view the full text of 7,407 Supreme Court opinions issued between 1937 and 1975. Searchable by case name or keyword. Presented by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS).

OYEZ: U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia
Access to more than 2000 hours of Supreme Court audio recorded since 1995 and a select amount back to 1955. Links to written opinions of the court in cases since 1891. Includes pending cases, news, biographies of the Justices, case subject search and the OYEZ baseball game!

Supreme Court of the United States
The official site provides general information about the present and past Court and Justices, recent opinions, calendar, case handling guides, and court rules.

Wikipedia Supreme Court of the United States
This entry in the free Web encyclopedia provides a good introduction. See also: List of United States Supreme Court Cases; Chief Justice of the United States.

Infoplease almanac - SupremeCourt
Good summary information on the Court and landmark cases.

YAHOO list of specific cases

The Supreme Court - A Journey Through Time
Presentation from Court TV

American Lawyer Media's Law.com - United States Supreme Court Monitor
News, summaries of decisions and information on upcoming cases.