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- Article 3 of the U.S. Constitution
- The article granting Supreme Court power.
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TAD 468-472
WTP 457-461 |
 The Supreme Court |
TAD 470
WTP 459 |
Decision-making |
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- U.S. Code
- Complete searchable database of U.S. laws.
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TAD 470
WTP 459 |
Hearing arguments |
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Samples of oral arguments |
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- Supreme Court oral argument audio site
- This site offers audio of oral arguments of selected cases before the
Supreme Court.
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- Sample - Rosenberger v. University of Virginia (1995)
- Hear the arguments of the
Rosenberger v. University of Virginia case of 1995 involving
funding for a Christian student group newspaper.
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TAD 471
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TP460 Issuing Opinions |
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Samples of written opinions by the Court |
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- U.S. v. Virginia et al (1996)
- declares unconstitutional VMI s single-sex admission policy.
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- U.S. v. Thornton (1995)
- a state cannot determine term limits for federal elected officials.
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- Planned Parenthood v. Casey
- upholds some state restrictions on abortions, while maintaining
general support for Roe v. Wade.
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- Rules of the Court
- The procedures of the U.S. Supreme Court are determined by an
extensive set of rules set forth herein.
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TAD 475-478
WTP 465 |
Selection Process |
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- The Current Justices
- Biographical information on the current justices, as well as
photographs and texts of recent opinions.
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- The Role of the ABA
- A description of the quasi-official functions of the ABA during the
confirmation process.
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- Image of a Confirmation Hearing
- A photograph of Robert Bork testifying before the Senate Judiciary
Committee in 1987 during their hearings for his ultimately
unsuccessful confirmation.
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TAD 484-487
WTP 474 |
Outside Influences |
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Sample of a press release by a legal interest group |
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- ACLU press release
- Read how ACLU reports its own news. This release involves a Supreme
Court concerning censorship provisions in the 1992 Cable Act.
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TAD 486
WTP 474 |
Amici curie (Friend of the Court) briefs |
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- Sample - ACLU brief on the Communications Decency Act
- Here you will find an Amici curie for a 1992 Supreme Court case
concerning censorship provisions in the 1992 Cable Act.
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- Court TV
- Live audio from Court TV, as well as programming schedules.
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Simulations and Other Exercises |
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- Supreme Court Decisionmaking Simulation
- You pretend to be counsel in famous Supreme Court cases.
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