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Supreme Court Cases. English 10 Honors Walters Fall 2008. Dred Scott vs. Sanford (1857). PBS Resource Bank : http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2933.html History Place : http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/dred.htm
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Supreme Court Cases English 10 Honors Walters Fall 2008
Dred Scott vs. Sanford (1857) • PBS Resource Bank: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2933.html • History Place: http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/dred.htm • Primary Documents: http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/DredScott.html
Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896) • Summary: http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/acs/1890s/plessy/plessy.html • Cornell Law Summary and Excerpts: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0163_0537_ZS.html • The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_plessy.html
Schenk vs. United States (1919) • Court Case Abstract and Info: http://www.oyez.org/cases/1901-1939/1918/1918_437/ • Historical Case Type Explanation: http://faculty-web.at.northwestern.edu/commstud/freespeech/cont/cases/schenck.html • Brief Summary: http://library.thinkquest.org/11572/cc/cases/schenck.html
Gitlow vs. New York (1925) • Court Case Abstract and Info: http://www.oyez.org/cases/1901-1939/1922/1922_19/ • American Law and Legal Information: http://law.jrank.org/pages/12616/Gitlow-v-New-York.html • Cornell Law Summary and Excerpts: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0268_0652_ZO.html
Powell vs. Alabama (1932) • Scottsboro Boy’s Trial: http://www.sanmarcos.net/ana/Class/Eng2/Scottsboro10th.html • The Scottsboro Case: http://www.afroam.org/history/scott/die.html • Chronology of Case: http://www.afroam.org/history/scott/die.html
Korematsu vs. United States (1944) • Summary of Case and Justice Comments For and Against: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/search/display.html?terms=Korematsu&url=/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0323_0214_ZO.html • Summary and Resources: http://landmarkcases.org/korematsu/home.html • Further Readings: http://law.jrank.org/pages/13141/Korematsu-v-United-States.html
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) • Brown vs. Board Website: http://brownvboard.org/summary/ • Court Case Abstract and Info: http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1952/1952_1/ • National Historic Site: http://www.nps.gov/brvb/
NAACP vs. Alabama (1958) • Court Case Abstract and Info: http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1957/1957_91/ • Discussion PDF: http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Political-Science/17-245Fall-2006/AD451728-69C9-46F2-AFF3-D43A22F0C180/0/dis_12_rev.pdf • Encyclopedia of Alabama: http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1494
Abington School District vs. Schempp (1963) • Court Case Abstract and Info: http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1962/1962_142/ • Court Case Article: http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/cale_corbett/abington.html • Teaching with Documents: http://www.alaskool.org/resources/teaching/national_archives/Abington_v_Schempp.htm
Gideon vs. Wainwright (1963) • Landmark Cases Resources: http://www.landmarkcases.org/gideon/home.html • Oswego University Overview: http://oswego.org/staff/jdeloren/gideon/gideon.html • New York Times Article: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A02E4DE1E31F932A15750C0A9659C8B63
New York Times vs. Sullivan (1964) • Court Case Abstract and Info: http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1963/1963_39/ • Northwestern Abstract: http://faculty-web.at.northwestern.edu/commstud/freespeech/cont/cases/nytsullivan.html • Cornell Syllabus: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0376_0254_ZS.html
Griswold vs. Connecticut (1965) • Article on Birth Control (biased): http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0608-31.htm • Court Case Abstract and Info: http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1964/1964_496/ • University of Maryland Article: http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/lpbr/subpages/reviews/johnson305.htm
Miranda vs. Arizona (1966) • Cornell Law Summary and Excerpts: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0384_0436_ZS.html • Landmark Cases Resources: http://www.landmarkcases.org/miranda/home.html • CNN Article: http://archives.cnn.com/2000/LAW/06/26/miranda.01/
In Re Gault (1967) • Court Case Abstract: http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1966/1966_116/ • Cornell Law Summary and Excerpts: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0387_0001_ZS.html • Review: http://www.yria.alcade.net/essays/inregault.htm
Tinker vs. Des Moines (1969) • First Amendment Center Case Summary: http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/faclibrary/casesummary.aspx?case=Tinker_v_Des_Moines_Independent_Community_School_Dist • Court Case Abstract and Info: http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1968/1968_21/ • Landmark Cases Resources: http://www.landmarkcases.org/tinker/home.html
Gregg vs. Georgia (1976) • Amnesty International Explanation: http://www.amnestyusa.org/abolish/greggvgeorgia/ • Death Penalty Information Center: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/node/254 • Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty: http://www.alive-abolish-deathpenalty.org/death_penalty/usa_death_penalty.htm
Regents of the University of California at Davis vs. Bakke (1978)
FCC vs. Pacifica (1978 • The Facts: http://www.cba.uni.edu/decencyl/fccvspac.html
Texas vs. Johnson (1989) • First Amendment Center Case Summary: http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/faclibrary/casesummary.aspx?case=TX_v_Johnson • Summary and Resources: http://www.landmarkcases.org/texas/home.html • Detailed Syllabus: http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/texas.html
Cruzan vs. Director, Missouri Department of Health (1990) • Cornell Law Summary and Excerpts: http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/88-1503.ZS.html • Doctor’s Powerpoint-Slides 20/21: http://www.facs.org/spring_meeting/gs08thompson.pdf
Employment Division of Oregon vs. Smith (1990) • Court Case Abstract and Info: http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1989/1989_88_1213/ • Cornell Law Summary and Excerpts: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0494_0872_ZO.html • Court Case Facts: http://www.hrcr.org/safrica/expression/oregon_smith.html
RAV vs. St. Paul (1992) • First Amendment Center Case Summary: http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/faclibrary/casesummary.aspx?case=RAV_v_St_Paul • Court Case Abstract and Info: http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/faclibrary/casesummary.aspx?case=RAV_v_St_Paul • Hate Crime Laws: http://www.adl.org/99hatecrime/constitutionality.asp