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Major Supreme Court Decisions
United States Supreme Court - Equal Justice Under Law Major Supreme Court Decisions
Marbury v. Madison 1803
McCulloch v. Maryland 1819
Dred Scott v. Sandford 1856
Reynolds v. U.S. 1878
Sparf & Hansen v. U.S. 1895
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
Schenck v. U.S. 1919
Grovey v. Townsend 1935
West Virginia v. Barnette 1943
U.S. v. Lovett 1946
Brown v. Board of Education 1954
Brown II 1955
Engel v. Vitale 1962
Gideon v. Wainwright 1963
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan 1964
Griswold v. Connecticut 1965
Miranda v. Arizona 1966
U.S. v. O'Brien 1968
Tinker v. Des Moines 1969
Lemon v. Kurtzman 1971
New York Times v. United States 1971
Branzburg v. Hayes 1972
Perry v. Sindermann 1972
Roe v. Wade 1973
Roe v. Wade: Dissent, Rehnquist
Buckley v. Valeo 1976
Mt. Healthy City Board of Ed. v. Doyle 1977
Board of Regents v. Bakke 1978
Crawford v. Los Angeles Board of Education 1982
Employment Division v. Smith 1988
U.S. v. Lopez 1995
Agostini v. Felton 1997
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This site provides access to a database of Supreme Court cases with texts of opinions and recordings of oral arguments for recent cases. A separate database contains biographical information on all justices of the Supreme Court and links to their opinions.
Historic file of Supreme Court Opinions
The Fed World site contains a searchable database of Supreme Court opinions issued between 1937 and 1975.
Cornell Legal Information Institute-Selected Historic Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court
This site contains all Supreme Court opinions issued since May 1990 and collection of nearly 600 opinions issued throughout the history of the Court.
Supreme Court Historical Society
The societys site provides access to historical publications of the society, the opinions of notable cases of the past 45 years, and information of the societys programs.
U.S. Courts of Appeals
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
This site includes a brief history of the John Minor Wisdom U.S. Courthouse in New Orleans.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
An online version of a booklet describing the history of the federal judicial system with special emphasis on the courts of the Ninth Circuit.
U.S. District Courts
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A brief chronology of the courts history.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
A brief history of the district.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
This site includes a history of the district, a list of judges with years of service, and brief biographies for all currently sitting active and senior judges.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
A short history of the courts and lists of judges and clerks who have served the court.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
A brief description of the courts history and former courthouses.
Library and Archives Sites
National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration provides an on line guide to federal records, including the those of the federal courts, and information regarding the regional research centers that house most federal court records.
This extensive site also has information regarding publications, exhibits, and education programs.
U.S. Judicial Branch Resources
This Library of Congress site links to numerous sites related to the Annotated Constitution, the U.S. Code, federal regulations, judicial opinions, court rules, and law journals.
Guide to Legal History Sources on the Web
This site of the Tarlton Law Library at the University of Texas at Austin provides links to legal history resources of courts, universities, and research libraries.
H-LAW
H-LAW is an on line discussion list devoted to legal and constitutional history. The H-Law web site contains logs of H-LAW discussions, book reviews, and links to the American Society for Legal History.
Historical Documents
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