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POLSC3607 - Constitutional Law: Web Sites: Constitutional Law

Select the Opinions drop down menu, among others.

• About the Supreme Court
• Most Recently Published Supreme Court Opinions
  Access slip opinions to recent decisions from the Court from its official website. A “slip” opinion consists of the majority or principal opinion, any concurring or dissenting opinions written by the Justices, and a prefatory syllabus prepared by the Reporter’s Office that summarizes the decision.
• Cases Scheduled for Argument, Current Term
• Supreme Court Docket Search
  Find available documents, such as merits and amicus briefs, filed with current and older cases.

"[T]he education and research agency for the federal courts."

Informally known as "The Constitution Annotated," this free online "treatise" by the highly respected Congressional Research Service includes legal analysis and interpretation of the United States Constitution based primarily on Supreme Court case law, as well as historical notes.

"Read and search through thousands of records from George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison and see firsthand the growth of democracy and the birth of the Republic." Created through cooperative agreement between the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) and The University of Virginia Press.

"The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia brings together people of all ages and perspectives, across America and around the world, to learn about, debate, and celebrate the greatest vision of human freedom in history, the U.S. Constitution. A private, nonprofit organization, the Center serves as America’s leading platform for constitutional education and debate, fulfilling its congressional charter “to disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis.”

“A multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work” containing audio recordings in the Supreme Court since October 1955. Use the top menu, for information on Justices and to explore Cases by Issues or Terms.
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology.

"The Religious Freedom Center of the Freedom Forum Institute is a nonpartisan national initiative focused on educating the public about the religious liberty principles of the First Amendment."

"SCOTUSblog is devoted to covering the U.S. Supreme Court comprehensively, without bias and according to the highest journalistic and legal ethical standards." SCOTUS generally reports on every merits case before the court at least three times: before argument, after argument and after the decision. For merits cases and the petitions covered, access is provided to briefs. Unfortunately, some amicus briefs noted are linked to pages that have been removed, so the blog does not serve as a reliable repository for older amicus briefs.

The Legal Information Institute, Cornell University Law School.