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Supreme Court of the United States

Resources about the U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Website

Selected Websites about the Supreme Court

ABA's Preview Briefs: Founded in 1878, the ABA is committed to supporting the legal profession with practical resources for legal professionals while improving the administration of justice, accrediting law schools, establishing model ethical codes, and more.

SCOTUS blog: Blog from the United States Supreme Court

ACLU Blog of Rights: The ACLU is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country (text from the website)

Dorf on Law: Law, Politics, Economics, and more from Michael Dorf, Neil Buchanan, Sherry Colb, and others

Justia Verdict: Legal analysis and comments from Justia.com

American Constitution Society: Shaping debate, building networks, making a difference"  The American Constitution Society (ACS) believes that law should be a force to improve the lives of all people. 

Americans United - Blogs: Americans United for Separation of Church and State is a nonpartisan educational and advocacy organization dedicated to advancing the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure freedom of religion, including the right to believe or not believe, for all Americans.  Their expressed view: an America where everyone can freely choose a faith and support it voluntarily, or follow no religious or spiritual path at all, and where the government does not promote religion over non-religion or favor one faith over another.

The Supreme Court Yearbook

The Supreme Court Yearbook has provided valuable in-depth coverage and analysis of every decision from the nation's highest court since the 1989-1990 term.

  • Year-end overviews of Supreme Court terms from 1989-1990 to 2012-2013
  • Case summaries of every opinion written during each Supreme Court term
  • Essays on the most significant cases from each year and the trends in each term
  • Useful tables and figures on voting patterns and trends in constitutional law
  • Biographies of justices
  • Reference documents for understanding how the Supreme Court works