What You Need To Know About...
...The Supreme Court
1. The Basics
2. The Justices
3. The Cases
9. Books
10. Useful Links
News
3/3/2006 - The new court, including new Chief Justice John Roberts and new associate justice Samuel Alito, sits for it's first "class picture" of 2006.
The Basics
1.1 What is the Supreme Court?
The highest court in the land it is the court of last recourse in the United States of America. Only the most crucial constitutional questions make it to the Supreme Court and the court gets to decide which cases they will hear and which they will not.
1.2 How many judges are on the Supreme Court?
9. A chief justice and eight associate justices.
The Justices
2.1 Who are they?
2.1.1 John Paul Stevens
2.1.2 Samuel Alito
The newest associate justice; he replaced Sandra Day O'Connor.
2.1.3 Antonin Scalia
2.1.4 Anthony Kennedy
2.1.5 Clarence Thomas
2.1.6 David Souter
2.1.7 Ruth Bader Ginsburg
2.1.8 Stephen Breyer
2.1.9 John Roberts
The newest member of the court and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.2.2.0 Who was William Rehnquist
Long-time chief justice of the Supreme Court. One of his trademarks were the gold stripes worn on the sleeves of his robe; the origins of which aren't entirely clear.2.2.1 Who was Sandra Day O'Connor?
2.2.2 Who was Earl Warren?
2.2.3 Who was Thurgood Marshall?
2.3.0 What does it mean to be "Borked?"
Cases
3.1 Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
At FindLaw3.2 Roe v. Wade (1973)
This controversial decision effectively legalized abortion in the United States.At FindLaw
Books
9.1 The Supreme Court by William Rehnquist
Useful Links
10.1 The Supreme Court
of the United States - Official Site
10.2
The Supreme Court @ Wikipedia
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