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POLS 216: The Supreme Court (HC)

POLS 216: The Supreme Court (Solomon-Strauss) Fall 2022

Supreme Court Protest

Ted Eytan, Protesters at the Supreme Court of the United States on the day Roe vs Wade was overturned, June 24, 2022

(Source: Wikimedia Commons, CC 2.0 license).  File category Pro-abortion rights rally at the SCOTUS (June 24, 2022)

introduction

This guide focuses on the topics in your course and outlines research strategies and resources for the work you are doing.  Use the searches and linked examples as jumping off points for exploration.

Use the Background page to help in developing research questions and understanding the broader context for your specific topics.  Articles and Books will give you material for analysis and comparison.  The Case Law page provides a guide from Swarthmore College's Simon Elichko with details about accessing briefs, oral arguments, decisions and more.  Additional specific types of resources are outlined in the page for Data and Other Source Materials.