Research Guides: POLS 024/105: Constitutional Law (SC): Supreme Court

Supreme Court Research Guide

For more detailed suggestions and resources for finding Supreme Court cases, briefs, and opinions, visit the Supreme Court Research Guide. To go directly to a particular section, use the links on the left.

Searching case law by topic will likely prove difficult. When possible, use a secondary source such as an encyclopedia, law review article, or scholarly book to research your topic and find citations to relevant cases. Once you have a citation, then use the resources on the Supreme Court Research Guide to find cases, briefs, orders, etc.

Excerpted Cases

Constitutional Law and Politics by David M. O'Brien
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Call Number: S McCabe KF4541 .O27 2008
ISBN: 9780393930382
Publication Date: 2008-04-29
Ample primary source material includes case excerpts with introductions, headnotes, and Special Feature boxes that give students additional context for the cases.This Seventh Edition has been updated with many new cases, including some classics and a number of recent Supreme Court decisions. These recent cases deal with fundamental issues such as abortion ( Gonzales v. Carhart ), racial integration in schools ( Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 ), Federal funding of faith-based projects ( Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, Inc. ), and the restrictions of the McCain-Feingold law ( Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc ).

Available as a print book at Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, and Haverford.