The Supreme Court

Print Resources

Books about the Supreme Court and Supreme Court cases are found in the 342.7 and 344.7 areas.

Examples:

	Brown v. Board of Education	292 pgs	344.7307 COT
	Separate and Unequal	396 pgs	342.7308 FIR

The Library owns sets of books featuring individual Supreme Court Cases. 
1. Go to the Library website.
2. Click on the Catalog Search link
3. Type in a series title (from the list below) in the General Keyword box.

Series Titles

Great Supreme Court Decisions Historic Supreme Court Cases Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Examples:

	The Bakke Case (Great Supreme Court Cases)	128 pgs	344.73 BAN
	Roe v. Wade and the Fight over Life and Liberty (Historic Supreme Court Cases)	160 pgs	344.73 TOM
	Marbury v. Madison (Landmark Supreme Court Cases)	142 pgs	347.7312 MOU

Biographies

Biographies of Supreme Court Justices are found in the Biography section under the names of the Justices.

Examples:

	Sandra Day O’Connor	419 pgs	BIO O’Connor
	Thurgood Marshall	457 pgs	BIO Marshall

Online Resources

The United States Supreme Court
www.supremecourtus.gov
 (The official US Supreme Court website)

SIRS Government Reporter
1. Go to the Library website
2. Select the Services tab
3. Select Research Tools
4. Click on Databases A-Z and then select S in the Alphabetical List
5. Select SIRS Government Reporter.

Information published by and about the U.S. Federal Government, including full-text documents, summaries, and graphics.

Landmark Supreme Court Cases
www.landmarkcases.org

Features a list of 15 cases with case summaries, diagrams of how each case moved through the courts, opinion excerpts, classroom activities, and information about the impact of each case.