The Supreme Court is the most important court in the US justice system. They deal with difficult and important cases that affect the very fabric of the justice system. They are in charge of interpreting the nation’s most important legal document, the Constitution. The cases that have gone before the Supreme Court were some of the most important cases in the history of the United States. In all cases, the Supreme Court is the final stop in the United States justice system. Here’s a resource guide to the US Supreme Court.

• Supreme Court Official Site: Official government homepage for the Supreme Court.
• Supreme Court Page: Government site with information about the history of the court as well as the Justices.
• Case Database: Database of recent and older Supreme Court cases available for searching.
• Marbury v. Madison (1803): A landmark case that gave rise to the process of judicial review.
• Fletcher v. Peck (1810): A famous land dispute case connected to the then newly elected Georgia legislature’s decision to void ownership of a large parcel of Native American land.
• Chan Chae Ping v. United States (1889): A case that highlighted the United States’ Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
• Korematsu v. United States (1944): A court case brought by a man who was imprisoned in a concentration camp without a trial or hearing of any kind.
• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954): A civil rights case involving segregation of black children in an all-white school.
• Digital History: An archive of important Supreme Court cases.
• Supreme Court Search: A place where you can search for Supreme Court cases.
• Full Text of Supreme Court Cases: Listing of important cases sorted by chronological order.
• Role of the Supreme Court: Provides an overview of the Court’s role in the government.
• The Appeals Process: Outlines the appeals process.
• The Appeals Process to the Supreme Court: A simple diagram to show how cases get to the highest court.
• Supreme Court Appointment: Explains how Justices are appointed.
• Role of the Court: An article that lists the important roles of the Supreme Court.
• Court Structure Diagrams: Diagrams that outline the structure of the courts.
• Judicial System Structure: Provides information on court structure.
• Searchable Rules Database: A database that allows you to perform a search on the rules of the court.
• Supreme Court Rules: Provides details of some Supreme Court rules.
• Supreme Court Rules and Supreme Court Operating Rules: A good place to learn about more rules.
• Supreme Court Overview: Brief overview of the Supreme Court and how it works.
• Supreme Court Hallmarks: Outlines important Supreme Court cases.
• How the Court Works: Explains how the Court works.
• Court Operations: Shows how the Supreme Court operates.
• Internal Organization: Explains how the Court is set up.