Also Try Law Books Hobbes, Thomas - Leviathan (The University of Adelaide Library - Thomas) Provides the philosophy of Hobbes, including his views on government. 8-02 Montesquieu, Charles - Spirit of Laws (Constitution Society) Provides a view on the roles and characteristics of different forms of government. (The full name is Charles de Montesquieu.) Visitors sometimes misspell as Montesque, Montesqu, or Montegue. 8-02 More, Thomas - Utopia (Thomas More) Provides More's vision of an ideal society. Written in the sixteenth century. 8-02 Rousseau, Jean-Jacques - The Social Contract (The University of Adelaide Library - Thomas) Provides Rousseau's views on the role of govenment and more. 8-02 Lists Historical Documents Shaping American Law (Golding and Hofstetter - Amber) Provides classic books and other documents affecting the development of American law. 8-02 Judicial Branch of U.S. Government (Yahoo) Supreme Court Decisions News U.S. Supreme Court Rulings (Yahoo News) Provides the latest Supreme Court rulings. 11-01 Papers Federalist Papers (Yale Law School - Avalon Project) Provides the Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. These documents are used by the U.S. Supreme Court and others to help interprete the U.S. Constitution and American law. 8-02 History of American Federalism (Purdue University Calumet - Amber) Provides an outline, key resources, a syllabus, cases, materials, and class questions. Designed for college level. 8-02 History of American Law (Golding and Hofstetter) Provides an outline, key resources, and class questions. Designed for college level. 8-02 History of American Law - Timeline of 1066 to Present (Golding and Hofstetter - Amber) Provides a timeline of events affecting core elements of American law. 8-02 Locke, John - Second Treatise of Government (Gowan - Locke) According to John Locke, his second treatise "is an essay concerning the true original extent and end of civil government." Published in 1690. 8-02 U.S. Supreme Court (Supreme Court of the United States) Provides information about the operation of the U.S. Supreme Court. 6-02 U.S. Supreme Court Decisions in June, 2000 (Christian Science Monitor) Provides short summaries of key Supreme Court Decisions related to abortion, separation of church and state, and gay rights. 6-00 U.S. Supreme Court Justices - 1795 to Present (Supreme Court of the United States) Lists Supreme Court Justices and when they served. 6-02 U.S. Supreme Court Justices - Biographies (Legal Information Institute) Provides brief profiles, as well as recent decisions by each justice. 6-02 U.S. Supreme Court Justices - Biographies (Supreme Court of the United States) Provides short biographies of current Justices. 6-02 U.S. Supreme Court Justices - Kennedy, Anthony M. (Washington Post) Provides a profile of the political background of the Supreme Court Justice. 6-02 U.S. Supreme Court Justices - O'Connor, Sandra Day (Gale Group) Provides a biography of the "first woman to serve as a Supreme Court justice." 6-00 U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Executing Mentally Retarded Unconstitutional (NandoTimes.com - Gearan) Summarizes the finding. 6-02 U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Executing Mentally Retarded Unconstitutional (NandoTimes.com) Summarizes the finding. 6-02 US Supreme Court Decisions (FindLaw) Provides a searchable database of Supreme Court decisions going back to 1937. US Supreme Court Decisions - By Party Name (Legal Information Institute) Provides an alphabetic listing of Supreme Court decisions by the last name of the persons involved. 5-00 US Supreme Court Decisions - By Subject (Legal Information Institute) Provides an alphabetic listing of Supreme Court decisions by subject. For example, gun control issues would be under "S" for Second Amendment. 5-00 US Supreme Court Decisions - Search by Subject (Northwestern University - Goldman) Provides a searchable database of Supreme Court decisions by subject. A limited number of cases are provided for each subject. Not all subjects or cases are covered. Understanding the Federal Courts (Federal Judiciary) Provides answers to frequently asked questions regarding federal judges, filing a case, juror information, court information, the judicial conference, and even employment. 3-00

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