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Roe v. Wade
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/A0842237.ht
Source: Factmonster.com

This site contains a summary of Roe v. Wade as well as a brief history of court rulings regarding abortion. The case concerned two women who sought abortions in states that restricted access to them.
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• What was Roe v. Wade?
• What does Roe v. Wade say?
• When was Roe v. Wade decided?
• What Supreme Court case involved abortion?
• Who wrote Roe v. Wade?

Roe v. Wade
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/
Source: Cornell Law School/The Legal Information Institute

This site contains the complete text of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, whch established abortion as a fundamental right guaranteed under the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
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• What was Roe v. Wade?
• What does Roe v. Wade say?
• When was Roe v. Wade decided?
• What Supreme Court case involved abortion?
• Who wrote Roe v. Wade?

Plessy v. Ferguson
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/A0839368.ht
Source: Factmonster.com

The site contains a summary of the events leading up to Plessy v. Ferguson and the establishment of the "separate but equal" doctrine. In this decision the Court upheld a Louisiana statute requiring racially segregated but equal railroad cars. The site also contains a link to an explanation of Jim Crow laws.
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• What was Plessy v. Ferguson?
• What are some landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions?
• When was Plessy v. Ferguson decided?
• Who wrote the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?
• What are Jim Crow laws?
• What cases addressed the issue of "separate but equal"? What case led up to the Brown v. Board of Education decision?
• What cases are related to the 14th Amendment and equal protection?

Plessy v. Ferguson
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/
Source: Cornell Law School/The Legal Information Institute

This site contains the complete text of the Supreme Court's 1896 decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, in which the Court upheld the legality of racial segregation and ruled that states could deny usage of public facilities to African-Americans.
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• What was Plessy v. Ferguson?
• What are some landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions?
• When was Plessy v. Ferguson decided?
• Who wrote the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?
• What case addressed the issue of "separate but equal"? What case led up to the Brown v. Board of Education decision? What cases are related to the 14th Amendment and equal protection?

New York Times Company v Sullivan
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/A0835522.ht
Source: Factmonster.com

The site summarizes the events leading up to New York Times Company v. Sullivan and how the affected the press's First Amendment rights. This libel lawsuit concerned newspaper coverage of the conduct of Southern police officers during civil rights protests.
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• What was New York Times Company v. Sullivan?
• What does New York Times Company v. Sullivan say?
• When was NY Times Company v. Sullivan decided?
• What Supreme Court decision relate to freedom of the press?
• What Supreme Court cases involve the First Amendment and the Press?
• What Supreme Court cases involve libel?
• What are some famous decisions written by Chief Justice Warren?