Welcome to the US Judicial Branch

Our last unit of study together.

Here are some links to some helpful sites to get you through these last two weeks.

A great interactive map to help you understand the location and organization of the US District Courts, US Appeals Courts, US Supreme court, and all other federal courts-http://www.uscourts.gov/courtlinks/

A direct link to the US Supreme Court-http://www.supremecourtus.gov/

A link to Landmark Supreme Court cases that you can choose to use if you like to help you complete your landmark court case assignment-http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/topic.htm

Finally a must read for everyone!!! The Power of the Federal Courts. Pay particular attention to the last section regarding Judicial Activism vs Judicial Restraint. You will need to know the difference between these 2 rather complex philosophies.

Enjoy the Judicial Branch!
Mr. Thompson