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History: U.S. Supreme Court: Overview

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Background & Reference

Historical Dictionary of the U. S. Supreme Court
A look at the justices, procedures, cases, and issues over the institution's more than 200-year history.

Recommended Resources

America: History & Life (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Any topic regarding U.S. or Canadian history
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Fulltext of the entire back issues of scholarly journals
Library Search - Advanced This link opens in a new window
Articles, books, & media among SMU Libraries' collections & databases

History Databases at SMU

Primary Sources

History of Supreme Court Nominations (Hein) This link opens in a new window
Supreme Court nomination materials from 1789-
U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978 (MoML) This link opens in a new window
Records & briefs brought before the U.S. Supreme Court

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United States Supreme Court -- History