Activities
- Court Quest | iCivicsGrab the keys and get behind the wheel! It’s your turn to drive the Justice Express in our new version of Court Quest. Explore state and federal courts as you help passengers navigate their path through the American judicial system.
- Do I Have a Right | iCivicsIn Do I Have a Right? you can run your own firm of lawyers who specialize in constitutional law. Decide if potential clients have a right, match them with the best lawyer, and win their case. The more clients you serve and the more cases you win, the faster your law firm grows!
- Supreme Decision | iCivicsEver wondered how the Supreme Court really works? In Supreme Decision, you help cast the deciding vote. At stake is the suspension of Ben Brewer who wore his favorite band t-shirt to school against dress code policy. You’ll help the final Justice make up her mind and influence the outcome of the case!
- We The Jury | iCivicsHave fun deciding a tough case while learning about what jurors discuss in the deliberation room. Choose from different civil cases, analyze evidence, weigh testimony, and use the right arguments to reach a fair and impartial verdict.
- Argument Wars | iCivicsEver tried to win a disagreement? In Argument Wars, you will try out your persuasive abilities by arguing a real Supreme Court case. The other lawyer is your competition. Whoever uses the strongest arguments wins!
Books
The Living Constitution by Call Number: KF4550 .S78 2010ISBN: 9780195377279Publication Date: 2010-05-19
Original Intent: the courts, the Constitution & religion by Call Number: KF4552.B37 2000ISBN: 0925279501Publication Date: 1996-03-01
Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court nomination that changed America by Call Number: KF8745.M34 H394 2015ISBN: 9780307957191Publication Date: 2015-09-15
Essential Supreme Court Decisions: summaries of leading cases in U.S. constitutional law by Call Number: KF4547.4 .V55 2018ISBN: 9781538111963Publication Date: 2018-03-12
The battle on the benches : the Wagner Act and the federal Circuit Courts of Appeals, 1935-1942 by Call Number: AS36.N55 2000 FEENEY COLL.Publication Date: 2000- Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court by Call Number: KF8742.W567 2004 OVERSIZEISBN: 087289939XPublication Date: 2004
The U. S. Supreme Court by Call Number: KF8742 .U18 2010ISBN: 9780737745443Publication Date: 2009-10-16
eBooks
Closing the Courthouse Door : How Your Constitutional Rights Became Unenforceable by ISBN: 9780300224900Publication Date: 2017
Who Represents Me?
- Supreme Court JusticesAddress:
1 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20543
John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States
Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice
Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice
Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Associate Justice
Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice
Elena Kagan, Associate Justice
Neil M. Gorsuch, Associate Justice
Brett M. Kavanaugh, Associate Justice
Amy Coney Barret, Associate Justice
- Judges of the Second Circuit CourtAddress:
Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse
40 Foley Square
New York, NY 10007
Phone: (212) 857-8500 - Judges of the District of ConnecticutAddresses:
Richard C. Lee
United States Courthouse
141 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Abraham A. Ribicoff Federal Building
United States District Court
450 Main Street
Suite A012
Hartford, CT 06103
Brien McMahon
Federal Building
915 Lafayette Boulevard
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phones:
203-773-2140 (New Haven)
860-240-3200 (Hartford)
203-579-5861 (Bridgeport)