LibGuides: ENG 144: Digital Humanities: Supreme Court Cases

Supreme Court Web Resources

The links below provide access to both primary sources (such as oral arguments and the text of opinions) and secondary sources (such as analysis and news) related to the Supreme Court.

Oyez
A website that provides audio versions of arguments before the Supreme Court since it began recording them in 1955. Includes information about the court and its justices as well as current news and commentary.

Selected entries from Oyez

Griswold v Connecticut (contraception) (1965)
Roe v Wade (abortion) (1973)
Obergefell v Hodges (same sex marriage) (2015)
Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization (abortion) (2022)

SCOTUSblog
Focused on the Supreme Court of the United States, SCOTUSblog is an excellent resource for keeping up with the happenings of the court, including schedules, transcripts and analyses of current cases.
Supreme Court Cases. (100 Women, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2020)
Provides overviews of five landmark Supreme Court cases that have impacted women's lives in the U.S.
Supreme Court Opinions
Includes the text of opinions from 2010 to present. Oral arguments (both audio and text transcripts) are available for recent years.
The Supreme Court Rulings That Have Shaped Gay Rights in America
Provides overviews of LGBTQ-related cases from 1954 through Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).
Timeline of Major Supreme Court Decisions on Women's Rights
A timeline and summaries of major Supreme Court decisions on women's rights from the ACLU Women's Rights Project.

Supreme Court Resources in the Library

Below are a just a few examples of books on Supreme Court cases. You can find additional resources on specific cases or topics by searching the library catalog or article databases such as Academic Search Premier.

Guide to the U. S. Supreme Court by David G. Savage
Call Number: Reference KF8742 .W567 2010 (v. 1-2)
The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States by Kermit L. Hall (Editor); James W. Ely (Editor); Joel B. Grossman (Editor)
Call Number: Reference KF8742.A35 O93 2005
Supreme Court Decisions and Women's Rights by Clare Cushman (Editor)
Call Number: KF4758 .S87 2011
The Supreme Court in the Intimate Lives of Americans by Howard Ball
Call Number: KF3760 .B35 2002