Getting Started and Background Materials
Welcome to the course guide for LPSC 3307 - Understanding the Modern Supreme Court
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This Guide provides resources to help you:
- Find federal and state court cases and related materials,
- Track down relevant news sources, and
- Identify public policy organizations and publications related to the Court and its work.
Background Information on the Supreme Court
You may search NU's Scholar OneSearch for additional e-books and articles on the Supreme Court, its history, and its justices. See the box below called Finding background information in Scholar OneSearch.
The U. S. Supreme Court: a Very Short Introduction by
ISBN: 9780199754540Publication Date: 2012-03-12Excellent overview of the workings of the Supreme Court and its justices and staff. There is a 2020 update to this publication, but this text continues to offer an accessible introduction to the Court.
Note: The 2020 edition of the Greenhouse text is available online through the Boston Public Library as part of the Very Short Introductions series. You may want to think about applying for a BPL e-card; many NU students are eligible even if they're not Massachusetts residents (see criteria on the BPL page).
- Supreme Court YearbookHighlights of each term from the 1989-1990 term through the 2013-2014 term.
Find background information in Scholar OneSearch
Scholar OneSearch includes the NU Library catalog as well as a wide-ranging article finding tool which covers most of the journal content provided by the Library.
To search the catalog only (books, streaming video, and other content except articles), select Library Catalogs from the drop-down menu at the end of the search box.
To include articles in your search, use the drop-down to select "Library Catalogs and Articles."
Find background information in HeinOnline
Find information in HeinOnline
- U.S. Supreme Court Library (HeinOnline)
Search or select one of the publication categories below.