Landmark Supreme Court cases

Describes the Supreme Court decision in "New York Times v. United States," and provides background information about the freedom of the press and the ideas and arguments on both sides of the case.

Discusses the involvement of the Supreme Court in the Watergate Scandal during Richard Nixon's presidency.

Examines the ideas and the arguments of the people behind the decision that would ban prayer from public schools.

Text and accompanying black and white photographs describe the people involved on both sides of the famous Supreme Court case, regarding whether or not slaves had rights as citizens of the United States.

Provides background information on the tobacco industry and the history of health warnings about smoking; describes the legal case "Cipollone v. Liggett Group," in which the family of a woman who died of lung cancer sued a cigarette company and made it all the way to the Supreme Court; and urges readers to decide for themselves who was at fault in the case.

Text and a few black and white photographs discuss the ideas and arguments behind the landmark abortion case of Roe v. Wade.

Should newspapers be allowed to print articles that may prove embarrassing or uncomfortable to the U.S. government.

Details the Supreme Court case that dealt with drug searches by public school employees and debated the Fourth Amendment rights of students.