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Pathfinder for The First Amendment
Information about the First Amendment, Court opinions, the theoretical history and current debate information can be found here.
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Online Databases |
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CQ Researcher is a database of writings on current issues. Each entry is on a given topic and provides a background, current debate, pros and cons and a bibliography. For First Amendment issues, simply type in "first amendment" in the search box. Email capability. |
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All Libraries, Home |
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This database has gathered resources from magazines, pamphlets, government documents and opinion polls on current events. Click on "human rights" and then select "constitutional rights." |
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All Libraries, Home |
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Web Sites |
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Supreme Court of the United States |
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The official site for the United States Supreme Court, there is easy access to the most recent court opinions in PDF format. |
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The Oyez Project |
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The best site for previous court decisions, this site is published by Northwestern University. One can search by title, citation or by subject which is most helpful. Search under First Amendment. |
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National Issues |
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This is a non-partisan site that provides opinions from leading experts and print resources on major national issues. |
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First Amendment Center |
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http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/about.aspx?item=crs_reports# |
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Check this resource for Congressional Research Service reports. |
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Supreme Court Decisions |
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Full Text of Supreme Court Decisions Issued between 1937 and 1975 |
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Books |
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Leah Farish |
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Y342.730853 F228f 1998 |
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This book is written by a local attorney and is geared toward young adults for a nice concise introduction. |
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Mark Mikula and L. Mpho Mabunda, Editors |
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349.73 G798 1999 |
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This is a several volume set for reference use. Volume I is dedicated solely to cases involving individual liberties. In an easy to read format, each case entry includes the parties involved, Justices for the Court, Justices dissenting, and all pertinent facts, as well as citation, opinion basis, and related court citations. |
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Tony Mauro |
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347.7326 M447i 2000 |
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This resource lists the greatest Court decisions in the Supreme Court's history thusfar. Included with each entry is the URL for the highlights of the Court's decisions. And, as the title says, many photographs and illustrations are included to provide a context for the era of each case. |
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Peter G. Renstrom |
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342.7302 R297c 1999 |
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Peter Irons, editor |
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323.443 M451 1997 |
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Compilation of oral arguments made before the Supreme Court in sixteen key First Amendment cases. |
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Thomas T. Lewis, Editor |
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342.73 B49301 2002 |
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This 2-volume set explains in understandable terms the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, and then addresses the issues that are affected and wrought by these rights, from academic freedom to zoning. |
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Pathfinders |
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Judicial Pathfinder |
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From our government documents librarian, this pathfinder pulls together all good online judicial sources, including an annotated Constitution and Supreme Court Cases back to 1893. |
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Organizations |
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Tulsa Department of Human Rights |
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Dyanne Mason |
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Promote and protect equal opportunity and democratic rights of the citizens of Tulsa against discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or family status and disability , under the provisions of Title 5, Section 100 through 112 of the Tulsa Revised Ordinances. |
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ACLU |
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William H. Hinkle |
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The ACLU of Oklahoma, in existence since 1964, works to protect individual rights and freedoms under the Bill of Rights. |