LibGuides: ENC1101 Prof. Anson: Supreme Court (SCOTUS)

Supreme Court Building

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I am Alicia, your ENC1101 librarian. If you have questions, send me an email, or ask for me at the

Bradenton Library & Learning Center, Bldg. 3

SCOTUS Assignment Instructions
Prof. Anson's assignment's file to download.
Library Instruction Handout
Handout provided for Prof. Anson's SCOTUS assignment

Step 1: Background materials and selecting topic

Visit the SCF Library Bradenton (hours) and request to see the RESERVE collection for Prof. Anson's SCOTUS assignment. Bring your SCF ID!
These books can be checked-out to use only in the Library, to give you the opportunity to find your topic and cases, and get background information about them.
Make sure to get the information you need to cite the book properly.
Make copies of pages to include in your assignment.
Return the book to the front desk.

This assignment requires 5-8 sources (no more than 3 electronic.)

To find these sources, you can use the "Library Catalog" and the "Library Databases" as shown below.

This "all-in-one search" includes books, ebooks, videos, articles & more:

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Scholarly articles on a variety of topics. Make sure to click FULL TEXT to open the article.
Gale eBooks
Has many resources on Supreme Court cases and rulings, including the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale)
In addition to many reference articles and news sources, this database has a publication called "Supreme Court Drama" which is useful.
Access World News (NewsBank)
Newspaper articles in electronic format.
New York Times (Historical: 1851-2010)
Full text articles from the New York Times, from 1851 - 2010
U.S. History in Context
Search for "Supreme Court" and your topic keyword.

Find Law
Searchable database of U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1760.
SCOTUS official website
You can search under Case Documents, the "docket search". Cases older than 1995 are digitized in the National Archives.
Legal Information Institute (Cornell Law School)
Open access legal cases from Cornell University.

Google Scholar SCF Full Text
Google plus some SCF Library databases in one search. Look for the link on the right side of the search results.

Always cite the sources you use, even if you "paraphrase" (put it into your own words.)
If you copy+paste the citation provided in the database's "Citation Tool", check the rules and CORRECT any mistakes.
When in doubt... ask a librarian!