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Constitutional Law

A guide for law students

 

"EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW"

These words, written above the main entrance to the Supreme Court Building, express the ultimate responsibility of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court is the highest tribunal in the Nation for all cases and controversies arising under the Constitution or the laws of the United States. As the final arbiter of the law, the Court is charged with ensuring the American people the promise of equal justice under law and, thereby, also functions as guardian and interpreter of the Constitution.  [Source: U.S. Supreme Court website, https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/about.aspx .]

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Some Court related print materials are noted in the different resource groups noted in the side navigation bars. Try searching the catalog for constitutional law issues or landmark Supreme Court decisions.

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