Elena Kagan was sworn in as the newest Supreme Court Justice on August 7, 2010.
Find her biographies here:
The Learning Network: Teaching and Learning with The New York Times has a lesson plan on the qualities needed by a Supreme Court Justice, focusing on Elena Kagan. Find it here.
The Learning Network also features a news article about the confirmation of Elena Kagan and includes questions for students to answer. Find it here.
Click here for the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary's nomination of Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Includes a webcast of the proceeding.
Scholastic News has an article on Associate Justice Elena Kagan with photos, titled “Meet the Newest Supreme Court Justice,” here.
BACKSTORYRADIO.ORG provides a podcast and transcript of a broadcast called “Scales of Justice: A History of Supreme Court Nominations.”
THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY
The official Web site of the Federal Judiciary includes information regarding the judges, court locations, and administrative procedures of Circuit Courts, District Courts, and the Supreme Court.
JUSTICE LEARNING
This student-targeted Web site is a collaboration of NPR's "Justice Talking" program and the New York Times Learning Network. The site contains a guide to the U.S. Constitution, numerous lesson plans, audio archives of past "Justice Talking" programs, and interactive timelines for each of the 27 Constitutional amendments.
LANDMARK SUPREME COURT CASES
This web site is a collaboration between the Supreme Court Historical Society and Street Law, has extensive resources for teachers regarding 17 landmark Supreme Court cases.
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES -- CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
The Web site of the National Archives has high-resolution images of key US documents, as well as all subsequent amendments, available for download. The site also features historical information about the Constitution's ratification and a Q & A page with facts about the Constitution.
OYEZ
This comprehensive site contains multiple resources for each of hundreds of cases organized by topic -- including case abstracts, audio of the oral arguments, and links to the full opinions. The site also contains a virtual tour of the Supreme Court building.
THE SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The SCHS is dedicated to the collection and preservation of the history of the Supreme Court. The Web site includes photos and biographies of all justices to have served on the Court, Court trivia, and historical documentary features on Court decisions.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
This is the official government site of the Supreme Court. The web site features the Court's current docket, opinions and transcripts of oral arguments from the last several terms, and more.