This extensive, 4-day lesson plan is based on a video that tells the law-changing story behind the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. Students gain insight into the lawmaking process, consider how statutory decisions made by the Supreme Court can prompt better laws, and learn about the rights and responsibilities they will have when they enter the workforce.

In this 22:48 minute documentary on Lilly Ledbetter and her fight for equal pay for equal work, students will learn about her Supreme Court case and the eventual creation of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.

This video explores Supreme Court justices discussing civil liberties and civil rights through the landmark cases, Korematsu v. U.S. and Hirabayashi v. U.S. In both cases, the Supreme Court upheld the government's right to restrict the liberty of these citizens and noncitizens.

This video features Justices Sandra Day O'Connor, Stephen G. Breyer and Anthony M. Kennedy and high school students discussing the Sixth Amendment right to trial by an impartial jury in the context of Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co.

In this multiday lesson, students will gain insight into the many challenges involved in defining and protecting free speech. They will also learn about principles that come from Supreme Court decisions and case law that are applied to define the limits today.

Students will analyze the interplay of processes and procedures that courts use to seat an impartial jury and gain appreciation for the essential role of juries in the justice system. They also explore the responsibilities and limits placed on government by the Constitution in the context of civil and criminal trials.

This video documentary explores the landmark case Korematsu v. U.S. (1944) concerning the constitutionality of presidential executive order 9066 during World War II that gave the U.S. military the power to ban thousands of American citizens of Japanese ancestry from areas considered important to national security.

This 3 lesson resource focuses on having students explore the Fourth Amendment case in which the Court ruled that evidence illegally obtained by police is not admissible in state courts. The 1961 case redefined the rights of the accused. Handouts, vocabulary, teacher and student video guide, rubric, quiz and more are included in this extensive lesson plan.

This video documentary explores the landmark Supreme Court decision Miranda v. Arizona
that said criminal suspects, at the time of their arrest but before any interrogation, must be told of their Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination and Sixth Amendment right to an attorney. The decision led to the familiar Miranda warning that begins "You have the right to remain silent..."

This documentary explores the Fourth Amendment case in which the Court ruled that evidence illegally obtained by police is not admissible in state courts. The 1961 case redefined the rights of the accused.

In this timeline resource, students trace the development of women's rights in the United States from the colonies to 2009.

In this multiday lesson, students will explore the Miranda Rights. This lesson is based on a video about the landmark Supreme Court case that made law enforcement the protectors of individual liberty where people are most vulnerable - in the interrogation room. This extensive guide includes teacher and student video guides, worksheets, keys for the student work, extension activities, and more.