Reagan and O’Connor
President Ronald Reagan and Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman nominated to the Supreme Court, at the White House.
“Separate but equal” struck down
On May 17, 1954, Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered this unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the landmark civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education of...
Separate is not equal
On May 17, 1954, in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that separate but equal public schools violated the 14th...
The Chase Court
In this circa 1865 photo, Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase sits with the Justices of the Supreme Court. Chase was named Chief Justice by President Lincoln in 1864. Chase...
The order of appearance for Thurgood Marshall
This is an order for the attorney Thurgood Marshall to appear before the United States Supreme Court in 1951 in the case of Brown v. Board of Education of...
“The Presidency is Just One Problem After Another”
This 1930 political cartoon by Clifford Berryman depicts President Herbert Hoover (on the left) considering his nomination of Charles Evans Hughes for Chief Justice...
The right to remain silent
In 1963, Ernesto Miranda was arrested in Arizona and charged with kidnapping, robbery, and rape. When questioned by police, Miranda confessed. He was tried and...