Supplemental Materials:

This page will contain supplemental materials for use by students in the Discovery Seminar. All members of the seminar are invited to submit materials to Prof. Tannenbaum to be shared with the group.

 

Images of the original, handwritten version of the U.S. Constitution from the National Archives (click on the small image for an enlargement):

 

            

 

 

Image of the original Bill of Rights — note that there were twelve amendments proposed originally (click on the small image for an enlargement):

 

 

 

Original text of the U.S. Constitution
http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html

British Museum's Magna Carta site
http://www.bl.uk/collections/treasures/magna.html

Two Treatises of Government by John Locke
http://www.lonang.com/exlibris/locke/ (html version)
http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/locke/government.pdf (pdf version)

1st Amendment Freedom of the Press Clause
Heed Their Rising Voices (3/29/60 Advertisement in the NY Times) (pdf version)
The basis for NY Times v. Sullivan

2nd Amendment materials from the National Rifle Association 
http://www.nraila.org//issues/factsheets/read.aspx?id=108 

American Civil Liberties Union Position on Gun Control
http://www.aclu.org/PolicePractices/PolicePractices.cfm?ID=9621&c=25

Duke Law Review article on the 2nd Amendment by Prof. Wm. Van Alstyne
http://www.guncite.com/journals/vanalful.html

Chronicle of Higher Education article on Guns on Campus
Chronicle Banning Weapons on Campuses.pdf

Comments on Prof. Van Alstyne's 2nd Amendment article
http://www.uky.edu/~rst/DSP110/2nd amendment comments.html

PowerPoint slides from Prof. Moore's visit to class 9/23/03 regarding Freedom of Expression
http://www.uky.edu/~rst/A&S112/MooreLecture.ppt

8th Amendment Cases:
Robinson v. California
Furman v. Georgia
Gregg v. Georgia
Enmund v. Florida

Roe v. Wade background materials:
Roe v. Wade
Center for Reproductive Rights Web site
Roe v. Wade and the right to Privacy (pdf)

Equal treatment under the law:
Goodridge v. Department of Public Health (Massachsetts Gay Marriage Decision)

Women's Rights, The Seneca Falls Declaration:
The Declaration of Sentiments

McCreary County v. ACLU
6th Circuit Decision
6th Circuit Dissent
6th Circuit Dissent from Denial of Rehearing En Banc
Brief opposing the Writ of Certiorari
Brief for McCreary County
Brief for the ACLU
Decision in the Case

Chronicle of Higher Education article on 6th Circuit ADA test case
Chronicle 6th Circuit ADA decision.pdf

 

 

Last updated 2/12/2009