# Supreme Court Historical Society: Beyond the Bench

> Explore 225 years of Supreme Court history through landmark cases, eras, and themes\. Civics: Beyond the Bench brings judicial history to life for students and educators\.

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## Pages
- [Educator Resources](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/educator-resources/)
- [The Supreme Court and My Hometown](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/the-supreme-court-and-my-hometown/)
- [Hometowns Minneapolis Accepted Students Form](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/the-supreme-court-and-my-hometown/hometowns-mnd-2026-accepted-students-form/)
- [Hometowns Minneapolis Mentors](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/the-supreme-court-and-my-hometown/hometowns-minneapolis-mentors/)
- [Hometowns Chattanooga Mentors](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/the-supreme-court-and-my-hometown/tnedmentors/)

## Articles
- [Melville W\. Fuller](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/article/melville-w-fuller/): The Maine\-born attorney who guided the Supreme Court through industrialization preserved judicial harmony as Chief Justice \.
- [Lochner v\. New York](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/article/lochner-v-new-york/): The Supreme Court’s decision that struck down state limits on work hours in bakeries\.
- [Dorothy Kenyon](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/article/dorothy-kenyon/): The lawyer and social activist whose lifelong advocacy laid the foundation for litigating women’s rights
- [New York Times Company v\. Sullivan](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/article/new-york-times-company-v-sullivan/): The Supreme Court decision that arose during the Civil Rights Movement and protected freedom of the press
- [Linda Brown](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/article/linda-brown/): The seven\-year\-old girl who became the face of Brown v\. Board of Education, an educator, and a lifelong activist\.

## Eras
- [Incorporating Rights](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/eras/incorporating-rights/):  During the 1950s and 1960s, Supreme Court decisions addressed issues involving individual rights in the civil rights movement, the apportionment of voting, police procedures, and the scope of state power in areas such as birth control and school prayer\. 
- [Rights, Commerce, and Reform](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/eras/rights-commerce-and-reform/): The end of Reconstruction and the start of Industrialization led to a 50\-year era where the Supreme Court addressed constitutional questions about rights, commerce, and reform\.
- [Affirming Judicial Independence](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/eras/affirming-judicial-independence/): Through a series of landmark decisions, the Justices of the Marshall Court affirmed the judicial independence of the federal courts, the authority of the Supreme Court, and ensured that the Judicial Branch was an equal branch of the federal government\.

## Justices
- [Thurgood Marshall](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/justice/thurgood-marshall/)
- [Warren E\. Burger](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/justice/warren-e-burger/)
- [Lewis F\. Powell Jr\.](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/justice/lewis-f-powell-jr/)
- [William H\. Rehnquist](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/justice/william-rehnquist/)
- [Harry A\. Blackmun](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/justice/harry-blackmun/)

## Daily History
- [June 30, 1967](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/daily_history/june-30-1967/): In Loving v\. Virginia, the U\.S\. Supreme Court unanimously struck down a state law that banned interracial marriage, ruling that it 


## Resources
- [Minneapolis Hometowns Flyer 2026](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/resource/minneapolis-hometowns-flyer-2026/)
- [Western District of New York 2026 Flyer](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/resource/western-district-of-new-york-2026-flyer/)
- [Three\-Judge Federal Court Panels](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/resource/three-judge-federal-court-panels/)
- [Selective Incorporation Infographic](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/resource/selective-incorporation-poster/)
- [Flow of the Federal Courts](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/resource/flow-of-the-federal-courts-poster/)

## Hometown Programs
- [Memphis, TN](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/hometowns/memphis-tn-spring-2026/)
- [Western District of New York](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/hometowns/western-district-of-new-york-fall-2026/)
- [Minneapolis, MN](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/hometowns/minneapolis-mi-hometown-program/)
- [San Juan, Puerto Rico](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/hometowns/san-juan-puerto-rico/)
- [Louisville, KY](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/hometowns/louisville-ky-fall-2026/)

## Educator Resources
- [Teaching the Eras](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/educator-resource/teaching-the-eras/)
- [Three Branches Institute](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/educator-resource/three-branches-institute/)
- [Write the World x Supreme Court Historical Society](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/educator-resource/write-the-world-x-supreme-court-historical-society/)
- [Student Spotlight](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/educator-resource/student-spotlight/)
- [The Supreme Court Summer Institute](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/educator-resource/the-supreme-court-summer-institute/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/sitemap_index.xml)