One method of accessing material on justices is to search by year or date and bring up a list of all the justices who sat on the court at that time. Still photographs and brief biographies of each justice can be accessed though icons, as can material on predecessors and successors in each justice's seat on the court. Video clips of some confirmation hearings, notably the Clarence Thomas hearings, can also be played. From the main menu screen, or from material on the justices, users can click on icons to travel to materials on each case brought before the court. Texts of the decisions of all significant cases are linked to their authors, as well as facts and references connected to the cases, the constitutional question to be resolved in each case, votes of the justices, and audio and video recordings of testimony or court proceedings.
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