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Curated OER

Supreme Court Rulings

For Teachers 10th
Become familiar with the constitution and amendments with an in depth opportunity to utilize media center resources. Groups of students focus on an amendment then make a presentation to the class.
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Curated OER

It's All About Justice

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine a specific environmental concern to their local community. In groups, they explore how the justice system would deal with the problem by participating in a treasure hunt. They review the meaning of federal and state...
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Other

Judicial Learning Center: Types of Court Cases

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the two types of court cases - criminal cases and civil cases - and what types of crimes and disputes fall into each category.
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Other

Differences Between Civil and Criminal Law in the Usa

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides a well-organized introduction to the differences between civil and criminal law. Addresses topics such as "punishment," "burden of proof," "protections for criminal defendants" and "ignorance of the law." Examples...
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Supreme Court: Expanding Our Civil Rights: Gideon v. Wainwright

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a synopsis of the landmark Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright, which ruled that states must provide defense attorneys to any indigent criminal defendant charged with a felony. The decision was written by Justice Hugo Black.
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Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez.org: Oyez Directory

For Students 9th - 10th
The OYEZ Directory offers hyperlinks to Supreme Court cases. Choose the topic you'd like to search under, like "Attorneys," or "Civil rights," for example.
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Other

Federal Judicial Center: Inside the Federal Courts

For Students 9th - 10th
A fantastic overview of the federal court system of the United States can be found here. Read about what the federal courts do, the difference between federal and state courts, the types of cases handled by federal courts, the structure...
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Article Iii: Categories of Contempt

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth look at the different types of contempt of court, in the United States legal system.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: John Doe in a u.s. Court

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site from Scholastic provides a well-written essay describes the federal court system and its jurisdiction including the '7 steps in justice.'
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: The Mississippi Burning Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
Updated detailed account of the case of United States versus Cecil Price et al., also known as the "Mississippi Burning trial", a criminal trial where the United States charged a group of 18 men with conspiring in a Ku Klux Klan plot to...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Happened to Trial by Jury?

For Students 9th - 10th
In the United States today, juries decide less than 4% of criminal cases and less than 1% of civil cases filed in court. At the same time, jury systems in other countries are growing. So what happened in the US? And could the...
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Lectric Law Library

'Lectric Law Library: Sentence

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief summary of the legal term "sentence."

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