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US Government Publishing Office

U.s. Government Publishing Office: Eighth Amendment Further Guarantees in Criminal Cases [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the various court rulings as to what has been interpreted as "excessive bail", etc.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a syllabus for the landmark Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright which held that state courts are required to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants unable to afford their own attorneys or lawyers.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Gitlow v. New York (1925)

For Students 9th - 10th
This Supreme Court case involved the subject of criminal anarchy. Read the complete text of the opinion delivered by Justice Sanford of the Supreme Court.
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PBS

Pbs: Interview With Jim Liebman, Constitutional Law Professor at Columbia Univ.

For Students 9th - 10th
Does innocence matter in our criminal justice system? Don't the DNA cases show that we are not getting the right outcome in more cases than we previously thought?
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PBS

Pbs: Interview With Bennett Gershman, Former Prosecutor

For Students 9th - 10th
Why does the criminal justice system resist reopening cases based on new DNA evidence? This former prosecutor sheds light on the answer in this informative interview.

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