A learning module that begins with "A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This first person account explains the topic of jury duty. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...

A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "How to Get out of Jury Duty" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills....

This is a paper analyzing the Hungarian jury system in the Austria-Hungarian Dual Monarchy. It discusses trials and laws.

This is the text of Emma Goldman's address to the jury at her trial and that of Alexander Berkman on July 9, 1917, in New York.

A historical background and description of the legal term, 'jury.'

This site links to information on both the federal and state grand jury processes. There is also a multimedia overview of the process.

This lesson plan has students acting out and discussing the jury duty process.

Text of the short story "A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

The "Lectric Law Library's definition and explanation of the amendment, including the "impartial jury" phrase.

On July 4, 1954, Marilyn Sheppard, the wife of a handsome thirty-year-old doctor, Sam Sheppard, was brutally murdered in the bedroom of their home in Bay Village, Ohio, on the shore of Lake Erie. Sam Sheppard denied any involvement in...

In this entry, you will discover how Justinian I comprised past laws extracts of the opinions of the great Roman jurists, turning it into the Corpus Juris Civilis, otherwise known as "Body of Civil Law." The Justinian code consists of...

This New Yorker article discusses Fatty Arbuckle, a silent-film era performer at the height of his fame, is arrested in San Francisco for the rape and murder of aspiring actress Virginia Rappe. Arbuckle was later acquitted by a jury, but...

Peter Donnelly discusses probability theory and statistics in real-world scenarios in this video. [21:25]

Short, simple summary with the full text of the 7th amendment of the Bill of Rights detailing trial by jury in civil cases and the rights of those being sued.

An image of "The Salon Jury", created by Henri Gervex in 1885 (Oil on canvas, 299 x 419 cm).

Students learn the vocabulary and process of small claims court and have the chance to play plaintiff, defendant, judge, and jury in this simulation. The lesson plan is complete with witness statements, evidence, a trial script, and jury...

This site features only Native American artists and their works. All artists included have been juried into the collection.

From PBS' American Experience's series on Chicago, this article describes what led up to the Haymarket Square riot in May 1886. It details who was involved, what happened on May 4, 1886, and rigged jury who decided the fate of men...

Nearly a year after the two rapists in the high-profile Steubenville, Ohio rape case were sentenced, a grand jury has stated that four adults within the school system worked to cover up their crimes. Learn how the state intends to pursue...

In this lesson, students investigate claims that companies make about their products and business practices they use to imply that they are environmentally friendly. Students work in groups to research the claim they chose and then...

This site from Scholastic provides a well-written essay describes the federal court system and its jurisdiction including the '7 steps in justice.'

Full decision from the Branzburg v. Hayes United States Supreme Court case.

This site contains the full text of Robert Browning's collection of poems, The Ring and the Book. An introduction is included that explores Browning's experiences and mindset at the time of its writing.