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Power of Attorney

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on the Power of Attorney. It stresses the importance of a durable power of attorney for health care.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Success in Life: The Lawyer

For Students 6th - 8th
A scanned copy of the 1850 publication of Success in Life: The Lawyer by Louisa C. Tuthill, a nonfiction book for children.
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US Department of Justice

Office of the Attorney General: James Mc Reynolds

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of James Clark McReynolds, served as Attorney General in Theodore Roosevelt's presidency as well as Woodrow Wilson.
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US Department of Justice

Office of the Attorney General: Alexander Mitchell Palmer

For Students 9th - 10th
See the official portrait and read a brief biography of Alexander Mitchell Palmer, who was Wilson's Attorney General from 1919-1921.
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American Immigration Lawyers Association

For Students 9th - 10th
Website providing information about immigration law including how to find an immigration lawyer and news concerning immigration.
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San Diego County District Attorney: Communication

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Teaching young people how to communicate effectively helps them maintain healthy relationships, resolve conflicts peacefully, excel in school, and eventually get and keep jobs. In these lessons, students practice different forms of...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Alexander Hamilton: Lawyer, Writer, and Founding Father

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Through a short video and an analysis of two primary sources, learners will examine the life of Alexander Hamilton, an important military and political leader.
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Cato Institute

Buying Justice: Plaintiffs' Lawyers Reap Huge Dividends

For Students 9th - 10th
This writer discusses the buying of justices' impartiality by trial lawyers and calls for tort reform.
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US Department of Justice

Attorneys General of the United States: Caesar A. Rodney

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of Caesar A. Rodney, the Attorney General from 1807 to 1811.
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US Department of Justice

Attorneys General of the United States: William Pinkney

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of William Pinkney, the seventh Attorney General from 1811 to 1814.
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US Department of Justice

Attorneys General of the United States: Richard Rush

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of the eighth Attorney General of the United States, Richard Rush.
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US Department of Justice

Biographies of the Attorneys General: William Bradford

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a quick biography on William Bradford as Attorney General.
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US Department of Justice

Biographies of the Attorneys General: Charles Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a quick biography of Charles Lee's time as U.S. Attorney General.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Lawyer Quince" by W. W. Jacobs

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Lawyer Quince" by W. W. Jacobs. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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US Department of Justice

Office of the Attorney General: Thomas Watt Gregory

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a brief biography and official portrait of Thomas Watt Gregory, Attorney General in Woodrow Wilson's cabinet from 1914 to 1919.
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Typography for Lawyers

For Students 9th - 10th
Typographer-turned-lawyer blogs about the nature of typography, why it is important, and elements of basic, intermediate, and advanced typographical design.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a Supreme Court Justice. She was one of the first female attorneys and fought gender inequality for much of her career as a lawyer, even arguing cases before the Supreme Court prior to herself taking a...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Carl Albert

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography outlines the career of Oklahoma born lawyer and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Carl Albert,
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US National Archives

Nara: Prologue Magazine: Prelude to Mc Carthyism: The Making of a Blacklist

For Students 9th - 10th
This lengthy article in the Prologue Magazine, a publication from the National Archives, details the operations of the Attorney General's List of Subversive Organizations, or AGLOSO, which was used in compiling information based on...
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Janet Reno vs. American Civil Liberties Union

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete transcript outlining the court case between Janet Reno, U.S. Attorney General, and the American Civil Liberties Union, in which the Communications Decency Act was declared unconstitutional.
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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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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Barry Scheck

For Students 9th - 10th
Academy of Achievement biography of Barry Scheck who is a high profile criminal defense lawyer and co-founder of the Innocence Project.
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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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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Naacp, Constance Baker Motley

For Students 9th - 10th
In this transcript of an interview for Eyes on the Prize, Justice Constance Baker Motley recalls her role as an NAACP attorney in landmark school desegregation cases.

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