At this site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics find out about possible careers in your future by selecting a job based on what school subject you like.

Cyber Law Journal, a weekly publication of the New York Times, reflects on the legal issues raised by the Internet.

Check out this interactive timeline of the history of right to assistance of counsel in the United States.

This site from PBS provides a good summary of the Iran-Contra Affair. This is a summary of how this event is covered in the PBS film " The American Experience".

Find out why a president needs a cabinet and scroll down to find out about President Washington's first Cabinet.

This site provides some insight into Randolph's family as well as political life.

The major focus of this site is Randolph's role in the creation of the Constitution and his views on the structure of the executive branch of government.

The chapters of this unit on criminal law and juvenile justice are as follows: "Crime in America," "Introduction to Criminal Law," "Crimes Against the Person," "Crimes Against Property," "Defenses," and "The Criminal Justice Process: The...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Read about the Red Scare at the end of World War I where people were fraudulently charged with being anti-American. See how thousands of names of supposed Communists were collected.

Biographical reference tool for information regarding the controversial political career of "Father of Confederation", John Mercer Johnson, from New Brunswick.

Gives accounts, both writen and audio, and photographs of the Senate Watergate hearings and the House Impeachment hearings.

An original 13th amendment restricting lawyers from serving in government that was supposedly ratified in 1819 and removed from the U.S. Constitution during the Civil War.

Attorney General of the United States was only one of many legal and political positions Levi Lincoln held. This site lists his legal and political career.

This is the text of the short story "A Blackjack Bargainer" by O. Henry. A lawyer who has lost his fortune and self-respect playing poker redeems himself by giving his life to save that of an old friend.

Good site for debunking myths about copyright law, posted by a New York attorney.

Site contains information on Janet Reno when she was the Attorney General.

Some of the ideas of Standing Rock Sioux author Vine Deloria, Jr., are quoted here. Site also includes mention of recent literary awards bestowed on Deloria, a theologian, lawyer, university professor, and Native American leader.

A brief biography on the life and times of James Boswell, lawyer, essayist and author of The Life of Samuel Johnson.

Mahala Ashley Dickerson is featured in this brief biography as the first black woman attorney permitted to join the Alabama and Alaska bar associations.

Born in Milwaukee in 1924, Vel Phillips was a women's and civil rights activist, and the first female African American lawyer in Wisconsin. Her many accomplishments as an African American woman paved the way for others.

Schumann's mother wanted him to be a lawyer. Find out how Robert Schumann (1810-1856 CE) ended up becoming a composer with this resource. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to listen to some of his work.

In this student resource, read about Clarence Darrow, the defendent's lawyer in the famous Scopes Monkey Trial.

A voice of dissent prior to the American Revolution, John Dickenson, a Philadelphia lawyer, was active in protesting British policies. His writings, entitled Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer, were published in newspapers in 1767 and 1768.

Belle Case La Follette was married to Bob La Follette, who was elected to Congress for several terms in the late 1800s. But Belle Case La Follette was very accomplished in her own right. Well educated, a lawyer, a teacher, a journalist...