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Environmental Lawyers Uneasy Over Roberts Nomination
Published on July 19th, 2005, this article discusses John Roberts dealings on environmental issues and where he stands on those issues.
Illinois Institute of Technology
Oyez.org: Oyez Directory
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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Ontario Justice Education Network
The Ontario Justice Education Network provides excellent resources for teaching about Canada's legal system. Programs range from Grade 4 up. Examples include a mock trial with Hansel and Gretel, a look at court artists, judge shadowing,...
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Touro Law Center: Project Patch: Decided March 18, 1963: Gideon v. Wainwright
An overview of the 1963 court case, Gideon v. Wainwright and the affect of the outcome of this court case.
iCivics
I Civics: Games: Argument Wars
Games in which players act as lawyers arguing head to head before a judge about real Supreme Court cases.
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The National Law Journal: Home Page
The National Law Journal provides the latest news, legal information and e-law services for the legal professions and law students.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Human Body Inc.: What's an Arm and a Leg Worth?
In this technology-based project, young scholars will take on the role of a legal defense team and prepare the court defense for a body organ that is currently an employee of Human Body Inc.. Due to recent cost increases, the Human Body...
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Janet Reno vs. American Civil Liberties Union
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.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Annotation 10: Sixth Amendment: Assistance to Council
This article uses specific court cases to show how the right to counsel at trial was developed into the present day standard.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: The Hall of Public Service
Learn about the lives of exemplary people in the public services who discuss how they were able to succeed and achieve their goals.
Seymour Brody
Jewish Heroes in America: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
This site has biographical information about the second woman to serve as a Justice of The U.S. Supreme Court.
National Archives (UK)
National Archives: The Plague [Pdf]
This was the worst outbreak of plague inEngland since the black death of 1348.London lost roughly 15% of its population. While 68,596 deaths were recorded in thecity, the true number was probably over 100,000. Other parts of the country...
US Senate
Committee on the Judiciary
The Committee on the Judiciary has been called the lawyer for the House of Representatives because of its jurisdiction over matters relating to the administration of justice in Federal courts, administrative bodies, and law enforcement...
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Streetlaw: Careers in the Law
If you are interested in being an attorney, corrections officer, court reporter, forensic scientist, police officer, judge or government agent, check out this description of several legal careers. Learn about salary, required education,...
Digital History
Digital History: Standard Oil on Trial [Pdf]
The anti-trust case against Standard Oil, based on the Sherman Antitrust Act, pitted the federal government against the largest corporation in the United States. Read the trial preparation information including the arguments of the...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Mc Martin Preschool Abuse Trial (1987 90)
"They're putting on witnesses who they know are lying. They concealed exonerating evidence. Don't we have enough criminal conduct by the prosecutors to put them behind bars?" "It doesn't work that way," the lawyer laughed. "The law is...
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Brown vs Board of Education
Comprehensive overview and detailed facts about Brown vs Board of Education, a 1954 Supreme Court case won by NAACP lawyer Thurgood Marshall against school segregation.
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Lambda Legal: Hollingsworth v. Perry
Perry v. Schwarzenegger (now known as Hollingsworth v. Perry) was filed on behalf of two same-sex couples by attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies in May 2009, asking for a preliminary order blocking Prop 8. When California Governor Arnold...
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
This resource is devoted to protecting digital rights through the expertise of lawyers, policy analysts, activists, and technologists and the website contains press releases, court cases and an action center.
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Howard University: Brown v Board of Education at 50: Fulfilling the Promise
Howard University had a direct role in the Brown v Board of Education and has continued its research in the 50 years since working to continue and improve the rulings of the case. This is a free resource providing a collection of court...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Belva Ann Lockwood
Lawyer and feminist and was the first female lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court. She was the presidential candidate for the National Equal Rights Party.
Curated OER
Honorable Frederic Bowker Terrington Carter, Prime Minister of Newfoundland
From Newfoundland, F.B.T. Carter was a lawyer and politician who was involved in the Quebec Conference, held the office of Premier, and later became the chief justice of the Newfoundland Supreme Court.
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Texas Law Alert Summer 2004 Comparative Negligence
"What is Comparative Negligence?" This website provides the answer to this question, describes "Negligence," and includes a definition of "Comparative negligence," along with information on how this type of negligence is determined in a...
University of Groningen
American History: Biographies: James Wilson (1742 1798)
Article presenting two somewhat contrasting biographies of James Wilson, who was a lawyer, member of the Second Continental Congress and later became a Supreme Court Justice.