Judicial Learning Center
Levels of the Federal Courts
The Supreme Court gets all the glory, but very few federal cases make it to the highest court. An interesting lesson explores the structure of the lower levels of the federal court system. In addition to outlining the organization of...
Judicial Learning Center
The Appeal Process
Why doesn't the Supreme Court hear testimony from witnesses? How do they complete an entire proceeding in less than two hours? A helpful lesson guides scholars of criminology through these and other questions by explaining how appeals...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: The Oj Simpson Trial
This well-researched site offers a comprehensive study of the 1995 criminal trial of OJ Simpson. Includes not only the law and politics involved in the trial, but also the role of the media and the mass public attention placed upon the...