In 2000, Enron was the darling of Wall Street, the largest seller of natural gas in North America, the fifth largest corporation in the United States, and the nation's "most innovative" large company (according to Fortune magazine). By...

It seemed like an open-and-shut case. The George Holliday video, played on television so often that an executive at CNN called it "wallpaper," showed three Los Angeles police officers--as their supervisor watched-- kicking, stomping on,...

This is a site that examines the issue of school vouchers. Tends to lean in favor of vouchers, but contains a great deal of information on both sides of the issue. Includes scholarly articles that look at the evidence of the results of...

Check out this interactive timeline of the right to trial by an impartial jury in the United States.

Check out this interactive timeline of the history of right to trial by jury in federal civil cases in the United States.

This site features an article entitled "Tragic and Comic Visions in The Brothers Karamazov" written by contemporary author Joyce Carol Oates. The article originally appeared in The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Winter 1968-1969.

This site from the University of Otago contains the text of a scholarly essay written by English professor Robert Berry. The article originally appeared in Deep South, a publication of the English department at the University of Otago.

This site presents an accurate account of the events in the life of Fyodor Dostoevsky. Also includes a bibliography of works by and about the author.

This Midlebury College site offers an interesting account of the life of Russian author, Fyodor Dostoevsky. Stresses the tragedies and difficulties of his life, particularly the mock execution he was forced to endure before being exiled...

This site provides links to nine essays written by students at Middlebury College for a Spring 1996 course on Dostoevsky. The topics range from "Dostoevsky and Social Issues" to "Dostoevsky and the Theme of Children."

Contains the text of a scholarly article written by English professor Dr. Robert Berry. The article originally appeared in Deep South, a publication of the English department at the University of Otago.

Dan White wanted his job back. Days after resigning his position as one of San Francisco's eleven supervisors, he had second thoughts, and asked Mayor George Moscone to reappoint him. When he learned the Mayor would not honor his...

A partial biography of Calley that gives sketches of what people thought about him. The verdict and sentence he received is also covered.

Describes the events that led up to the murder of teenager Emmett Till and the ensuing trial that let the perpetrators go free. This verdict acted as a catalyst to propel the Civil Rights Movement forward.

Brief description of the trial and verdict that sent Al Capone to prison, in 1931, for tax evasion.

This resource provides a very basic biography of the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky.