trials

"In 1805 and 1806, Aaron Burr, former vice president of the newly formed American republic, traveled through the Trans-Appalachian West gathering support for a mysterious enterprise, for which he was arrested and tried for treason in 1807. This book explores the political and cultural forces that shaped how Americans made sense of the uncertain rumors and reports about Burr's intentions and movements, and examines what the resulting crisis reveals about their anxieties concerning the new nation's fragile union and uncertain republic."--Provided by publisher.

"An urgent call to free those buried alive by America's legal system, and an inspiring true story about unwavering belief in humanity-from a young lawyer and important new voice in the movement to transform the system"--Provided by publisher.

Offers a critical analysis of Dollree Mapp's Supreme Court case against unlawful search and seizure methods and its link to the constitutional battle over privacy rights.

Using the trial of Herbert Weinstein, a sixty-five year old man who murdered his wife and was later found to have a cyst on his brain, the author discusses the use of neuroscience in the courtroom as a defense.

Samantha Geimer recounts the day she was sexually abused by film director Roman Polanski, and discusss the trial, Polanski's fleeing the United States and the life events that have occured since that afternoon.

Examines one of the most celebrated murder trials in United States history, in which Lizzie Borden was accused of killing her father and stepmother with an axe.