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The Charles Manson murder trial

a headline court case
2004
Presents an account of the murders committed by Charles Manson and his followers in 1969, recounts the events of the murder investigation and trial, and provides some information about Manson's life and motivations.

The court-martial trial of West Point cadet Johnson Whittaker

a headline court case
2001
Chronicles the events surrounding the court-martial of Johnson Whittaker, an African-American cadet at West Point Military Academy in the 1880s.

The Aaron Burr treason trial

a headline court case
2003
Discusses the treason trial of Aaron Burr, who had served as vice-president under Jefferson and stood accused of trying to start a war between the United States and Spain for his own enrichment.

The Haymarket Square riot trial

a headline court case
2002
An account of the unfair trial of the eight men accused of conspiring to murder a policeman in the Haymarket Square riot in Chicago on May 4, 1886.

The Mary Surratt "Lincoln assassination" trial

a headline court case
2001
An examination of events surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, focusing on the role of Mary Surratt, the only woman accused of being involved in the plot.

The terrorist trial of the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center

a headline court case
2003
Examines the trials of Mahmoud Abouhalima, Ramzi Yousef, Mohammad Salameh, Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, and others for their roles in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.

The Chicago Seven political protest trial

a headline court case
2002
Discusses the trial of Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, David Dellinger, John Froines, and Lee Weiner for activities during the Democratic National Convention of 1968.

The Alger Hiss Communist spy trial

a headline court case
2001
Chronicles the events surrounding the spy trial of Alger Hiss.

The O.J. Simpson murder trial

a headline court case
2001
An account of the criminal and civil trials of O.J. Simpson for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Readers are encouraged to form their own opinions about whether or not justice was done.

The trial of gangster Al Capone

a headline court case
2001
Describes the life and times of the gangster Al Capone and how the government managed to try and imprison him.

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