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The trial

a history, from Socrates to O.J. Simpson
2005
Presents a comprehensive narrative analysis of the trials of a variety of defendants throughout history including the Salem witch trials, war crimes trials, the 1925 trial of John Scopes, civil rights trials, O.J. Simpson, and more.

Storming the court

how a band of Yale law students sued the President-- and won
2005
Recounts the true story of Yvonne Pascal, an activist, law student, and Haitian refuge, who was held in a detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after being granted political asylum in the United States.

Speaking freely

trials of the First Amendment
2005
Presents a comprehensive examination of landmark trials and Supreme Court arguments involving the First Amendment including the Pentagon Papers, the Brooklyn Museum case, and entertainer Wayne Newton's libel case against NBC.

Flag burning and free speech

the case of Texas v. Johnson
2000
Studies the controversy surrounding the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Gregory Lee Johnson's right to burn an American flag in protest.

Divided we fail

the story of an African American community that ended the era of school desegregation
2013
Examines the Louisville, Kentucky court case that officially ended the era of school desegregation.

In the interest of justice

great opening and closing arguments from the last 100 years
2004
Includes such trials as O.J. Simpson, Timothy McVeigh, Bill Clinton, Amadou Diallo, "Puff Daddy", Jeffrey Macdonald, Adolf Eichmann, John Scopes, Martha Stewart, Karen Silkwood, Augustin Ballinas, Bess Myerson, Andy Capasso, and Horense Gabel.

Moth smoke

2012
Darashikoh Shezad, desperate to reverse his fortunes after being fired from his job, embarks on a career in crime and soon finds himself on trial for a murder he may or may not have committed.

Inherit the wind

2002
Presents the film version and Cliff's Notes for Lawrence and Lee's play "Inherit the Wind," in which a Tennessee high school educator is jailed for teaching evolution, bringing legal legends Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryant to wrangle over the merits of the case in a drama based on the real Scopes Trial.

Sex, sin, & mayhem

notorious trials of th 90's
1995
Here to satisgy our need to know is Sex, Sin, & Mayhem. It delves beyond the headlins for revealing details of the Simpson trial and 25 other highly sensational and widley publicized cases.

QB VII

1972
Best-selling novel of courtroom clash between famous writer and doctor who claims to have been libeled.

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