trials, litigation, etc

Presents the real-life case of Ron Williamson, a mentally ill former baseball player who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for the 1982 murder of a 21-year-old woman in his Oklahoma hometown.

The author, a former prosecutor with the Los Angeles District Attorney's office, presents five reasons why the case against O.J. Simpson was lost, arguing that O.J. went free primarily because of the incompetence of the prosecution.

Account of the work of the defense team in the O.J. Simpson trial based on interviews and conversations with the attorneys, the investigators, and the expert witnesses.

Studies the 1973 case in which Alan Bakke challenged a California medical school's policy of holding seats for minority students; and discusses the impact of the lawsuit on subsequent affirmative action programs.

A collection of original documents and interviews that explore the historical, legal, and political significance of the search-and-seizure case Mapp v. Ohio, in which Dollree Mapp fought to protect her civil liberties after an illegal police search.

Recounts the events surrounding a Supreme Court case in which two white applicants who had been rejected by the University of Michigan sued the school for racial preferences, and discusses how the case has impacted affirmative action policies in American schools.