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Ancient History Sourcebook: Code of Hammurabi
A webpage devoted to a deeper understanding of the Code with particular emphasis on historical context.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/hamcode.html

Common Law: Roots and Fruits
An article by Rev. Dr. Lee on the foundations of English common law in Christian Biblical teachings and national legal codes.
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/3425441/COMMON-LAW-ROOTS-AND-FRUITS-The-Roots-of-Common-Law

US Courts
Explore the official site of the United States court system to get information straight from the horse’s mouth.
http://www.uscourts.gov/

Race and Crime - Conflict Theory
An article from Law Library arguing that conflict theory applies to race and crime issues better than does consensus theory.
http://law.jrank.org/pages/1913/Race-Crime-Conflict-theory.html

False Consciousness
An article from U. Michigan - Dearborn on Marx’s concept of false consciousness and how it has been applied by some.
http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~delittle/iess%20false%20consciousness%20V2.htm

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Oral arguments for the case of Booth v. Maryland (1987)
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_86_5020

Oral arguments for the case of South Carolina v. Gathers (1989)
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1988/1988_88_305

Oral arguments for the case of Payne v. Tennessee (1991)
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_90_5721

Oral arguments for the case of Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_85_140

Oral arguments for the case of Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_102
(Pay special attention to the arguments of Bowers and Lawrence as essentially the same case was argued in each case yet with different results.)

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Yale Law School: Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation as signed in 1781.
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/artconf.asp

The Case Against Civil Ex Post Facto Laws
An article by the CATO Institute on the problem of ex post facto laws in civil laws.
http://www.cato.org/pubs/journal/cj15n2-3-4.html

Bill of Rights
An in depth look at the Bill of Rights from the Charters of Freedom.
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights.html

Probable Cause
Learn all about the various aspects of probable cause.
http://www.probablecause.org/

The Incorporation Debate
A page devoted to incorporation. See just which Amendments have been incorporated and to what extent.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/conlaw/incorp.htm

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Freedom of Speech
http://www.5min.com/Video/Freedom-of-Speech-169044222

Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms
http://www.5min.com/Video/Second-Amendment-The-Right-to-Bear-Arms-159955289

What Are Miranda Rights?
http://www.5min.com/Video/What-are-Miranda-Rights-34095282

What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
http://www.5min.com/Video/What-is-the-14th-Amendment-161529844

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Anabolic Steroids Proximate Cause of Assault by Jersey City Police Officers
A news story covering officers blaming steroids as the proximate cause of their actions.
http://www.mesomorphosis.com/blog/2008/09/04/steroids-are-proximate-cause-of-assault-and-battery/

Reviewing the International Law of Accomplice Liability
An article examining accomplice liability in regards to human rights violations.
http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/165/29470.html

Understanding Rape Shield Laws
An article published by NAESV to help people better understand what rape shield laws are, their purpose, and roots.
http://www.naesv.org/Resources/Articles/UnderstandingRapeShieldLaws.pdf

Theories of Tort Law
A page from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy that dives deep into the theories and roots of torts.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/tort-theories/

Strict Liability - Product Liability - Ultrahazardous Activity
A cite that goes into the legal foundations of various types of legal liability.
http://www.west.net/~smith/strict.htm

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Mastering Criminal Law: The Actus Reus Example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gaPvQ0OXYA

Mastering Contracts: The Offers and Acceptance Example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht7xCtps_c4&feature=channel

Five Minute Mysteries: In Self Defense
http://investigation.discovery.com/videos/dateline-five-minute-mysteries-in-self-defense.html

Trump Card? Tort Reform in Health Care
http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/m/25889931/trump-card.htm#q=tort

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Inside the Federal Courts
Take a look at the federal court system from the Federal Judicial Center
http://www.fjc.gov/federal/courts.nsf

Jury Selection in Criminal Cases
A site devoted to better understanding the ins and outs of jury selection.
http://criminaldefense.homestead.com/JurySelection.html

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Look at the Ninth Circuit, the largest of them all, from their own perspective.
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/

Judicial Selection in the States
Look up your state or others to determine how your state picks its judges and much more!
http://www.judicialselection.us/

Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
Learn about this aspect of the exclusionary rule from USLaw.com
http://www.uslaw.com/us_law_dictionary/f/Fruit+of+the+Poisonous+Tree

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Jury Selection Tips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLTg8iNHrv4

The 4th and 5th and the Exclusionary Rule
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6788404843187171447&ei=sJKhSvbzAojMqgK-zLn6BA&q=exclusionary+rule&hl=en#

Obama and the Supreme Court
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4576910n

News Story on Pretrial Motion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYFlE_wtXlU

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Criminal Litigation Careers: The Federal Prosecutor
Practical information on becoming and being a federal prosecutor.
http://www.vault.com/articles/Criminal-Litigation-Careers:-The-Federal-Prosecutor-22523285.html

Office of the Maryland State Prosecutor
Look at how the prosecutors from one state, Maryland, show themselves to the public.
http://www.ospmd.org

Community Prosecution Strategies: Measuring Impact
A public information document on community prosecution published by the DOJ.
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/bja/192826.pdf

Juvenile Justice Unit
Public information on the juvenile justice unit of Essex County, NJ.
http://www.njecpo.org/juv.htm

Prosecutorial Misconduct Website
Explore a site devoted finding and rooting out cases of prosecutors misusing their power and authority.
http://www.lawmall.com/abuse/

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Mike Nifong and Prosecutorial Misconduct
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQlpt7Czonk

“Sexting” [and prosecutorial discretion]
http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/m/21840520/sexting.htm

Oral arguments for the case of United States v. Bagley (1985)
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_84_48

Oral arguments for the case of Kyles v. Whitley (1995)
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_7927

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LA County Public Defender
Explore the website for the Los Angeles County Public Defenders’ Office
http://pd.co.la.ca.us/

Public Defender vs. Private Attorney
An article written about the pros and cons of each.
http://www.articlesbase.com/national,-state,-local-articles/public-defender-vs-private-attorney-416536.html

Self-Representation: The Perils of Pro Se
An article from findlaw.com on why to reconsider going pro se.
http://library.findlaw.com/1999/Nov/1/131043.html

Answers about Attorney-Client Privilege
An informational page on confidentiality from the American Bar Association.
http://www.abanet.org/media/issues/acprivilegeqa.html

Five things not to do when arrested
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va-2CCMP2WA

When a Defendant is Entitled to a Court-Appointed Attorney
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGaG877pxlo

Motion to Dismiss Court Appointed Attorney
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L91Gvn5_LWM&NR=1

Access and Representation Issues (news report)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AS8z8YXkHc

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Judicial selection process
Explore the selection process at the Alliance for Justice website.
http://www.afj.org/check-the-facts/nominees/judicial-selection.html

Merit Selection Revisited
An article on a critical evaluation of the merit selection process.
http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/0/8/3/4/4/p83444_index.html

Citizens for Legal Responsibility
Explore an Illinois based website dedicated to exposing judicial irresponsibility and misconduct.
http://www.clr.org/

Judicial Misconduct and Disability
Explore this subject at USCourts.gov
http://www.uscourts.gov/library/judicialmisconduct/index.html

National Database on Judicial Diversity in State Courts
Find the diversity numbers for state and federal courts.
http://www.abanet.org/judind/diversity/ 

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Transparency in judicial selection process
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osvtDt1Usjw

Fair Play: Judicial Selection
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLyz6Kf84hM

Choose Well: Judicial Election
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_vNwQ-i0fA

Judicial Misconduct
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2uB7IGZfyo

Closed at Five: Judicial Misconduct
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki0IExZgI2A

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Larry King interview with Bernard Goetz
Better understand the motivation and mindset of Bernard Goetz.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0412/17/lkl.01.html

Jury Selection Questionnaire
Examine what questions are asked of potential jurors.
http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/judge/coar/pdf/Jury_selection_questionnaire.pdf

Sixth Amendment Right to Jury
Examine the right to a trial by jury and jury size.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTRIALS/conlaw/jurysize.html

History and Future of the Jury System in America
Read an article explaining the history and possible future of juries.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/107695/the_history_and_future_of_the_jury.html?cat=37

Improving the Jury System
An article on how we might form a better jury system from the Public Law Research Institute
http://w3.uchastings.edu/plri/spr96tex/juryuna.html

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Jury Nullification
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVGPPD8xPbU

Jury Selection: What should you ask?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTksq0Z6LnQ

Stone Philips and Bernard Goetz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVkUytZCzJ8

How Juries are Fooled by Statistics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLmzxmRcUTo

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What is a Grand Jury?
Read more information about the function of grand juries from the University of Dayton Law School.
http://campus.udayton.edu/~grandjur/faq/faq1.htm

Due Process of Law
A page devoted to a better understanding of both substantive and procedural due process.
http://law.jrank.org/pages/6315/Due-Process-Law.html

Booking and Bail
A bit more information on these subjects from findlaw.com
http://criminal.findlaw.com/crimes/criminal_stages/criminal_booking_bail.html

Motion to Suppress
Outline of the basics of a motion to suppress.
http://www.uga.edu/icje/documents/MotionToSuppress.pdf

Plea Bargaining
Steps of the pretrial process, including plea bargaining from the American Bar Association.
http://www.abanet.org/publiced/courts/pleabargaining.html

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Who Sets California Bail Bond Amounts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gde2FXnuZ2I

County Jail Booking Center
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JpFCPHyPhY

Raw Footage: Arraignment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89PSY7vUZNM

Should You Take a Plea Bargain?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79M3JyOf2Go

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Jury Nullification
An articles from brooklaw.edu on jury nullification and jury vilification.
http://www.brooklaw.edu/students/journals/blr/blr66iv_nullification.pdf

Jury Duty Experience
An overview of the basics of what a jury experiences from start to finish.
http://www.crfc.org/americanjury/lessons/jury_deliberation/jury_duty.html

Behind Closed Doors: A Guide for Jury Deliberation
An article presenting questions and answers regarding jury service and deliberation.
http://www.wicourts.gov/services/juror/docs/deliberate.pdf

Expert Witness
Explore a website that allows people to find witnesses that can be hired at will.
http://www.expertwitness.com/

Opening Statements
A page devoted to an in-depth look at what goes into an opening statement.
http://www.uark.edu/depts/comminfo/Lindsley/lc4.html

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Stamm Trial Ends in Hung Jury
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HtiwF_bfO4

Expert for the Defense
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2X52rS-ZLE

Eyewitness Testimony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-SBTRLoPuo

False Memory and Eyewitness Testimony
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5935232430460598635&ei=7Cy9SrjqDZWmlQedsZjrBg&q=eyewitness+testimony&hl=en&client=safari#

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Retributive Justice
An article examining the pros and cons of retributive justice.
http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/retributive_justice/

Libertarian vs. Utilitarian Justice
A philosophical view of the two forms of justice and how they differ.
http://www.philosophyetc.net/2005/06/libertarian-vs-utilitarian-justice.html

Facts About Deterrence and the Death Penalty
An entire site devoted to this subject.
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/facts-about-deterrence-and-death-penalty

Proportionality
Bits of info from Beccaria in regard to proportionality of punishment.
http://www.crimetheory.com/ClasPos/proportion.htm

Criminon
A site devoted to helping offenders end their recidivation.
http://www.criminon.org/

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House Arrest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vznM3y8n9DA

LAPD Boot Camp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNwDQZ_ue1I

Probation Officers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuMshrlKi5Q

Effects of Violating Parole
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiPXEQd6YCw

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Illinois Appellate Court
Explore the website for the Illinois Appellate Court
http://www.state.il.us/court/AppellateCourt/default.asp

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Explore the site for the Ninth Circuit.
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/

Interlocutory Appeals
An article written on the basics and history of interlocutory appeals.
http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/SuperiorCourt/Adjudications/interLocutoryAppeals.asp

Habeas Corpus Act
The text of the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679
http://www.constitution.org/eng/habcorpa.htm

Center for the Presentation of Habeas Corpus
An entire page dedicated to tracking habeas corpus.
http://habeascorpus.net/asp/

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2008 Davis Moot Court Winning Argument
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GALrNK6Kk3o

9th Circuit Rules in Favor of Checkpoint USA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6qt63o8XX4

Supreme Court Excerpt Episode 1 PBS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TVkeRUvX_U

Supreme Court Excerpt Episode 4 PBS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyLptCMMd90&feature=related

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Office of National Drug Control Policy
Explore the ONDCP website.
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/enforce/DrugCourt.html

Center for Court Innovation
Explore the domestic violence court website.
http://www.courtinnovation.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=512&documentTopicID=23

Center for Court Innovation
Explore the community court website.
http://www.courtinnovation.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=570&documentTopicID=17

OJJDP Reentry Court
An overview of reentry court procedures and policy.
http://www.dsgonline.com/mpg_non_flash/reentry_court.htm

DeKalb County Juvenile Court
Explore the juvenile justice website for DeKalb Country, Illinois.
http://www.co.dekalb.ga.us/juvenile/index.html

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Greater Cleveland Drug Court
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruBqkLWMd2w

LA Domestic Violence Lawyer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZId7srs3jGc

Juvenile Status Offenders
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYPOuKG7fSc&feature=related

Juvenile Justice System
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X103ROICtbc