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Famous Trials http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/f Source: University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Law Documentation and summaries of some of the most famous trials from 399 B.C. to present, as compiled and written by Professor Douglas Linder. Information for many trials includes newspaper accounts, trial records including transcripts, Supreme Court arguments and decisions, letters or diary entries, images, chronologies, and Linder's summaries. Trials include: Trial of Socrates, Trial of Jesus, Trial of Galileo, Salem Witchcraft Trials, John Peter Zenger Trial, Boston Massacre Trials, Mutiny on the Bounty Court-Martial, Burr Conspiracy Trial, Amistad Trials, Dakota Conflict Trials, Lincoln Conspiracy Trial, Johnson Impeachment Trial, Susan Anthony Trial, Louis Riel Trial, Lizzie Borden Trial, Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, Bill Haywood Trial, Sheriff Shipp Trial, Triangle Fire Trial, Black Sox Trial, Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Leopold and Loeb Trial, Scopes "Monkey" Trial, Sweet Trials, Scottsboro Boys Trials, Hauptmann (Lindbergh) Trial, Nuremberg Trials, Alger Hiss Trials, Rosenberg Trial, Lenny Bruce Trial, Mississippi Burning Trial, Chicago 7 Trial, My Lai Courts Martial, Charles Manson Trial, John Hinckley Jr. Trial, Chamberlain "Dingo" Trial, McMartin Preschool Trial, LAPD Officers' (King Beating) Trial, O.J. Simpson Trial. full description	What are some famous trials? Where can I find records, transcripts and other documentation of famous trials? Where can I find summaries of famous trials?
The Rodney King Beating Trials http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/trials24.htm Source: University of Pittsburgh School of Law Discussion of the Rodney King beating incident which occurred during the 1991 Los Angeles riots, authored by Professor Douglas Linder of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. Includes an analysis of the subsequent trials involving LA police officers, excerpts of testimony, and a description of key evidence, including the video. full description	Who is Rodney King? What was the Rodney King incident? What offenses were the police officers charged with in the Rodney King beating incident? What were the verdicts in the Rodney King trials? Who are Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, Theodore Brisano, Stacey Koon, Michael Stone, Terry White, and Judge Stanley Weisberg?
The Scottsboro Boys http://www.courttv.com/archive/greatesttrials/scot Source: Court TV Information on the Scottsboro rape case, including the racial tensions surrounding it, its impact on due process and the right to adequate legal representation, and the trials and appeals themselves which occurred in the 1930's. Includes biographies of the key players in the case and summaries of the two Supreme Court decisions involved. full description	Who were the Scottsboro Boys? What court cases are related to the 14th Amendment and equal protection? What court cases had a big impact on our judicial system? What Supreme Court decisions were related to defendants' rights? What was Powell v. Alabama? What was Norris v. Alabama? What were the Scottsboro trials? Who defended the Scottsboro Boys? What were the verdicts and decisions in the trials and appeals involving the Scottsboro Boys?
Engel v. Vitale http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?c Source: FindLaw The complete 1962 U.S Supreme Court opinion in Engel v. Vitale, which held that the government may not compose an official prayer and require that it be read in public schools at the beginning of each school day. full description	What was Engel v. Vitale? What is the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment? What court decisions relate to freedom of religion? Does school prayer violate the Establishment Clause? Is school prayer constitutional? Do students have a right to freedom from religion in public schools? Do students have a right not to say a prayer in school?
Abington School Dist. v. Schempp http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?c Source: FindLaw The complete 1963 U.S. Supreme Court opinion in Abington School District v. Schempp, which held that public schools can not require that passages of the Bible be read at the beginning of the school day. full description	What was Abington School District v. Schempp? What is the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment? What court decisions relate to freedom of religion? Does school prayer violate the Establishment Clause? Is school prayer constitutional? Do students have a right to freedom from religion in public schools? Do students have a right not to recite the Bible in school?