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This video is about a man convicted of murdering a wealthy elderly interior decorator with an injection of cleaning fluid. But did he do it? How do we know if any defendant has gotten a fair trial? Through this specific case, the legal system is examined to illustrate how it doesn't always work correctly. The documentary introduces the key players and their relationships, and then works through the police investigation, pre-trial issues, the trial,...
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From minor infractions to identity theft and murder, this program sorts out categories of crimes and their severity, and lets viewers know what takes place during an arrest and arraignment. With input from prosecutors, police officers, and other experts, the video also discusses some fairly common scenarios and their constitutional parameters. Can a student's locker be searched without permission? When is evidence found without a warrant admissible...
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"Nearly 100 influential Supreme Court capital punishment-related cases from 1878-2002 are examined, beginning with Wilkerson v. Utah, which question not the legitimacy of capital punishment, but the methods of execution. Over time, focus shifted from the constitutionality of certain methods to the fairness of who was being sentenced for capital crimes - and why. The watershed 1972 ruling Furman v. Georgia reversed the Court's stand on capital punishment,...
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Clarence Earl Gideon, a semi-literate drifter, is arrested for breaking into a pool room and for petty theft. When he asks the court to appoint a lawyer for his defense because he cannot afford one, his request is denied. Acting as his own lawyer, Gideon is convicted and sent to jail. While in prison, he begins a hand-written campaign directed to the U.S. Supreme Court, contending that every defendant is entitled to legal representation. The Court...
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"Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick return to the primary sources on the origin, drafting, and adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution to better understand its original meaning. Arguing that it protected principles of republican citizenship, fundamental rights, and civil equality, they propose workable doctrines for implementing these principles in practice"--
"Adopted in 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment profoundly changed...
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Universities still set themselves apart from American society, but now they do so by enforcing their own politically correct world-view through censorship, double standards, and a judicial system without due process. The Shadow University is a stinging indictment of the covert system of justice on college campuses, exposing the widespread reliance on kangaroo courts and arbitrary punishment to coerce students and faculty into conformity. Alan Charles...
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"With its sweeping critique of the USA Patriot Act and the Bush administration's maneuvers in pursuit of terrorists, Equal Justice in the Balance is a look at American legal responses to terrorism, both before and after 9/11." "The authors detail wide-ranging and persuasive evidence that American antiterrorism legislation has led to serious infringements of our civil rights. They show us how deviations from our fundamental principles of fairness and...
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