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    Insanity Defense
    The links below will take you to independent sites that are not maintained by the school.
     
    SIRS
    http://www.sirs.com
    customer #: NY1018
    Click SIRS Products.
    Click SIRS Knowledge Source.
    Hint:  Search using the subject heading insanity defense.
     
     
     
    Hate Crimes
    The links below will take you to independent sites that are not maintained by the school.
     
    Points of View Reference Center
    http://search.epnet.com/userlogin.asp
     
    Issues and Controversies
    http://online.infobaselearning.com/Direct.aspx?aid=98433&pid=WE00
     
    Search for any of these cases.
     
    In re Joshua H. (California)
    United States vs. Irving David Rubin and Earl Leslie Krugel
    R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul
    Wisconsin v. Mitchell
    Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire
    Brzonkala v. Morrison
    Apprendi v. New Jersey
    United States v. Morrison
    Virginia v. Black
     
     
    Supreme Court Cases
    The links below will take you to independent sites that are not maintained by the school.

     

    Supreme Court Decisions and The Bill of Rights

     

    Cornell Law School

    This site will give you a list of historic Supreme Court Decisions listed by topic.

    http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/topic.htm

     

    Cornell Law School

    http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/index.html

    Your case will include a syllabus, opinion and perhaps dissent.  Select these from the blue box at the start of the article.

     

    Fedworld.gov

    http://supcourt.ntis.gov

    Includes cases from 1937-1975.

     

    Issues and Controversies

    www.2facts.com

    See Ms. Zastrow or Mr. Birner for username and password.
    You may search two databases here: Issues and Controversies and Issues in American History.  There is a button in the top right corner to switch between the two.

     

    Grolier Encyclopedias

    See Ms. Zastrow or Mr. Birner for username and password.
     
    The library also has BOOKS relating to this topic!  You may check these out.
     
    Final Paper
    The links below will take you to independent sites not maintained by WACS.
     
    To find a list of people executed through the death penalty,  go to
    www.deathpenaltyinfo.org
    Select Execution Database.
    You don't have to input a name or any parameters.  Just click on Search by Details to get the full list.
      
    Crime Library
    www.crimelibrary.com
     
    Famous Trials
    http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/ftrials.html
    http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/trialslite51-100.html
    http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/trials.htm
    http://www.justlawlinks.com/TRIALS/index-trials.htm
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     


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