Insanity Defense
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SIRS
customer #: NY1018
Click SIRS Products.
Click SIRS Knowledge Source.
Hint: Search using the subject heading insanity defense.
Hate Crimes
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Points of View Reference Center
Issues and Controversies
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
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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
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
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To find a list of people executed through the death penalty, go to
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
Famous Trials
