trials, litigation, etc

Chronicles the events surrounding John Peter Zenger's 1735 arrest and trial for seditious libel against the British royal governor and explains how the case laid the groundwork for America's freedom of the press.

Explains the history of segregation in the United States and cases that tested the law allowing "separate but equal" treatment, including the five cases that came together as Brown v. Board of Education.

Photographs, diagrams, timelines, and first-hand accounts describe the debate over evolution during the famous Scopes Monkey trial of 1925.

Photographs, diagrams, timelines, and first-hand accounts describe the 1954 Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, that was instrumental in breaking down school segregation laws across America.

Examines the people, events, and legal issues involved in the Supreme Court case that established the right of people to be represented by a lawyer even if they cannot afford to pay.

Describes through photographs and text the most important dramas ever played out in the United States. The trial dealt with the freedoms of speech and worship, as well as the rights to teach and learn. Discusses evolution and creationism.

Text and photographs discuss the landmark Supreme Court decision of 1973 that ruled on women's right to abort a pregnancy.

Describes the historical context of the 1841 U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. "Amistad" that ruled that illegally enslaved blacks had the right to be free.

Examines the 1963 Supreme Court case involving drifter and small-time thief Clarence Earl Gideon and Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, after the state of Florida refused to provide counsel for him.