Essays and Research Papers on Historic Trials

This 4 page paper provides an overview of the case of Causey v. St. Francis Medical Center. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 9 page paper begins with an chronological outline of the laws addressing English language learners, both before and after the Lau case. The writer then provides a comprehensive overview of the Lau v Nichols case beginning with initial complaint filed on behalf of 12 Chinese-American students in San Francisco, a case that asked only ...

A 6 page paper that examines three different areas of law. The paper examines two 1957 court cases that defined obscenity, the definition of false pretenses and larceny of trick, and then civil and criminal trespassing. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 10 page research paper, which also includes a short abstract, that details the life and criminal career of Charles "Lucky" Luciano, a criminal genius who succeeded in reshaping the Mafia in the US from a "clan-based, haphazard crime organization" into a something more closely resembling a streamlined "corporation" (Rigby, 1999, p. 108). This ...

3 pages in length. Rabinowitz's argument in No Crueler Tyrannies : Accusation, False Witness, and Other Terrors of Our Times speaks to the unjust element in the justice system, where innocent people can be arrested, put on trial and convicted of crimes not only did they not commit but based upon wholly inadequate and ...

This 4 page paper examines the prosecution's evidence in the Scott Peterson case, and argues that based on that evidence, Peterson should not have been convicted of the murder of his wife. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page overview of the facts surrounding this infamous 1982 trial. This paper addresses the question of whether the Wayne Williams case was solved by luck or by detailed detective work and evidence development. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 8 page paper summarizes the case Employment Division v Smith 494 US 872 (1990) and argues that the Supreme Court's ruling was in error. Bibliography lists four sources.

A 3 page research paper that summarizes and discusses the one of the most compelling and gruesome murder cases of the 1970s, which was the murder of the family of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald. The writer briefly summarizes the case against MacDonald and then discusses new evidence. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

3 pages in length. The foundation of this case is in the fundamental understanding of and appreciation for the detrimental impact sexual discrimination has upon a woman's ability to secure earned promotion within a company that determines advancement based upon much more than one's talent. Hopkins was initially refused partnership at Price Waterhouse ...

A 4 page paper. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for selling secrets to the Russian government. This paper reports some of the aspects of their trial and comments on why their trial was neither fair nor just. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 12 page paper. There are many ways a job advertisement can covertly convey a preference for a certain type of applicant. This essay provides a brief overview of the laws concerning discrimination and discusses the types of discrimination that may be found in job advertisements. The writer provides a few examples of this type ...

This 3 page paper discusses the Dred Scott decision, one of the worst miscarriages of justice in history. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the case of John Hinckley Jr. as it relates to the notion of justice. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the book "Arc of Justice" about the shooting of a white man by blacks in Detroit in 1925. It argues that the acquittal of the black defendants in the subsequent trial was the correct decision, but also that they would not have been acquitted with any attorney other than Clarence ...

In three pages this famous 1980 Australian case involving a defendant who claimed her infant daughter had been killed by a dingo is examined in a consideration of three items of direct evidence of guilt and seven pieces of circumstantial evidence. Two sources are cited in the bibliography.

In eight pages this paper considers the police work conducted in the O.J. Simpson double murder case in an assessment of how evidence was obtained, recovered, and documented, whether or not it was properly acquired, and what factors were involved in the criminal investigation’s failure to prove the defendant’s guilt. Three sources are cited ...

This 6 page paper discusses the antitrust case Microsoft v. Commission of the European Communities. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper examines a web site devoted to the mystery of an 1868 murder in Canada that includes evidence and clues for which many have come to different conclusions. One explanation for the murder is provided in the context of this paper. No additional sources cited.

This three page paper summarises the case of Riggs v Palmer as an example of a case that embodies the conflict between positivist law and natural law. This is a case where a grandson is a beneficiary of his grandfather's will, and murdered him in order to gain inheritance. The question is whether or ...

In six pages this paper discusses how three pieces of evidence such as blood in a Ford Bronco, gloves, and shoes reveal O.J. Simpson to be guilty of the murders of his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Three sources are cited in the bibliography.

This 3 page paper discusses a reading of the rule of law as applied to military tribunals, specifically the war crimes trials in Nuremberg, Germany, after WWII. The defense argued, among other things, that the tribunal itself was illegal because it charged the defendants under a law that did not exist at the time they ...

15 pages in length. The magnitude of Gideon v. Wainwright's precedent-setting decision was immense in nature; not only did this ruling establish an entirely new facet of personal rights within the scope of legal proceedings, but it also illustrated just how inequitable the entire system has historically been operated. Those who could heretofore ...

This 3-page paper discusses the U.S. Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright, and the legal right to counsel, even if you're poor. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4-page paper discusses how Brown v Board of Education ended up impacting U.S. law, particularly as it pertained to "seperate but equal" which was a hallmark of Plessy v Ferguson, the act it overturned. Bibliography lists 3 sources.