Due Process Teacher Resources

Explains what warrants and general warrants are and how they are used.

Introduces a series on the Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments.

Procedural rights establish rules that must be followed when someone is prosecuted for a crime. Some criminal acts are heard under federal court laws as they extend beyond state boundaries.

This resource has a general definition of a trial, both historic and modern, and it also describes various types of trials.

This site gives a complete description of the legal term contempt of court. It also describes various types of contempt of court.

This August of 2002 report discusses post-September 11 treatment of Arab and Muslim people residing in the U.S.

This article provides an easily understandable description of the 1967 U.S Supreme Court case involving Gerald Gault.

This site discusses the different situations in which the Miranda Warnings are necessary.

Check out this interactive timeline of the protection against double jeopardy in the United States.

Check out this interactive timeline of the right against self-incrimination in the United States.

Check out this interactive timeline of the takings clause in the United States.

This website contains an interactive timeline about the history of legal rights in the United States.

Brief account of the Everson v. Board of Education Supreme Court case. Gives dates, facts, questions, and conclusion.

An overview of the procedures of Grand juries and the history behind them is given in this article on NPR. A great glossary of Grand jury terms is provided along with a link to download the Federal Grand Jury handbook.

PBS presents a summary of the landmark Supreme Court case of Miranda v. Arizona which ruled that a person suspected of a crime must be informed of their constitutional rights before police questioning, becoming known as the "Miranda...

This resource provides a thorough summary of the legal term "venue".

The "Lectric Law Library's definition and explanation of the amendment, including the "impartial jury" phrase.

A review of the book The Great Chief Justice: John C. Marshall and the Rule of Law by Charles F. Hobson. Primarily covers Marshall's most important decisions. The reviewer also summarizes the major legal influences which shaped...

Here you will find an abstract summary and the vote of each justice upon the Rochin v. California case.

A learning module that begins with "Gault Case Changed Juvenile Law" by Margot Adler accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...

In the United States today, juries decide less than 4% of criminal cases and less than 1% of civil cases filed in court. At the same time, jury systems in other countries are growing. So what happened in the US? And could the...

This page provides the background of the case and the Supreme Court's decision.

Brief summary of the legal term "sentence."

The full text of the Supreme Court opinion, delivered by Mr. Justice Fortas, which reversed the judgement in the 1967 Arizona case against 15-year old Gerald Gault.