Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna Interactive: Applications
Examples of using DNA for forensic purposes is discussed here, as well as uses to unravel historical puzzles, trace the history of a species and answer health problems.
Other
Litigator's Internet Resource Guide: The Rules of Court
A database of the rules, forms, and dockets for both the state and federal court systems.
A&E Television
History.com: Fatty Arbuckle and the Birth of the Celebrity Scandal
This New Yorker article discusses Fatty Arbuckle, a silent-film era performer at the height of his fame, is arrested in San Francisco for the rape and murder of aspiring actress Virginia Rappe. Arbuckle was later acquitted by a jury, but...
Illinois Institute of Technology
Oyez Project: Robinson v. California (1962)
A brief summary of the case where Supreme Court concluded that it is "cruel and unusual" punishment to convict someone of being addicted to the use of narcotics.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Testing for Bias in a Photo Lineup
You may have read about criminal cases where innocent people have been wrongly convicted of a crime. Sometimes, modern DNA analysis techniques have provided the evidence to exonerate these innocent people. In many cases, mistaken...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: The Case of Mistaken Identity
Mysteries and detective stories have been popular since the time of Sherlock Holmes. The solutions to these fictional cases often involve untangling seemingly contradictory evidence from eyewitnesses. This project studies one procedure...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Negligence
Learn about negligence, which is "a type of tort or delict that can either be criminal or civil in nature." This encyclopedia entry explains the features of negligence claims, the types of damage awards victims may receive, and the legal...