Learning module on crime, punishment and the justice system. Students and teachers can view videos and search links to National Museum of Crime and Punishment.

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.

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

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 website provides several links and introductory information on the Constitution, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, expression in special places, freedom of religion, due process, the right to privacy, discrimination, and...

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

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

This resource explains the phrase "double jeopardy," including a look at its development through history.

This encyclopedia article explains what it means to plead the Fifth, and provides an excerpt from the Fifth Amendment.

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

The Ballad of Mary Phagan was sung in support of executing Leo Frank, but was he truly guilty of killing young Mary Phagan? What effect did anti-Semitism have on the trial? Discern for yourself the fairness of this trial after examining...

A complete and in-depth history of the 1966 U.S. court case of Miranda v. Arizona.

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...

An CNN news article discussing whether or not the Miranda rulings should be kept entact.