Trials

The Bakke Case

Studies the 1973 case in which Alan Bakke challenged a California medical school's policy of holding seats for minority students; and discusses the impact of the lawsuit on subsequent affirmative acti

Affirmative action programs, Bakke, Allan Paul, California, Discrimination in education, FYE

Furman V. Georgia

Bradley Steffens

Chronicles the events of the trial that determined the fairness of the death penalty under the Constitution and focuses on its lasting significance.

Capital punishment, Furman, William Henry, Georgia, Trials, Trials, litigation, etc

Engel V. Vitale

Julia C. Loren

Points out that although a 1962 Supreme Court case decided that official prayers in public schools are unconstitutional, the issue of separation of church and state remains.

Church and state, Engel, Steven I, Law and legislation, Prayer in the public schools, Religion in the public schools

Infamous Trials

Bruce Chadwick

Examines eight high-profile cases, from the Salem witchcraft trials to the trial of the Chicago Seven, exploring the sometimes imperfect world of American justice.

Criminal justice, Administration of, Trials, United States, YA literature

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The Runaway Jury

John Grisham

The Big Four in the tobacco industry think they have all their bases covered in an upcoming trial in which a widow is suing for the smoking-related death of her husband, but they did not count on an i

Biloxi (Miss.), fiction, Legal stories, Trials

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