English I Honors Resources

English I Honors
Research Project
Library Orientation
Web Evaluation Form
Research Assignment & Timeline
Tips and Terms
Court Cases Resources (click here for printable version)
Books
Check the OPAC Online Catalog for books on your specific case. Check the reference book handout for other books with information on your case.
Online Databases
History Resource Center: US Information on American trials and background history of the scandals from books, magazines, and primary sources.
History Resource Center: World. Information on world trials and background history of the scandals from books, magazines, and primary sources.
Oxford Reference Online Scroll down and click on "Law" in red. Search for your trial or for a person involved in the trial.
Websites
Court TV's Crime Library http://www.crimelibrary.com/ Detailed information on famous crimes and criminals including background information, information about the case and the trial, and follow-up reports.
Famous Trials http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/ftrials.htm Provides excerpts of transcripts, court decisions, biographies of those involved, and much more for nearly every famous trial on the list.
LII (Legal Information Institute) Supreme Court Collection http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/name.htm Provides a trial summary, the majority opinion, and the dissenting opinion for every U.S. Supreme Court trial.
OYEZ--Supreme Court Multimedia http://www.oyez.org/oyez/frontpage Good way to browse Supreme Court cases by subject. When you click on a case, you can view a summary and the opinion and then choose to view the participants, the oral arguments, the opinion. Sometimes there is audio available too.

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