LAW & ORDER LINKS
Unit 1
: What is the Law?
Unit 2
: Rights & Constitutional Law
Unit 3
: Criminal & Juvenile Law
Unit 4
: Tort Law
Unit 5
: Consumer Law
Unit 6
: Family Law
General Legal Resources
Chapter 8-11 Test
StreetLaw.org
StreetLaw website with lots of resources
Street
Law
Textbook Extension 6th Edition)
Street Law
Textbook Extension (7th Edition)
Oyez
Free Legal Advice
An awesome site with categorized Q&A - everything from auto accidents to zoning laws
Jurist
- Legal News and Research from University of Pittsburgh School of Law
The Abrams Report
- NBC's chief legal correspondent, Dan Abrams, has a nightly law news show. This is the show's website.
Wisconsin Statutes
- For "
Chew Your Wisconsin State Statutes, Spit" open s drive - social studies - ziebarth -law & order - chewonwisstatutes,spit.doc
PBS: The Supreme Court
A
very Trial Tim
eline
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Unit 1: What is the Law?
Regina v. Dudley and Stephens
(Case of the Shipwrecked Sailors)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Politics Match Quiz
,
The Political Compass
, and
Instructions
Advocacy Proposal Assignment
Youth Act!
Citizen Lobbying: How to talk to your legislator
Wisconsin Court System: For Jurors
Handbook for Jurors
Difference between Civil Law & Criminal Law
Search for Information on Federal Agencies
Learn about Federal Courts
Background of
Gideon v. Wainwright
at Landmark Cases
Gideon at 40
: Fulfilling the Promise
FindLaw Search
Legal Dictionary
Biography of
Abe Fortas
Oyez:
Gideon v. Wainwright Page
including recordings of oral arguments, bios of Supreme Court justices and attorneys, opinions of the Court, and other resources
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Unit 2: Criminal & Juvenile Law
FBI
Uniform Crime Reports
(UCR) - detailed crime statistics for the last 10 years
Acquaintance Rape
- from the National Center for Victims of Crime
Intimate Homicide
- from the Bureau of Justice Statistics
Bail: Getting out of jail after an arrest
Frontline: Juvenile Justice
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Unit 3: Tort Law
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Unit 4: Consumer Law
Wisconsin Consumer Protection Division
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Unit 5: Family Law
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Unit 6: Rights & Constitutional Law
Wisconsin Declaration of Rights
(Wisconsin State Constitution Article I)
Sample Test
Overview of Constitutional Law
Second Amendment: Right to Bear Arms
US Supreme Court Home Page
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