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No country values free expression more highly than does the United States, and no case in American history stands as a greater landmark on the road to...

O Christian Martyr Who for Truth could die When all about thee Owned the hideous lie! The world, redeemed from superstition's sway, Is breathing f...

In the 1633 trial of Galileo Galilei, two worlds come into cosmic conflict. Galileo's world of science and humanism collides with the world of Sch...

Providing an account of the trial of Jesus presents challenges unlike that for any of the other trials on the Famous Trials Website. First, there is t...

The trial and execution of Socrates in Athens in 399 B.C.E. puzzles historians. Why, in a society enjoying more freedom and democracy than any the wor...

为了提高大家阅读英文法律文献的水平，增加大家的美国法律知识，开设此栏目。本人水平有限，恐怕很多地方存在错讹，提请大家注意并提出批评和修改意见。由于本人正在学习法律英语，所以本材料内容取材于我自己阅读的NOLO出版社出版2000年1月出版的书籍《The Criminal Law Handbook Kn...

Comparison of Federal and State Systems 联邦和州刑事司法系统比较Most criminal prosecutions take place in state courts. The chart below highlights some of the key ...

Chapter 1—Talking to the Police 与警察谈话The overbearing（傲慢的, 专横的） police interrogation designed to wrench a confession from a quivering（颤抖的） suspec...

Section I: Police Questioning of People Who Haven't Been Taken Into CustodyThis section deals with police attempts to question you in situations w...

2. Can I Walk Away From a Police Officer Who Is Questioning Me?Unless a police officer has ''probable cause'' to make an arrest （see C...