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Civil Liberties
"Civil Liberties" is a broad umbrella term referring to individual freedoms and guarantees that are…
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Video ClipSenate Passes Criminal Justice and Sentencing Bill 87-12
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Mike Lee (R-UT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Scott…
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Video ClipPresident Trump Remarks on Prison Sentencing Reform Bill
In the West Wing’s Roosevelt Room, President Trump delivered remarks on the “First Step Act,”…
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Video ClipResponse to the Capture of Package Bomb Suspect
FBI Director Wray held a news conference on the arrest of Florida resident Cesar Sayoc in connection…
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Lesson PlanJury Trials in Criminal Cases
The sixth amendment guarantees the right to a trial by jury in all criminal prosecutions. This lesson…
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Bell RingerJury Selection
In speaking about the 2018 Defense Authorization Markup and military courts, Representative Trent Kelly…
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The History of Jury Trials in the United States
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) discussed the history behind jury trials and an independent judiciary.
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Lesson PlanRights of the Accused
The Constitution guarantees certain rights for those individuals accused of a crime. These include…
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Bell RingerPlea Deals and Jury Trials
Senator Cory Booker and Federal Public Defender for the District of Columbia spoke about plea deals and…
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Video ClipAn Explanation of the Recent Manafort and Cohen Convictions and Pleas
Attorney and former federal prosecutor Seth Waxman discussed the latest on the Manafort/Cohen…
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Video ClipGun Violence and Prison Reform
Manhattan Institute’s Rafael Mangual discussed the recent spate of gun violence in Chicago and other…
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Video ClipMass Incarceration and Improving the Criminal Justice System
From Eastern State Penitentiary, Georgetown Law professor Paul Butler discussed conditions in prisons…
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Video ClipDeputy Attorney General Rosenstein Announces the Indictment of 12 Russians for 2016 Election Hacking
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers for…
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Bell RingerUSA FREEDOM Act
Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) talked about the USA FREEDOM Act, which President Obama signed into…
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Bell RingerDrawbacks and Costs of Jury Trials
In the context of a discussion about the future of civil jury trials, litigator Bert Rein talked about…
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Video ClipFBI Director Wray Responds to OIG Report on the 2016 Election Investigation
FBI Director Christopher Wray held a news conference on the Justice Department inspector general report…
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Bell RingerMara Salvatrucha also known as MS-13
American University’s Center for Latin American and Latino Studies Research Director Hector Silva…
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Bell RingerMental Illness and the U.S. Prison System
Journalist Alisa Roth discussed the large about of people with mental illness incarcerated in the U.S.…
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Video ClipPresident Trump's Remarks on Prison Reform
President Trump spoke at a White House summit examining efforts to overhaul the nation’s prison…
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Bell RingerProsecuting Federal Hate Crimes
Robert Moossy, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, talked about how hate crimes are…
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