Unit One Legal Education 1
Part A Legal Concepts 1
Part B Movie Clips—Legally Blonde 5
Part C 60 Minutes—The Duke Case:Innocent 16
Part D Food for Thought 23
Unit Two Racial Discrimination 25
Part A Legal Concepts 25
Part B Movie Clips—To Kill a Mockingbird 28
Part C 60 Minutes—Welcome to Hazleton 36
Part D Food for Thought 41
Unit Three Basic Rights 43
Part A Legal Concepts 43
Part B Movie Clips—The Siege 46
Part C 60 Minutes—The Exposure of Valerie Plame 56
Part D Food for Thought 62
Unit Four Lawyer Profession 64
Part A Legal Concepts 64
Part B Movie Clips—The Devil's Advocate 67
Part C 60 Minutes—Under the Influence 82
Part D Food for Thought 88
Unit Five Judicial System 90
Part A Legal Concepts 90
Part B Movie Clips—12 Angry Men 93
Part C 60 Minures—Patricia Dunn:I Am Innocent 104
Part D Food for Thought 108
Unit Six Criminal Procedure 110
Part A Legal Concepts 110
Part B Movie Clips—Primal Fear 115
Part C 60 Minutes—How Near-DNA Matches Can Incriminate Relatives of Criminals Match 129
Part D Food for Thought 135
Unit Seven Witness Protection 137
Part A Legal Concepts 137
Part B Movie Clips—Witness 141
Part C 60 Minutes—Henchman Tells Of Black Deeds of Whitey 147
Part D Food for Thought 153
Unit Eight Military Punishment 154
Part A Legal Concepts 154
Part B Movie Clips—A Few Good Men 158
Part C 60 Minutes—The Court-Martial of Willie Brand 176
Part D Food for Thought 181
Unit Nine Prison System1 82
Part A Legal Concepts 182
Part B Movie Clips—The Shawshank Redemption 186
Part C 60 Minutes—Maximum Security Education 195
Part D Food for Thought 199
Unit Ten Civil Procedure 201
Part A Legal Concepts 201
Part B Movie Clips—Erin Brockovich 205
Part C 60 Minutes—Mr.Feinberg 217
Part D Food for Thought 221
Unit Eleven Contract Law 223
Part A Legal Concepts 223
Part B Movie Clips—The Merchant of Venice 226
Part C 60 Minutes—Betting on a Fall 237
Part D Food for Thought 242
Unit Twelve Tort Law 244
Part A Legal Concepts 244
Part B Movie Clips—Philadelphia 247
Part C 60 Minutes—Whose Life Is It Anyway 263
Part D Food for Thought 268
References 269