第一单元 司法体系 1
Lesson 1 New York Lawyer Is Arrested in Toronto 1
Lesson 2 Prosecution Rests in R.Kelly Child-porn Trial 5
Lesson 3 Wiretap Trial Sheds Light on Lawyers'Work with Private Eyes 11
Lesson 4 California Supreme Court Ruling Makes It Easier for Prisoners to Win Parole 17
Lesson 5 Judicial Races Much Too Vital to Bypass in the Voting Booth 23
Lesson 6 American Judges 28
第二单元 司法理念 34
Lesson 7 Lexington:Land of the Free? 34
Lesson 8 A Defeat for Judicial Reform 39
Lesson 9 Supreme Court Affirms Suspects'Right to Keep Silent 44
Lesson 10 When Human Rights Extend to Nonhumans 50
Lesson 11 Courtroom Powder Incidents 56
Lesson 12 O.J.Simpson,Once Acquitted of Murder,Now on Trial for Robbery and Kidnapping 61
第三单元 婚姻家庭 70
Lesson 13 "Jewish Clause"Divides a Family 70
Lesson 14 Adult Children,Aging Parents and the Law 76
Lesson 15 Madonna,Ritchie Granted Divorce 82
Lesson 16 Costly Custody Feud 86
Lesson 17 FBI:Couple Offered Sex with 5-year-old for Used Car 91
Lesson 18 Child Neglect Charges 97
Lesson 19 Putative Father 104
第四单元 企业经济 109
Lesson 20 Litigation 109
Lesson 21 Think Film and Chairman David Bergstein Face Allegations of Unpaid Bills 115
Lesson 22 Culver Knocks Agriprocessors,Company Answers back 122
Lesson 23 Countrywide Financial Corp 128
Lesson 24 Mich.Court OKs Ban on Credit Scoring in Insurance 134
Lesson 25 FBI Saw Threat of Mortgage Crisis 140
第五单元 军事国防 146
Lesson 26 Two Marines Refuse to Testify in Ex-comrade's Case 146
Lesson 27 Bush Signs off on Army's 1st Execution in Decades 152
Lesson 28 U.S.Judge Approves First Trial of a Guantánamo Bay Detainee 158
Lesson 29 U.S.Psychologists Debate Role in Military Interrogations 165
Lesson 30 Guantánamo 171
第六单元 医患、枪支管理 176
Lesson 31 Legislative Malpractice 176
Lesson 32 Judge Hears Arguments over Wis.Medical Fund 181
Lesson 33 Federal Court Upholds Drug Privacy Law 187
Lesson 34 Police Taser Guns 192
Lesson 35 Gun Control:The Supreme Court Opens Fire 197
第七单元 死刑犯、少数群体利益 202
Lesson 36 Gay Marriage:The Guys Next Door 202
Lesson 37 Gay Marriage Foes Mobilize for Ban in California 208
Lesson 38 No Fatal Mistakes 214
Lesson 39 Pardoned Illinois Death Row Inmate Is Investigated for Same Crime 220
Lesson 40 Death Penalty 226
Lesson 41 A Dream Deferred? 232
参考文献 237