Examines legal cases drawn from three centuries of American courtroom history, beginning with the Salem witch trials, to explore the gap between law and justice; noting instances in which errors were made and questioning the fairness of legal verdicts.
Content Note
Inlcudes information about: Salem witch trials, court-martial of Benedict Arnold, Monkey trial, Scottsboro boys, Lindbergh kidnapping trial, Rosenbergs, Chicago Seven, 1919 World Series.