The Chicago Seven Conspiracy Trialby Douglas O. LinderWhat did it all mean? Was the Chicago Seven Trial merely, as one commentator suggested, “a monum...
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...
Although it has been over two centuries since the moonlit March night in 1770 when British soldiers killed five Bostonians on King Street, people stil...
The arrest, trial, and execution of John Brown in the fall of 1859 came at a critical moment in United State history. According to historian David S. ...
If I thought any of you had any opinion about the guilt of my clients, I wouldn't worry, because that might be changed. What I'm worried about...
The Trials of Alger Hiss: A Commentaryby Doug Linder (2003)No criminal case had a more far-reaching effects on modern American politics than the Alger...
An Introduction to the My Lai Courts-MartialBy Doug LinderTwo tragedies took place in 1968 in Viet Nam. One was the massacre by United States soldiers...
The McMartin Preschool Abuse Trial: A Commentaryby Doug Linder (2003)The McMartin Preschool Abuse Trial, the longest and most expensive criminal trial...
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...
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...