1st Amendment on Trial: The Case of the Detroit Six
Chronicles the case of six Communist Party leaders imprisoned in the 1950's for advocating the overthrow of the United States' government. Their convictions were later overturned when the Supreme Court decided that advocating Communism was not a crime.


12 Angry Men
Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, E.G. Marshall, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Jack Klugman, Edward Binns, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Robert Webber.

Depicts a jury of men who must decide the fate of a teenage boy who has murdered his abusive father. The jurors are from all walks of life, and bring with them their own opinions, prejudices, fears, and personal demons.

60 Minutes. The Wrong Medicine
Originally broadcast as a segment of the CBS News television program 60 minutes on April 1, 2008. Reporter: Steve Kroft.

As many as 100,000 people die each year from medical errors, and the newborn twins of actor Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly were nearly part of that statistic. When only days old, the babies were accidentally given the wrong dose of the blood thinner Heparin, and they nearly bled to death. Steve Kroft talks with the couple about their ordeal and about the issue of preventable medical mistakes.

The Accused
Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster.

A fiercely independent woman is gang raped, then battles the legal system twice, going after both her attackers and the onlookers whose cheering fueled and encouraged the assualt.

Adam's Rib
Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday, Tom Ewell, David Wayne, Jean Hagen, Hope Emerson.

A husband and wife lawyer team clash when the wife defends a woman on trial for shooting her spouse. The lawyer-husband is the prosecutor.

African American Lives
Originally broadcast as a four-part television series in 2006. A compelling combination of storytelling and science, this series uses genealogy oral histories, family stories and DNA to trace roots of serveral accomplished African Americans down through American history and back to Africa.

African American Lives 2
Genealogical investigations and DNA analysis help Maya Angelou, Bliss Broyard, Don Cheadle, Morgan Freeman, Peter Gomes, Kathleen Henderson, Linda Johnson Rice, Tom Jyner, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Chris Rock and Tina Turner discover where they come from and who they are.


Amistad
Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, David Paymer, Pete Postlethwaite, Stellan Skarsg{234}ard.

Chronicles the 1839 revolt on board the slave ship Amistad bound for America. Much of the story involves the court-room drama about the slave who led the revolt.

Anatomy of a Murder
James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden, Kathryn
Grant, George C. Scott, Joseph N. Welch.

A courtoom drama of premeditated murder as a jealous army lieutenant pleads innocent to murdering the rapist of his beautiful wife.

... And Justice for All
Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe, Lee Strasberg, Jeffrey Tambor,
Christine Lahti, Sam Levene, Robert Christian, Thomas Waites, Larry Bryggman, Craig T. Nelson, Dominique Chianese.

A young lawyer battles not only one-on-one injustice, but the whole justice system itself.

The Ballad of Willlie & Lucille: Disappointed Expectations of Contract Law and the Legal System / Presented by the Univeristy of Oklahoma College of Law and Professor Judith L. Maute in association with Zone IV Productions.

Documentary Film about the infamous Oklahoma Supreme Court contracts case, Peevyhouse vs. Garland Coal Co., 382 P2d 109 (Okla. 1962), involving the rule of damages for breach of explicit remedial provisions in a strip mining lease.

Benched: The Corporate Takeover of the Judiciary

Film about the influence of "big money" from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on the 2004 judicial race in Madison County, Illinois.

Bowling for Columbine
Michael Moore; Charlton Heston is also interviewed.

The United States of America is notorious for its astronomical number of people killed by firearms for a developed nation without a civil war. With his signature sense of angry humor, activist filmmaker Michael Moore sets out to explore the roots of this bloodshed.

Breaker Morant
Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters, Bryan Brown, Charles Tingwell, Terence Donovan, Ray Meagher, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Rod Mullinar.

Based on a true story, this is the tale of three soldiers who are court- martialed at the end of the Boer War. When one of their comrades is ambushed and killed, three soldiers seek revenge and kill the Boer soldier. The act of murder and the mysterious disappearance of a German missionary leads to the arrest of the three men. In one of the most controversial court-martials in military history, they are defended by Major Thomas, a small town Australian solicitor who was only given one day in order to prepare for the case.

The Caine Mutiny
Humphrey Bogart, Jose Ferrer, Van Johnson, Lee Marvin, E.G. Marshall, Fred MacMurray, Robert Francis, May Wynn.

A combat-weary, paranoic Captain Queeg, loses his nerve during a typhoon and is relieved of command by his first officer.

Capturing the Friedmans
Jesse Friedman, Arnold Friedman, Elaine Friedman, David Friedman, Seth
Friedman, Howard Friedman, John McDermott, Frances Galasso, Joseph Onorato.

The Friedmans seem to be a typical family from affluent Great Neck, Long Island. One Thanksgiving, as the family gathers for a quiet holiday dinner, a police battering ram splinters the front door and officers rush inside. The police charge Arnold Friedman and his son Jesse with hundreds of shocking crimes. As police investigate, and the community reacts, the fabric of the family begins to disintegrate, revealing questions about justice, family and finally the truth.

The Chamber
Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway, Lea Rochon, Robert Prosky, Raymond Barry, David Marshall Grant.

Adam Hall is an idealistic young attorney who takes on the death row clemency case of his one-time Klansman grandfather, Sam Cayhall. With just 28 days before the execution, Adam sets out to retrace the events leading to the crime for which Sam was convicted. As the impending death sentence looms closer, Adam works quickly to uncover the family's history for any hidden clues. In a white-knuckle series of twists and turns, Adam discovers deceptions and dark secrets that ultimately lead him to the startling truth.

Chicago
Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah

At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves on Chicago's famed Murderess Row. They also share Billy Flynn, the town's slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends.

A Civil Action
John Travolta, Robert Duvall, John Lithgow, William H. Macy.

A high-priced personal injury attorney takes on a case that becomes an epic legal battle ... one that may cost him his career, reputation and all that he owns.

Class Action
Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.

Two lawyers, father and daughter, face off against each other in a multimillion dollar lawsuit. The case concerns a potentially defective auto design that could involve corporate corruption and violations of legal ethics.

The Client
Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Renfro, Mary-Louise Parker.

Mark Sway is an 11-year-old torn between what he knows and what he can never tell. A hitman will snuff him in half a heartbeat if Mark reveals what he learned about a Mob murder. An ambitious federal prosecutor will keep the pressure on until Mark tells all. Suddenly, Mark isn't a boy playing air guitar anymore. He's a pawn in a deadly game. And his only ally is a courageous but unseasoned attorney who risks her career for him ... but never imagines she'll also risk her life.

Compulsion
Orson Welles, Diane Varsi, Dean Stockwell, E.G. Marshall

Chicago 1924. Two young men, one bossy and intimidating, the other sensitive and introverted, thought their superior intellect would enable them to pull off "the perfect crime." The result is a sensational case with defense attorney Johanthan Wilk putting capital punishment intself on trial.

The Confession
Alec Baldwin, Ben Kingsley, Amy Irving, Jay O. Sanders, Kevin Conway, Richard Jenkins.

The story begins in a courtroom where a man loses everything but in return gains his soul.

The Crucible
Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen.

A group of teenage girls meets in the woods at midnight for a secret love- conjuring ceremony. When the ceremony is witnessed by the town minister, the girls are accused of witchcraft. Soon the entire village is consumed by hysteria, and innocent victims are put on trial, leading to a devastating climax.

A Cry in the Dark
Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Bruce Myles, Charles Tingwell, Lewis Fitz-Gerald.

Lindy lives the nightmare of seeing a wild dog carry off her infant, then endures a travesty of a trial by the courts and media.

Dead Man Walking
Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky.

Tells the story of convicted killer Matthew Poncelet and Sister Helen Prejean, his spiritual advisor, and the journey they undertake in search of the truth.

Devil's Advocate
Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Judith Ivey, Craig
T. Nelson.

Hotshot attorney Kevin Lomax's 64-0 case record has brought him a tempting offer from an elite New York firm. But the job Lomax accepts isn't what it seems. The Devil is in the details.

Double Jeopardy
Tommy Lee Jones, Ashley Judd, Bruce Greenwood, Annabeth Gish.

Libby Parsons discovers that the husband she was convicted of murdering staged his own death and framed her for the crime.

A Dry White Season
Donald Sutherland, Susan Sarandon, Marlon Brando, Janet Suzman, Jurgen Prochnow.

Teacher Ben du Toit sees himself as a caring and just person. When his gardener's son is beaten up by police at a demonstration by black children, he sees that society is built on a foundation of prejudice.

Evelyn
Pierce Brosnan, Alan Bates, Stephen Rea, Julianna Marguilies

Based on a true story, this film recounts how a father (Desmond Doyle) fought the Irish government to have his children (Evelyn, Dermot, and Maurice) released back into his custody. It also tells the story of how he and his attorneys overturned an Irish custody law as unconstitutional, something which had never before been successfully challenged.

The Execution of Raymond Graham
Morgan Freeman, Jeffrey Fahey, Kate Reid, George Dzundza, Laurie Metcalf.

This made for television movie presents the last two hours before the execution of convicted murderer Raymond Graham and the effects of his execution on his lawyers, his jailers, his family, and his victim's family.

Eye for an Eye
Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, Ed Harris, Beverly D'Angelo, Charlayne
Woodard, Joe Mantegna, Olivia Burnette, Alexandra Kyle.

Karen McCann's orderly life is shattered when a stranger breaks into her home and murders her 17-year-old daughter. But shock and grief turn into rage and disbelief when the killer is released on a legal technicality. When he commits another murder--and is set free once again-- Karen is determined to make him pay for his crimes. Alienating her husband and her friends, Karen quietly and methodically devises a deadly plan for retribution.

Fahrenheit 451
Julie Christie, Oskar Werner, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring, Jeremy Spenser,
Alex Scott.

Montag, a regimented fireman in charge of burning the forbidden volumes, meets a revolutionary school teacher who dares to read. Suddenly he finds himself a hunted fugitive, forced to choose not only between two women, but between personal safety and intellectual freedom.

A Few Good Men
Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Bacon, James Marshall, J.T. Walsh, Kiefer Sutherland, Wolfgang Bodison, Michael DeLorenzo.

Cruise stars as a brash Navy lawyer who's teamed with a gung-ho litigator in a politically-explosive murder case. Charged with defending two Marines accused of killing a fellow soldier, they are confronted with complex issues of loyalty and honor - including its most sacred code and its most formidable warrior.

First Monday in October
Walter Matthau, Jill Clayburgh, Barnard Hughes, Jan Sterling, James Stephens.

When the first woman is nominated to the Supreme Court, she butts heads with another judge. They soon learn to respect each other, but through a number of comedic encounters.

Ghosts of Mississippi
Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods, Craig T. Nelson.

In 1963, civil rights leader Medgar Evers was murdered in his own driveway. For 30 years his wife worked for the conviction of his assassin.

The Gingerbread Man
Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr., Daryl Hannah, Tom
Berenger, Robert Duvall.

Lawyer Rick Magruder has a one-night-stand affair with caterer Mallory Doss. He becomes hooked on her, and when he learns her nut-case father Dixon is threatening her, he puts the weight of his law firm behind Mallory, has Dixon arrested and subpoenas her ex-husband Pete to testify against Dixon in court. Dixon is sent to an asylum, but escapes from there and the lives of many people are in danger.

The Green Mile
Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Cromwell, Michael Jeter, Graham Greene, Doug Hutchison, Sam Rockwell, Barry Pepper, Jeffrey DeMunn, Patricia Clarkson, Harry Dean Stanton.

Death Row guards at a penitentiary, in the 1930's, have a moral dilemma with their job when they discover one of their prisoners, a convicted murderer, has a special gift.

Helter Skelter
George DiCenzo, Steve Railsback, Nancy Wolfe, Marilyn Burns, Christina Hart.

The investigation of two horrific mass murders leads to the capture and trial of the psychotic pseudo-hippie Charles Manson and his 'family'.

High Crimes
Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Jim Caviezel, Amanda Peet, Adam Scott, Bruce Davison, Tom Bower, Michael Gaston, Jude Ciccolella.

Claire is a high-powered attorney whose perfect life comes crashing down round her when her husband is charged with high crimes of murder. Enlisting the aid of a shrewd military attorney, Claire will risk her career and even her life to find out the truth.

In the Name of the Father
Emma Thompson, John Lynch, Daniel Day-Lewis

Fact-based film about Gerry Conlon, a young Irish punk who is caught in the wrong place at the wrong time and forced to confess to a terrorist bombing. He and his father, along with friends of Gerry, are found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. There his father shows his true strength, and Gerry works to prove their innocence and clear his father's name.

Inherit the Wind
Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York, Donna Anderson, [with]
Harry Morgan.

A small Tennessee town gained national attention in 1925 when a biology schoolteacher was arrested for violating state law and teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in the classroom.

Jagged Edge
Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, Peter Coyote, Robert Loggia.

An attorney falls in love with her defendant, the prime suspect in a vicious murder case.

Judgment at Nuremberg
Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Maximilian Schell, Judy Garland, Montgomery Clift, Ed Binns, Werner Klemperer.

American judge Daniel Haywood presides over the trial of four German jurists accused of "legalizing" Nazi atrocities. But as graphic accounts of sterilization and murder unfold in the courtroom, mounting political pressure for leniency forces Haywood into making the most harrowing and difficult decision of his career.

The Juror
Demi Moore, Alec Baldwin, James Gandolfini, Lindsay Crouse.

A struggling single mother impulsively agrees to serve on a jury hoping for a little excitement in her humdrum life. She gets far more than she bargained for when she's forced to sacrifice the truth to save her son from the mob's seductive, psychotic enforcer.

Kramer vs. Kramer
Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Justin Henry.

When his wife walks out, Ted Kramer and his six-year-old son have a chance to really get to know each other. Then Ted's wife returns and she wants her son back.

The Laramie Project
Christina Ricci, Steve Buscemi, Laura Linney, Summer Phoenix, Clea Duvall, Peter Fonda, Janeane Garofalo, Amy Madigan, Camryn Manheim.

In October 1998, 21 year-old Matthew Shepard was found savagely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die in Laramie, Wyoming. This film is a dramatization of a town forced to confront itself in the reflective glare of the national spotlight, responding with love, anger, sympathy, support, and defiance.

The Last Campaign

Documentary that juxtaposes footage of two election campaigns run by West Virginian Democrat Warren McGraw in 1972 and 2004. The film uses the two campaigns to draw a picture of the changes in American politics over the last 30 years.

Laws of Attraction
Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Michael Sheen, Parker Posey, Frances Fisher, Nora Dunn, Heather Ann Nurnberg, Johnny Myers, Mike Doyle.

Though equally respected in their field, divorce lawyers Audrey and Daniel are opposites inside and out of the courtroom. Audrey is meticulous and by the book, while Daniel relies on personality and luck to get by. Neither have lost a case and neither intends to now, but a celebrity power couple gone wrong will end one of their winning streaks. The divorce settlement hinges on an old Irish castle. The two race to Ireland where after an Irish festival the two lawyers wake up married. Now the mismatched lawyers have to contemplate how to go about their client's divorce hearings as man and wife.

Legal Eagles
Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Daryl Hannah, Brian Dennehy, Terence Stamp, Steven Hill.

A hard-nosed assistant district attorney and an imaginative defense attorney combine their talents to defend a spacey "performance artist" whi is accused of theft and murder.

Legally Blonde
Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victor Garber, Jennifer Coolidge, Holland Taylor, Ali Larter.

When a blonde sorority queen is dumped by her boyfriend, she decides to follow him to law school to get him back and, once there, learns she has more legal savvy than she ever imagined.

Legally Blonde 2
Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field, Regina King, Jennifer Coolidge, Bruce McGill, Dana Ivey, Bob Newhart, Luke Wilson.

Liar Liar
Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Jennifer Tilly, Swoosie Kurtz, Justin Cooper, Cary Elwes.

Fletcher Reed is a fast-talking attorney and habitual liar. When his son Max blows out the candles on his fifth birthday cake, he has just one wish-- that his dad will stop lying for 24 hours. When Max's wish comes true, Fletcher discovers that his biggest asset-- his mouth-- has become his biggest liability.

The Life of David Gale
Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, Gabriel Mann, Matt Craven, Leon Rippy, Rhona Mitra.

David Gale was an active member of Deathwatch, an anti-capital punishment activist group. Constance is a fellow Deathwatch activist. When Constance is found raped and murdered, Gale is convicted of the crime. Now Gale awaits execution, and with less than a week before his date with the fatal injection, Gale agrees to tell his story to Bitsy, a nervy journalist from a major newsmagazine. As she discusses the facts of the murder with Gale, it occurs to her that the details simply doesn't add up. Soon a mysterious stranger begins to slip evidence to her that suggests Gale has been framed.

A Man for All Seasons
Wendy Hiller, Orson Welles, Susannah York, Paul Scofield, Nigel Davenport, John Hurt

Chancellor of England, Sir Thomas More, is placed in a difficult position when Henry VIII breaks with the Catholic Church over its refusal to annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon so he can marry Anne Boleyn. Henry demands More's endorsement of this act. Torn between his conscience and duty to the crown, Sir Thomas chooses to say nothing.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Kevin Spacey, John Cusack, Jack Thompson, Alison Eastwood, Lady Chablis.

When the affable host of an elegant Christmas party shoots a man to death, his friends discover secrets that make them less eager to help with his courtroom defense.

Miracle on 34th Street
Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn, Gene Lockhart, Natalie Wood, Porter Hall, William Frawley, Jerome Cowan, Philip Tonge

The real Santa is hired by Macy's to play the department store's Santa in the Thanksgiving Day parade, but has to prove in court that he is who he says he is

Monster
Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Lee Tergesen, Annie Corley,
Marco St. John, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Scott Wilson.

Based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute who was executed in 2002 for the brutal murders of at least 6 men in Florida. Homeless most of her life, Wuornos subsisted by working as a prostitute. In Florida, down to her last five dollars and pondering suicide, she stopped into a bar for a beer where she meets Selby. One night, after a john attacks her, Aileen pulls a gun and kills the man. Aileen's loathing for the men who pay her for sex becomes so extreme that she begins killing her customers regardless of their behavior.

Murder in the First
Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, Embeth Davidtz, Brad Dourif,
William H. Macy, R. Lee Ermey.

A fact-based story of the trial that shut down the dungeons of Alcatraz. Henri Young (Bacon) is a convict doing time for heisting $5 for his starving sister. He's confined to the dungeons after a failed escape--an isolation lasting three years. When Henri at last emerges from the total darkness, he's confused, savage, barely human, and he immediately murders the stoolie who ratted on his escape. It's an open-and-shut case of murder one; but, resolute attorney (Slater) has another option. He and soul-wrecked Henri will put sadistic associate warden (Oldman) on trial.

My Cousin Vinny
Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, Mitchell Whitfield.

Two carefree pals mistakenly arrested and charged with murder are defended by the cousin of one of them (Vinny), a former auto mechanic of Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. Vinny's never been in court and this case quickly turns into a hysterical escapade.

The Onion Field
John Savage, James Woods, Franklyn Seales, Ronny Cox, Ted Danson.

A true story of the brutal murder of a policeman and the slow process of justice.

The Paper Chase
Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman, Edward Herrmann, James Naughton.

A moving story of a first-year Harvard Law School student who comes to terms with his dreams in America's most competitive school. Hart finds he must survive much more than the pressures, all-night cramming and insecurities he expected. He becomes fearful of a brilliant professor, who terrorizes some, inspires others and who easily seperates the men from the boys.

The Pelican Brief
Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James B. Sikking, William Atherton, Robert Culp, Stanley Tucci, Hume Cronyn, John Lithgow.

Two Supreme Court justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everyone else wants her dead.

People vs. Larry Flynt
Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton.

Notorious "Hustler" publisher who was sued by the religious Right and
paralyzed by a fanatic's bullet.

Philadelphia
Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Antonio Banderas, Ron Vawter, Robert Ridgely, Charles Napier, Lisa Summerour, Joanne Woodward.

Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.

Presumed Innocent
Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy, Raul Julia, Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Winfield

Rusty Sabich's been swept up in an obsessive affair with a coworker in the prosecutor's office. When she is murdered, he's asked to lead the investigation. Then, astonishingly, he's accused of the crime. He's the perfect suspect and his fight to clear his name pulls him into a whirlpool of lies and secrets.

The Rainmaker
Matt Damon, John Voight, Mickey Rourke, Danny DeVito, Mary Kay Place.

A rookie lawyer in over his head on a high-profile case hires a feisty paralawyer who specializes in flunking the bar. Their chances of winning are slim to none, until they uncover a trail of corruption.

Reversal of Fortune
Glen Close, Jeremy Irons, Ron Silver.

Did European aristocrat Claus von Bulow attempt to murder his wife Sunny at their luxurious Newport mansion in 1980? The tabloids of the day certainly had their opinions. "You have one thing in your favor," defense attorney Alan Dershowitz told von Bulow, "Everybody hates you." Reversal of Fortune is the acclaimed movie version of events that had all America talking. Jeremy Irons plays von Bulow in an Academy Award winning performance of icy brittleness that also won a Golden Globe and Los Angeles and National Society of Film CriticsBest Actor Awards. Glen Close is wanly elegant as heiress.

Reversible Errors
William H. Macy, Tom Selleck, Monica Potter, Felicity Huffman, James Rebhorn, Shemar Moore, Glenn Plummer.

Arthur Raven is a successful corporate lawyer whose world is turned upside- down when he is assigned to draft the final appeal of a potentially innocent inmate as he is nearing his execution date.

Rumpole of the Bailey. the complete seasons one and two
Leo McKern, Robin Bailey, Derek Benfield, Peter Bowles, Rowena Cooper, Jonathan Coy, Julian Curry, Maureen Derbyshire, Bill Fraser, Richard Murdoch, Peggy Thorpe-Bates, Moray Watson, Peter Whitaker, David Yelland.

A television series about the life and trials of Horace Rumpole as a London
criminal defense lawyer.

Rumpole of the Bailey. the complete seasons three and four
Leo McKern.

A television series about the life and trials of Horace Rumpole as a London criminal defense lawyer.

Rumpole of the Bailey. the complete seasons five, six and seven
Leo McKern.

Best-selling author John Mortimer's self-adapted series about the famous defense barrister concludes in this third and final set, featuring new and exclusive bonus features.

Runaway Jury
John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Bruce Davison, Bruce McGill, Jeremy Piven, Nick Searcy, Stanley Anderson.

After a man dies in a shooting incident, his wife files a lawsuit against the company that manufactured the gun. Her lawyer argues that the firm in question knew the shop which sold the weapon was not following federal regulations. As the case goes to trial, the firearm manufacturer takes no chances on the outcome, and they hire Rankin Fitch, a "jury consultant" who makes it his business to see that he knows enough about the jurors to be able to guarantee the result of the trial.

Shadow of Doubt
Melanie Griffith, Tom Berenger, Craig Sheffer, Huey Lewis, Wade Dominguez, Nina Foch.

A high-profile defense attorney comes to the aid of an up-and-coming rap
artist indicted for murder.

The Shawshank Redemption
Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, Mark Rolston, James Whitmore, Jeffrey DeMunn.

City banker Andy Dufresne arrived at Shawshank Prison in 1947. Convicted of two brutal murders, he received a double life sentence. Within the confines of the prison, Andy forms an unlikely friendship with the prison "fixer" Red. He also becomes popular with the Warden and the prison's guards, as Andy is able to use his banking experience to help the corrupt officials amass personal fortunes. With the extraordinary twist in the tale, Andy finds that survival comes down to a simple choice: get busy living or get busy dying.

The Star Chamber
Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto, Sharon Gless, James B. Sikking, Joe Regalbuto.

Steve Hardin, a young judge, must grapple with his own conscience as vicious criminals in his court are going free as a result of loopholes in the law. Meeting behing closed doors is the Star Chamber, a small group of powerful men bent on vigilante justice, who decree their own punishment for the guilty.

Steal This Movie
Vincent D'Onofrio, Janeane Garofalo, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Donal Logue, Kevin Corrigan, Kevin Pollak.

A unique journey into the life of activist radical Abbie Hoffman as he battles for social justice and travels thru the maze of music and politics that defined the late sixties and early seventies.

Suspect
Cher; Dennis Quaid; Liam Neeson; John Mahoney; Joe Mantegna; Philip Bosco.

"Bizarre evidence leads Kathleen on a dangerous trail from Washington's seamy underbelly to the highest levels of government. And the closer she gets to the answers, the more her life is in danger. Cher and Dennis Quaid take the law into their own hands in this daring suspense thriller where everything is revealed in court--except the truth."

A Time to Kill
Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Spacey, Brenda Fricker, Oliver Platt, Charles S. Dutton, Ashley Judd, Patrick McGoohan, Donald Sutherland.

A murder trial brings a small Mississippi town's racial tension to the flashpoint. Amid a frenzy of activist marches, Klan terror, media clamor and brutal riots, an unseasoned but idealistic young attorney mounts a stirring courtroom battle for justice.

To Kill a Mockingbird
Gregory Peck, Robert Duvall, Mary Badham, Philip Alford, Rosemary Murphy, John Megna, Frank Overton, Brock Peters, Alice Ghostley, William Windom.

Gregory Peck plays a southern lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape in this film version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The way in which it captures a time, a place, and above all, a mood, makes this film a masterpiece.

The Trial
Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider, Elsa Martinelli, Orson Welles, Akim Tamiroff, Madelaine Robinson.

A man awakens one morning to find himself arrested for undisclosed charges. To uncover the reasons behind his charges and to protest his innocence, he tries to look behind the facade of the judicial systems, all to no avail.

Trial by Jury
Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Armand Assante, Gabriel Bryne, William Hurt.

He's guilty of murder. But something goes wrong in the jury room. Eleven jurors vote guilty. One woman, her life and family threatened by the mob, votes to let the killer walk. To set things right, that woman will have to fight back with a vengeance.

True Colors
John Cusack, James Spader.

Two friends move from law school to Washington's corridors of power-- Peter, a lower class go-getter, climbs to the position of congressman by betraying everyone who ever trusted him including his idealistic, blue-blood friend Tim.

The Verdict
Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden

An alcoholic, failed attorney is reduced to ambulance chasing. A friend gives him a supposedly easy malpractice case which becomes a lost chance to redeem himself and his career.

Voices of American Law

The Voices of American Law Video Project is an initiative of the Duke University School of Law to provide unique, high-quality educational materials to assist in studying the Supreme Court and its role in American society (see Brochure). Case videos currently available (9/24/09):

BMW of North America v. Gore, 517 U.S. 559 (1996)
Issue: Due Process - Punitive damages
The video follows the story of Dr. Ira Gore, whose repainted car led to a lawsuit against BMW that became a landmark case in the law of punitive damages.

Board of Education v. Earls, 536 U.S. 822 (2002)
Issue: Fourth Amendment
High school student Lindsay Earls challenged her school district’s policy of testing all students involved in extracurricular activities for illegal drug use. The parties involved explain how a small Oklahoma town was divided by important constitutional issues.

Kelo v. New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005)
Issue: Eminent domain
When New London, Connecticut, developed a plan to rebuild the Fort Trumbull area, Susette Kelo and some of her neighbors fought the City's efforts to take their homes. Their lawsuit and the resulting Supreme Court decision created a firestorm of publicity on the issue of the proper role for eminent domain.

Lee v. Weisman, 505 U.S. 577 (1992)
Issue: First Amendment – Establishment Clause
When Daniel and Vivian Weisman learned that a rabbi had been asked to give the prayers at their younger daughter Debbie's graduation, they asked the principal to change the policy. Their case eventually went to the Supreme Court, posing important questions about the role of religion in public life.

Locke v. Davey, 540 U.S. 712 (2004)
Issue: First Amendment – Free Exercise Clause
Washington Governor Gary Locke created the Promise Scholarship program to enable low- and middle-income students to attend college. Josh Davey was awarded a Promise Scholarship, but could not receive the money because he wanted to study theology. He sued the state, claiming that its actions violated his First Amendment right to practice his own religious beliefs.

Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council, 505 U.S. 1003 (1992)
Issue: Takings
When David Lucas discovered that he could not build on his beachfront lots, he challenged South Carolina’s limits on development along the beach. The legal case that followed pitted the state’s interest in preserving the shoreline against Lucas’s rights as a property owner and became a milestone in the law of takings.

Lynch v. Donnelly, 465 U.S. 668 (1984)
Issue: First Amendment – Establishment Clause
For many years, the city of Pawtucket, Rhode Island sponsored a Christmas display; it included a nativity scene that was seen by some as an inappropriate religious symbol on public property. The ACLU sued to have the nativity scene removed, and the case eventually reached the Supreme Court.

Marsh v. Chambers, 463 U.S. 783 (1983)
Issue: First Amendment –Establishment Clause
When Dr. Robert Palmer, a Presbyterian minister, was named Chaplain of the Nebraska Legislature, he continued a long tradition of opening legislative sessions with a prayer. State Senator Ernie Chambers objected to the prayers, and he filed a lawsuit against the state, claiming that the prayers violated the First Amendment's Establishment Clause.

Republican Party of Minnesota v. White, 536 U.S. 765 (2002)
Issue: First Amendment - Speech
Like many states, Minnesota limited what judicial candidates could say in their campaigns in order to preserve the impartiality of the judiciary. Supreme Court candidate Greg Wersal, with the backing of the state Republican Party, challenged the rules as unconstitutional limits on his right of free speech.

Romer v. Evans, 517 U.S. 620 (1996)
Issue: Equal Protection
When Colorado voted to forbid state and local governments from passing laws banning discrimination against gays, gay rights groups sued to overturn the law. Governor Roy Romer, who opposed the law, nevertheless had to defend it all the way to the Supreme Court.

Stenberg v. Carhart, 530 U.S. 914 (2000)
Issue: Abortion
LeRoy Carhart challenged Nebraska’s partial-birth abortion ban, arguing that the ban placed an unconstitutional burden on a woman's right to an abortion. The case eventually went to the Supreme Court and became the focus of the ongoing political and cultural battle over abortion rights.

Swedenburg v. Kelly, 544 U.S. 460 (2005)
Issue: Commerce Clause
When Juanita Swedenburg discovered that she could not ship wine from her Virginia winery to customers in other states, she filed suit against the state of New York. The legal case that followed raised important issues of free trade; interstate commerce in the internet age; and states' ability since the end of Prohibition to regulate alcohol, collect taxes, and prevent underage drinking.

Van Orden v. Perry, 125 S. Ct. 2854 (2005)
Issue: First Amendment – Establishment Clause
Every day, Thomas Van Orden passed a granite monument carved with the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol. Believing that a religious text on government property violated the First Amendment, he sued to have it removed.

Virginia v. Black, 538 U.S. 343 (2003)
Issue: First Amendment. - Speech
When KKK leader Barry Black was convicted of cross burning in Carroll County, Virginia, he called the ACLU and challenged the constitutionality of the statute. This important case tested the ability of government to regulate a form of symbolic expression traditionally associated with hatred and violence.

The Winslow Boy
Nigel Hawthorne, Jeremy Northam, Gemma Jones, Rebecca Pidgeon.

A barrister defends a 14-year-old naval cadet accused of stealing a postal money-order.

Witness for the Prosecution
Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, John
Williams, Una O'Connor.

A man is accused of murdering his wealthy woman friend in order to secure his inheritance. The defendant's mysterious wife stuns the courtroom by giving damaging testimony against her husband. The web of intrigue is finally unwoven in a shocking, chilling conclusion.

Young Mr. Lincoln
Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver, Arleen Whelan, Eddie Collins, Pauline Moore, Richard Cromwell, Donald Meek, Judith Dickens, Eddie Quillan, Spencer Charters, Ward Bond

Special features: Omnibus: John Ford, Part One [1992 BBC television profile of John Ford] (43 min.); Parkinson: "Meets Henry Fonda" [1975 BBC television interview] (49 min.); Dan Ford interviews [Audio only 1973-John Ford, 1978-Henry Fonda] (13 min.); Academy Award Theater [Radio adaptation, audio only, MP3 version available] (30 min.); Gallery [text feature]; booklet includes the essays "Hero In Waiting" by Geoffrey O'Brien and "Mr. Lincoln by Mr. Ford" by Sergei Eisenstein.

In this unforgettable portrait of the early life of the Great Emancipator, young Mr. Lincoln, after teaching himself law, has barely started practicing when an Independence Day celebration ends with a stabbing. Abe first stops a lynch mob from killing brothers Matt and Adam Clay, and then defends them against a seasoned prosecutor and his crafty adviser. As presented here, Lincoln is a strong but peaceful frontier democrat, his quiet, awkward, folksy demeanor the outward manifestation of a deep humility, and a wise sadness at human folly. His awareness that his attempts to reconcile opposing forces--despite the occasional temporary victory--are doomed but necessary, hint at the character that will respond to the destiny that awaits him.





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Last Updated 11/08

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