MERLOT Materials

This case has been designed as a focus for learning about the legal, ethical and practice issues emerging from a child... see more

This site explores the question, Does the Second Amendment Give Individuals a Right to Bear Arms? In addition to the... see more

Criminal Law uses a two-step process to augment learning, called the applied approach. First, after building a strong... see more

This site presents comprehensive information regarding the death penalty, indiviudal state laws concerning the death... see more

Historians on America is a series of individual essays that selects specific moments, decisions, and intellectual or... see more

The Intelligence Report is the Southern Poverty Law Center's award-winning magazine. The quarterly publication provides... see more

This site explores the issue: When should courts closely scrutinize legislative classifications under the Equal... see more

This site explores the issues: What constitute protected "liberty" or "property" interests under the Due Process Clause?... see more

This site explores the Issue: Does the Constitution guarantee women the right to choose to terminate a pregnancy by... see more

This site explores the issue: Does the Constitution allow states to segregate schools or other public facilities on the... see more

This module seeks to explore the definition and nature of state crime in criminological and political discourse. It aims... see more

This site contains a "lecture" about the Constitutional Convention. In addition, there are assignments, questions for... see more

This site explores the issue: What rights to process to students in public schools have before they are punished or... see more

This site explores the Issue: What if any special status does the family enjoy under the Constitution? Do parents have... see more

This site explores the issue: Does the Constitution protect homosexual conduct? What limitations does the Constitution... see more

This site explores the Issue: Does the Constitution protect the right of privacy? If so, what aspects of privacy receive... see more

This site explores the Issue: Does the Constitution protect the decision to end one's own life, at least if one is... see more

This site explores the issues: What does the Sixth Amendment right to a trial by jury in criminal cases mean? What is "a... see more

This site provides a "lecture" about the Supreme Court. Additionally, there are assignments for students, questions for... see more

This site explores the Issue: What is the history behind the 13th Amendment? Is it "self-enacting"? What sorts of private... see more

In recent years there have been few topics garnering as much widespread interest as trafficking in persons and smuggling... see more

Each year, while countless species are driven closer to extinction, criminals make billions from the sale of protected... see more

Sample assignment/discussion Click on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/PBS Frontline website. Choose and view... see more

This site looks at the issue of gun control and gun rights. There are a variety of links to articles which argue the pros... see more