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Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In this episode we meet Lynn Scott, the sister of death row inmate Jack Jones - the next prisoner in line to die. Jones has severe medical problems including diabetes, which led to him having a leg amputated in prison. Jones and his sister are worried that the number of medications he is on could mean the lethal injection drugs don't work properly, resulting in an agonising death. However, the family of Jones's victim Mary Phillips say they have waited...
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
As the Director of Treatment and Recovery Research at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Dr. Mark Willenbring works to shed light on a range of substance abuse issues. In this program, Dr. Willenbring discusses various factors that can lead to alcoholism, including genetics and psychiatric disorders. Key points are the stigma associated with alcoholism, the importance of finding and starting treatment, and what constitutes effective...
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Teenager Lee lives with his grandfather, who cannot control his behavior. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Brett Raper testifies that Lee has been arrested for theft, while Lee's juvenile probation officer testifies in court and discusses the court's recommendation on the case.
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
This placement review court hearing focuses on parental neglect and the judge filing a bench warrant for a mother who has refused to come to court or follow court-ordered services pertaining to her child. The child's father is in court and is arguing for full custody.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Highlights of this classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series are courtroom sequences staged by the Army to teach soldiers the essential features of the Uniform Code of Justice and the Courts-Martial. The program explains how the Army's laws came into being, who made them, and who continues to make them. Actors show the different consequences of misconduct in civilian and military life.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Since 1869, the U.S. Supreme Court has consisted of nine justices. Nothing in the U.S. Constitution, however, determines the number of justices—that is up to Congress—and in its first 80 years of existence, its membership varied from six to ten. In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D, 1933–45)—angry at the Court's nullification of some of his New Deal programs and claiming the justices were out of touch with the American people—urged...
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