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Download full textAdministrative Office of the United States Courts, Washington, DC. – 2000
The O. J. Simpson trials taught much of the United States a basic lesson in the difference between criminal law and civil law. Many students learn in their government classes that a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime. A person found innocent in a criminal trial, however, can be sued under civil law procedures for damages. It is…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Law, Civil Liberties, Court Litigation
