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Daily News Lesson July 26 2022

Myanmar junta executes four pro-democracy activists

A year and a half after Myanmar's coup, further repression continues in military's execution of four pro-democracy activists.

Kyle Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin

Daily News Lesson November 09 2021

News Wrap: Prosecution rests case in Rittenhouse murder trial

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Daily Video June 25 2015

Boston marathon bomber apologizes to victims

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev unexpectedly addressed the courtroom at the formal sentencing to acknowledge his role in the 2013 Boston marathon bombing for the first time.

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Lesson Plan September 10 2004

The juvenile death penalty - Lesson Plan

By Michelle Parrini, a Chicago-based editor and writer of teaching materials Subjects Law, …

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