Activity 1: Locate information on a trial involving a business. (Resource: www.courttv.com). Read the news coverage and summarize the action. Is it criminal or civil? Of what are the defendants accused? Are the plaintiffs private individuals, businesses or the government? What remedy, if successful, would the plaintiffs obtain?
Activity 2: Locate an article on the Web site for the Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute (www.manhattan-institute.org/html/clp.htm). This institute is often critical of the legal system. Summarize the author's critique. What is the strongest refutation of the author's point?
