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Cornell University: Law School: Professional Responsibility

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Cornell University School of Law provides an overview of professional responsibility, also called legal ethics. Provides links to recent decisions, commentary, and resources on the subject.
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Cornell University: Law School: Non Profit Organizations

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Cornell University School of Law defines non-profit organizations and explains the organizational structure and statutes/regulations that control these entities.
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Cornell University: Law School: Original Jurisdiction What Does It Mean?

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article explains the concept of original jurisdiction, especially in terms of the U.S. Supreme Court. There are links in the article to actual cases.
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Cornell University: Law School: Partnership Law: An Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of business law pertaining to the formation of a partnership.
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Cornell University: Law School: Property Tax Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives an overview of adoption law with links to key primary and secondary sources.
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Cornell University: Law School: Marriage Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
This web page from Cornell University Law School contains information, in chart form, about the marriage laws of the fifty states. The chart gives information about the state to state differences when getting married.
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Cornell University: Law School: Unemployment Compensation Law

For Students 9th - 10th
This page by the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University provides an overview of unemployment compensation law. Learn why unemployment law exists and what it guarantees.
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Cornell University: Law School: Worker's Compensation

For Students 9th - 10th
This law site from the Cornell University School of Law features information regarding worker's compensation coverage. Information about congressional acts that provided workers compensation such as Longshoreman & Harbor's Workers...
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Cornell University: Law School: Introduction to Basic Legal Citation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Cornell University School of Law presents the citation method, taken from the sixteenth edition of the "Bluebook," for law documentation. In addition to general information, the site also provides links to related...
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Cornell University: Law School: Bankruptcy Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
This page of the Legal Information Institute of Cornell University provides an overview of bankruptcy law as well as links to additional laws.
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Cornell University: Law School: Child Custody: An Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Cornell University School of Law provides a brief overview of child custody with links to federal and state legislation on the topic.
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Cornell University: Law School: Constitutional Law Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Cornell University Law School provides an overview of constitutional law as it applies in the United States, with links to additional information.
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Cornell University: Law School: Consumer Credit an Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
This Cornell Law School site describes the consumer protection acts that protect creditors, Uniform Credit Consumer Code and Consumer Protection Act.
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Cornell University: Law School: Corporations

For Students 9th - 10th
This page gives details of the legal aspects of corporations.
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Cornell University: Law School: Schenck v. United States (1919)

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a syllabus of the landmark Supreme Court case of Schenck v. United States which decided that the defendant's right to criticize the draft was not protected by the First Amendment.
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Cornell University: Law School: Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a syllabus for the landmark Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright which held that state courts are required to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants unable to afford their own attorneys or lawyers.
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Cornell University: Law School: Texas v. Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
During the 1984 Republican National Convention, respondent Johnson participated in a political demonstration to protest the policies of the Reagan administration and some Dallas-based corporations. After a march through the city streets,...
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Cornell University: Library: Library Research at Cornell: The Seven Steps

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to information on each of the seven steps of the research process: Identify and develop your topic, Find the context: background information on your topic, Find books, Find articles in journals etc., Find video and sound...
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Cornell University: Finding Periodicals and Periodical Articles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource offers a good look at periodicals as a source of information, and offers help for finding articles in a variety of situations.
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Cornell University: Law School: Articles and Amendments

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource gives a table of the Articles and Amendments of the United States Constitution.
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Cornell University: Law School: Federal Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Cornell University School of Law provides a great site to access Federal, State and Global Laws. Great link to constitutions and codes.
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Cornell University: Law School: United States v. Lopez (1995)

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents the complete syllabus for the landmark Supreme Court case of United States v. Lopez. This case dealt with limits to Congress's power under the Commerce Clause.
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Cornell University: Cornell Center for Materials Research: The Physics of Bridges [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students incorporate their knowledge of civil engineering and physics principles as they design and build a bridge within certain parameters while choosing their own materials.
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Cornell University: High Energy Synchrotron Source

For Students 9th - 10th
The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source home page. The "facility description" shows the basic operation of the facility and gives many examples of the ongoing research.