(Find part one here, and part two here. This time I looked at 3 famous American cases - I included all 3 this time. Enjoy!)
- O. J. Simpson Trial: People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson

(The Time and Newsweek covers)In a dramatic trial, most people believed at the start that without a doubt the guilty verdict was done and dusted – but Simpson’s high-profile legal team who managed to plan reasonable doubt in the jurors mind about the miss-handling of the DNA evidence# (the strongest evidence against Simpson) and alleged misconduct by the L.A. Police Department. It was also a matter of interest to many that national surveys showed the difference between ‘black’ and ‘white’ opinions#, causing many to realize that the race issue was very much alive in ‘90’s. This was a key argument used by the defense, with Simpson’s lawyer calling Fuhrman the detective in the case, “a genocidal racist, a perjurer, America's worst nightmare and the personification of evil#”. Later in 1997 he was found liable in the civil court for having caused the victims wrongful deaths and this verdict was upheld in 2008.The public outcry after the not-guilty verdict was gleefully recorded by the media – many of whom knew that the chances of another case of this magnitude and spice taking place in their lifetime were slim. Starting with the live televised car chase before Simpson’s arrest – the case was a media circus from the very beginning. The public were hooked – and Simpson’s celebrity status only fueled the media more. Larry King quipped, “If we had God booked and O.J. was available, we'd move God"#. While it is undeniable that Simpson’s fame as a football star was the reason for the initial interest in the case, it is undeniable that the media played on the issues of race and purchase of justice that really caused the sensation to explode out of bounds. And as a Harvard law professor pointed out, “This case was a watershed case in an important respect: It placed the issue of race and justice squarely before the American public, and we had to confront the ugly underbelly of the criminal justice system”#
- Casey Anthony Trial: State of Florida vs. Casey Marie Anthony

- The Steubenville High School Rape: