During the trial, he argued that he had the right to use whatever means necessary to protect himself and his family.

VOA: special.2009.11.01

The trial found high school teacher John Scopes guilty of violating a state law banning the teaching of evolution.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

In California,a federal judge is studying the evidence in a trial over a ban against same-sex marriage in that state.

VOA: special.2010.02.06

He was right. The trial of Andrew Johnson was an important turning point in the making of the American nation.

VOA: special.2010.01.28

A doctor examined Brown. He reported that Brown's wounds were not serious enough to prevent the trial from starting.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

But ten years later, a similar accusation by another boy led to a criminal trial which began in two thousand five.

VOA: special.2009.07.05

Historians say a trial in the colony of New York in seventeen thirty-five went a long way toward establishing this freedom.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

In the trial, two same-sex couples argue that the state ban violates equal protection rights under the United States Constitution.

VOA: special.2010.02.06

In December,the East African nation agreed to deploy police on international warships who would bring suspects to Kenya for trial.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

After his two thousand five trial, the singer spent much of his time in Europe and the Middle East.

VOA: special.2009.07.05

But the modern trial by jury is a British tradition that colonists brought to North America centuries ago.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

In West Virginia in nineteen twelve, violence connected to a miners' strike led to her trial and conviction for conspiracy to murder.

VOA: special.2009.03.16

If they are not chosen for a trial after a day, they are not required to return.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

Most of the charges at Johnson's trial were based on his dismissal of the secretary of war.

VOA: special.2010.02.04