ACLU
Freedom Network -- from the premier liberal-oriented human
rights and civil liberties organization in the United States,
focusing on controversial such topics as church and state, criminal
justice, cyber-liberties, death penalty, freedom of speech, privacy
rights, national security, women's rights, workplace rights, and
much more. Includes sections on news and current events, ACLU
programs, a library, and connections to state organizations.
American
Bar Association Journal and LawLink -- information for
the legal community and the general public, including legal assistance
and publications, ABA Journal online, and more.
CourtTV
Home Page -- commercial television network's online site,
offers late-breaking news in legal cases (often specializing in
the sensational), legal documents, and a dictionary of legal terms.
Criminal
Law: Related Resources -- links to sites related to criminal
law, the judicial system, government, FBI statistics, law technology,
and law schools online.
Emory
University School of Law -- check out the Electronic Reference
Desk and the Federal Courts finder for information about the law.
Historic
Supreme Court Decisions - by Party Name -- organized by
alphabetical order, a searchable database of cases.
Indiana
Program for Law-Related Education -- from the Univesity
of Indiana, includes links to law-related education progams at
the state, national, and international levels, as well as Supreme
Court decisions, bar associations, criminal justice departments,
and more.
Internet
Legal Resource Guide -- "A categorized index of 3100
select web sites in 238 nations, islands, and territories, as
well as more than 850 locally stored web pages and other files,
this site was established to serve as a comprehensive resource
of the information available on the Internet concerning law and
the legal profession, with an emphasis on the United States of
America. Designed for everyone, lay persons and legal scholars
alike, it is quality controlled to include only the most substantive
legal resources online. The selection criteria are predicated
on two principles: the extent to which the resource is unique,
as well as the relative value of the information it provides.
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LawCrawler
-- powered by Altavista search engine, this site allows users
to search for legal information across the Internet.
Law
Journal Extra -- current events and issues, presented
in an online newspaper format.
Law
on the March -- Call My Lawyer -- legal oddities, judicial
stupidities, and news of the weird from a practising attorney...
funny and interesting legal stories from the news.
Legal
Information Institute -- an online legal research activity
of Cornell University, includes recent and historic Supreme Court
decisions, the U.S. Code, Federal Rules of Evidence and Civil
Procedure, and links to people and organizations in the field
of law.
Missouri
Bar Home Page -- online information for attorneys, the
press, and the public, includes copies of pamphlets with free
legal information, a reference service for persons needing an
attorney, lesson plans for educators, and more.
National
Institute for Citizen Education in the Law -- a project
of the University of Indiana, "...a nonprofit organization
deducated to strengthening democracy and justice through education
about law and democratic values," includes a list of the
most recent NICEL projects.
Rate
Your Risk -- self-tests you can take to determine your
chances of being assaulted, murdered, or burglarized.
THOMAS:
Legislative Information on the Internet -- a service of
the U.S. Congress from the Library of Congress, includes summaries
and full text versions of bills, roll call votes of members, text
of the Congressional Record, committee information, information
on how our laws are made, historical documents, and more.
World
Wide Web Virtual Library: Law -- legal information searchable
by organization, by topic, and links to legal search sites.
Yahoo!
- Society and Culture: Crime: Victims' Rights: Organizations
-- links to victims' rights organizations across the U.S.
Youth
Law Hotline -- "...a toll free number you can call
for free and confidential legal advice, information, and referrals
on juvenile law issues... We will answer legal questions relating
to youth and family problems: physical and abuse, custody, substance
abuse, pregnancy, school problems, delinquencies and other matters.
We will also provide referrals to community resources in the caller's
area whenever possible." |