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last updated on August 16, 2004
 
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Web Sites of Selected Law-Related Organizations*

American Bar Association
http://www.abanet.org

American Civil Liberties Union
http://www.aclu.org

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
http://www.acjs.org

American Judicature Society
http://www.ajs.org


Association of Trial Lawyers
http://www.atlanet.org

Bill of Rights Institute

Center on Crime, Communities, and Culture
http://www.soros.org/crime/pfdv

Charleston (SC) Bar Association
http://www.charlestonbar.org/

College Campus Security Statistics

Community Policing Information
http://www.communitypolicing.org/index.html

Constitutional Law Center (Findlaw)
http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/

Council on Legal Education Opportunity
http://www.cleoscholars.com

Criminal Justice Directory of Dr. Frank Schmalleger

Death Penalty System Survey, U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Judicial Center
http://www.fjc.gov

Founders' Constitution
http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/

Graduate School Information
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/CLAS/american-universities.html

Justice Information Center
http://www.ncjrs.org

Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/

Law and Society Association
http://www.lawandsociety.org

Lindesmith Center Library (Drug Issues)
http://www.lindesmith.org

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
http://www.madd.org

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
http://www.criminaljustice.org

National Center for State Courts
http://www.ncsconline.org/

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
http://www.health.org

National Consortium on Violence Research
http://www.ncovr.heinz.cmu.edu/pls/public/navigation pkg.index page?wh=down&pg=/docs/home.htm

National District Attorneys Association
http://www.ndaa-apri.org

National Drugs and Crime Clearinghouse
http://www.ncjrs.org

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/

Office of Violence Against Women

Simon Wiesenthal Center
http://www.wiesenthal.org/

South Carolina Bar Association
http://www.scbar.org/

Southern Poverty Law Center
http://www.splcenter.org

Tolerance Watch

U.S. Dept. of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov

U.S. Federal Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov

U.S. Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/

U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia Data Base
http://oyez.northwestern.edu/

 

General Information on Law and Law-Related Topics

Guide to Law Online

The 'Lectric Law Library
http://www.inter-law.com

Nolo Press: Self-Help Law and Access to Law
http://www.nolopress.com

Quicklaw American Internet Law Library
http://www.quicklawamerican.com/

Yahoo Law
http://www.yahoo.com/government/law/

 

Legislative Activity and Appellate Court Opinions

U.S. Congress
http://thomas.loc.gov/

U.S. Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/

 

Web Sites on Some Selected Law and Society Issues

A. Some Broadly Focused Web Sites:

Law and Justice
http://www.ilj.org

Law and Morality
http://www.unquietmind.com/

Law and Religion
http://www.law.edu/

Legal Ethics
http://www.nobc.org

Social Injustice
http://www.bfsr.org/sj.html

 

B. Web sites on Legal Issues:

The Copyright Web site
http://www.benedict.com/

Divorce Home Page
http://www.divorcesupport.com/

Peacenet
http://www.igc.apc.org/peacenet/

Women's Rights and Resources
http://sunsite.unc.edu/cheryb/women/wresources.html

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*This list was inspired by David O. Friedrichs. 2001. Law in Our Lives. Roxbury Press, pp. 295-300.

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    • AttorneyNet - a directory for locating attorneys on the net.
    • Library of Congress
    • LSAT Information - includes test schedules, forum schedules, general information, and a form that will allow prospective law students to electronically order their free information and registration book, as well as our other free brochures.
    • Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
    • U.S. Federal Courts - The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has announced the availability of a WWW homepage for the federal court system. Initially, the site will offer press releases and introductory information regarding the court system. Of note, the site includes an excellent Directory of Electronic Public Access Services providing information for automated access to U.S. federal court information and records.
    • Lycos WWW Home Page Search Service - provided by Carnegie Mellon University.

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