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American Society for Legal History

The American Society for Legal History seeks to further scholarship, teaching and study relating to all legal systems. ASLH draws its membership from teachers, academics, practitioners and students interested in legal history. Its website has information about publications, including the book series, Studies in Legal History; the journal, Law and History Review; and the ASLH newsletter. The Resources page gives an introduction to the subject of legal history and makes available the society's official statements. The site also includes the podcast, Talking Legal History.

Legal Ethics Research Guide

A guide to legal ethics research prepared by Hyla Bondareff, Research Services Librarian and Lecturer in Law at the Washington University, School of Law Library. This is one of a collection of guides designed to suggest relevant print and electronic sources supporting seminars conducted as part of the teaching programme at the School of Law. Most of the guide is focused on legal ethics resources (books, periodicals, subscription databases) held at the Washington University School of Law Library but includes a list of ethics websites.

Information Society Project

Website of the Information Society Project (ISP), a research project managed by the Yale Law School. The ISP is concerned with the "implications of the Internet and new information technologies for law and society, guided by the values of democracy, human development, and social justice". Research programmes look at digital education, law and genomics and intellectual property reform and innovation. Papers prepared by research staff can be downloaded in full-text PDF.

LawMoose

LawMoose is a free law site provided by Pritchard Law Webs, a commercial company providing law firms with web services. It covers legal information for the US states of Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as a World Legal Resource Center. The Minnesota and Wisconsin sections include links to state law, courts, government sites, forms, lawyers and to general legal reference resources; the World Legal Resource Center can be browsed by country or searched by keyword and provides links to other resource guides. LawMoose includes a subscription option providing access to additional legal resources.

Treatment Courts

Information about drug treatment court initiatives in the United States, on the website of the Department of Justice. Includes statistical and topical updates from different parts of the United States and elsewhere, as well as documents on programme implementation and evaluation. Training and funding sources are also covered.

First Amendment Handbook

Electronic version of a handbook outlining provisions and interpretations of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The First Amendment protects freedom of religion, free speech, free press and rights of assembly and petition in the United States.

Penn State Law Review

Web pages for a US law school journal focusing on international legal scholarship, and published 3 times a year. The Penn State Law Review (formerly Dickinson Law Review) is edited by students at the Dickinson Law School in Pennsylvania State University, drawing contributions from legal academics and professional lawyers from around the world. The journal publishes articles on international legal issues and transnational matters, with some coverage of legal developments in individual foreign jurisdictions. Journal articles can be freely downloaded from the website.
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