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American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence

The American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence is based in Washington, D.C., USA. The Commission provides support to attorneys representing victims of domestic violence. The site includes information about Commission members, an online newsletter and a selection of resources to download. These include a tool for attorneys on screening for domestic violence and a report onincorporating domestic violence into the law school curriculum.

Supreme Court of Florida Documents in the Presidential Election Cases

Section of the Supreme Court of Florida website containing court documents relating to the Florida recount dispute in the 2000 US Presidential Election. Includes filings, motions, opinions and orders of the Supreme Court of Florida and the federal Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. The dispute concerned legal challenges made by Democrat Party contender Al Gore and Republican Party contender George W. Bush in regard to the design of ballot papers and counting of votes in the region. 

United States Sentencing Commission

Website of the United States Sentencing Commission. The Commission is an independent government agency which establishes policies on sentencing and punishment for US federal courts. It also advises Congress on crime policy and collects and publishes information on sentencing in the United States. The site publishes many documents to support and reflect the Commission's mandate including background and historical information.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Website of the US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces which has "jurisdiction over members of the armed forces on active duty and other persons subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice". The site publishes details of the Court's constitutional basis, designation and history, and outlines the jurisdiction exercised by the Court and the Court's relationship to other US courts of law. It also publishes the full text opinions of the Court from 1997 onwards. The full-text (PDF) of the Annual Report of the Code Committee on Military Justice is available.

Wisconsin Statutes and Annotations

Official web database containing the full text of annotated statutes for the US State of Wisconsin, provided by the Revisor of Statutes Bureau. The site has a Statutes Table of Contents listing the chapters of the Wisconsin Statutes, 2007-08 updated through 2009 Wisconsin Act 189 and March 31, 2010. Statutes are searchable by keyword and the site includes a subject index.

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