LLRX.com (Law Library Resource Exchange) is a free legal technology web journal for legal information professionals. LLRX is edited by Sabrina Pacifici, adjunct professor at the University of Maryland College for Information Studies and Center for Information Policy, and founder and editor of the legal blog, beSpacific. LLRX provides resource guides, feature articles and columns on legal research and technology issues. Articles can be browsed by date, author, column or subject.
Web pages of the New York State Task Force on Life and the Law, on the website of the State's Department of Health. The Task Force was formed in 1985, and convenes to consider important public policy issues to do with advances in medicine. A fact sheet on the website outlines the Task Force's mandate, and how its recommendations have had an impact on US legislation and court decisions.
An independent website developed by attorney James H. Wyman as a service for lawyers, students and the public. The site is a gateway to online legal information relating to the U.S. State of Florida. It covers Florida case law, court rules and forms; Florida laws (including the Constitution); the Florida Executive (including opinions of the Attorney General); the legislative process (including bills and legislative rules); municipal codes and ordinances; legal journals; and legal directories. The interface allows this information to be either searched or browsed.
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.
A collection of full-text Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports on the US Department of State website. The Congressional Research Service provides information about current public policy issues and the legislative process to members of the US Congress. Topics covered in this set of CRS reports include: the structure and administration of the House of Representatives, procedure on the floor of the House, committees, budget procedure, relations with the Senate and relations with the President.
Website of the Institute of Applied Research (IAR) an independent, not-for-profit research and consulting organisation based in St. Louis, Missouri. The Institute conducts research and provides "... technical assistance services to state governments and agencies and other public service and community organizations". Programme areas include child welfare; child care; disabilities; substance abuse; employment and training; welfare reform; youth, women's and minorities' issues; and poverty.
US internet resource site designed to provide access to legal reference information on the web including sites concerned with legal, governmental and political matters. Site sections identify and collate internet links for US Federal Government information, State and Local Government, Legislation, Legal Research, Directories and Journals and Publishers. A series of News features highlight legal, government and political news relating mainly to the United States of America. RefLaw forms part of the WashLaw web service developed by the Washburn University School of Law Library.
Website of the professional association for US law libraries and legal information specialists. AALL was founded in 1906 "to promote and enhance the value of law libraries to the legal and public communities, to foster the profession of law librarianship, and to provide leadership in the field of legal information." The site provides information about the work of the Association covering policy, publications, products and professional development services. A What's New section, collection of Press Releases and recent announcements are included.
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.
Website of the US Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), the official body responsible for funding state compensation schemes for crime victims, supporting them and promoting their rights and contributing to the development of policy. It provides a large amount of information for victims, professionals who work with them and those carrying out research in the area. The site explains the organisation and work of the OVC and makes available its reports to Congress (1996 onwards). There is detailed guidance about applying for funding and organising events.
