Online guide to cyberspace law made freely available on the Legalmatch website. Legalmatch is a US based lawyer directory. The guide has annotated links to articles, reports, bibliographies, news sites and other guides to internet law. The links are organised under the following headings: commerce; cyber-crime; freedom of expression; privacy and intellectual property. The emphasis is on United States law throughout.
A set of links to legislation, law reports and other materials relating to the aboriginal law of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. The site is produced by Ontario barrister and solicitor Bill Henderson.
This publication by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University consists of papers presented at the Rethink Music Conference in April 2011. The book is on music law and policy, focusing on changes to the music industry brought about by the shift to online music consumption. There are papers dealing with cloud-based music services, music rights clearances and public media and voluntary payment models.
This New York Times site provides access to documents and research relating to detainees held at Guantanamo Bay since 2002. There is a short profile of each detainee and full text documents from the Combatant Status Review Board and the Administrative Review Board. Other information includes details of the countries detainees have been transferred to and a chronology of arrivals, transfers and deaths. This is a joint project between the New York Times and the National Public Radio (NPR).
Full text (PDF) online copy of the New York State Public Health Legal Manual made freely available on the New York State Unified Court System website. The Manual is aimed at judges, attorneys and public health professionals and has been published by the New York State Unified Court System and the New York State Bar Association.
Electronic report on United States laws covering cyberbullying written by Sameer Hinduja who is Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University and Justin W. Patchin who is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice in the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The report was published by the Cyberbullying Research Center in January 2011. The term ‘cyberbullying or cyber-bullying’ refers refers to harassment and bullying among young people using electronic devices such as mobile phones and computers.
Voices of American Law is a collection of teaching materials compiled by the Duke University School of Law. The aim of the project is to assist with the teaching of American constitutional law and the role of the Supreme Court. Legal materials relating to a number of important constitutional cases have been made freely available on the site including court documents, opinions, articles, interviews and photographs. Accompanying the documentation is a selection of videos featuring interviews with the parties, their lawyers and the judges who presided in the case.
Substantial set of annotated links to US law websites, compiled by the University of Washington School of Law. Covers both state and federal law. The federal law links are divided into three broad categories: US laws, Legislation and Congress; US Court Opinions, Court Rules, Other Judicial Material and the Courts; US Rules, Regulations, Administrative Decisions, the President and Agencies.
Official site offering information about the US federal judiciary and the judicial process. Provides court forms and rules, a glossary of legal terms, court statistics and information about how to access court records. Educational resources on the site include a guide to the federal courts and an overview of the structure of the US judicial system. There is also a biographical directory of judges, a court locator facility and a news page.
