Collection of twenty US Supreme Court cases that feature on US high school and middle school social studies curriculums, accompanied by teaching materials. Developed by the Supreme Court Historical Society and Street Law, the site provides case summaries, excerpts from the majority and dissenting opinions, newspaper and courtroom accounts of the cases, chronologies, links to related websites and a glossary.
Official website of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire, with court rules and forms, a collection of opinions and orders (2002 onwards) and other information.
Official website of the New Hampshire judiciary in the United States. Has information about the courts of New Hampshire, including the Supreme Court, the Superior Court, the District Courts, the Probate Court, the Family Division and the Office of Mediation and Arbitration. Each section provides background information outlining the functions and jurisdiction of each court, details of justices, opinions (if available), court rules and forms to download. There is a section for lawyers, covering admission to the New Hampshire Bar and other professional matters.
Website providing information about copyright and fair use for librarians and academics, run by Stanford University Libraries. Includes copyright FAQs, guidance on copyright research and information about permissions, the public domain, fair use and releases. There is a Law section with US legislation and cases as well as international treaties. A collection of tools includes a copyright flowchart, a digital copyright slider, a digital image rights calculator, a fair use evaluator and many more practical resources.
Website devoted to the book 'Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity' by Professor Lawrence Lessig of Stanford Law School. Published in 2004, it is available here under a Creative Commons licence. The book covers the effect of the internet on commercial and non-commercial culture and the increasing regulation that comes with the digitisation of culture. There are sections looking at the concepts of piracy and property and a discussion of the Eldred v. Ashcroft case with which Prof. Lessig was involved.
Article published in 2007 by Gene Koo, a Fellow of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School. Covers survey of US lawyers by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the LexisNexis Group focusing on technology skills required by lawyers that are not covered by the traditional law school curriculum. Covers the use of the internet for information gathering, technologies such as email and video conferencing, and automated knowledge management systems. The article can be downloaded from the Social Science Research Network (SSRN).
The Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law carries out multidisciplinary research and policy analysis regarding sexual orientation and gender identity. Its website has details of the Institute's projects and provides its policy papers, reports and briefings. LGBT FAQs are available, together with shareable infographics, interactive data and recommendations for carrying out surveys focusing on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Section of the U.S. Department of Justice website focusing on tribal justice and safety in tribal communities. Provides information about federal law relating to American Indians including the text of the Tribal Law and Order Act and associated reports.
Pro Bono Net is a non-profit organisation providing support for volunteer lawyers working in the United States. Its website has sections for lawyers working in different US states and practice areas (including human rights, prisoner rights, health care law and asylum law), with news and online legal materials for their members.
LawHelp is a legal information site for the general public in the United States, hosted by Pro Bono Net (a US association for pro bono lawyers). It covers legal aid and pro bono legal services and provides guides to the law. Resources are organised by state and include information on legal rights in the areas of employment law, family law, human rights, immigration, consumer issues, taxation, housing and public benefits.
