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World Law: United States of America

Section of WorldLII's Countries service containing links to internet resources for the United States of America. A comprehensive range of browse and search features is provided by the site. Browse sections include links covering US Courts, Education, Government, Law Reform, Legislation, Other Indexes, Parliament, Treaties and International Agreements and State Law. Further link collections focus on subject areas such as Administrative Law, Citizenship and Migration, Consumer Credit, Elections, Environment, Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Intellectual Property, and Competition Law.

Center for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University

Website of the Center for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University, New York. The Center was established in 1978 and seeks to promote human rights education, training and interdisciplinary research. The site presents information about the Center, its staff, board and aims. Details are provided about academic programs, the visiting scholars program, research and conferences. The Centre has two capacity building programs: the Human Rights Advocates Program, which aims to prepare leaders from the Global South and marginalized communities in the U.S.

Shidler Center for Law, Commerce and Technology

Website of the Shidler Center for Law, Commerce and Technology at the School of Law, University of Washington in Seattle, US. The Center was established to provide leadership in teaching, research and policy analysis in the legal aspects of emerging technologies. In its website, the Center places an emphasis on the role of the consumer in the complex electronic marketplace, and focuses on telecommunications and other policy issues relating to the internet and e-commerce.

American College of Legal Medicine

Web pages of the American College of Legal Medicine, a membership organisation concerned with the issues arising from the convergence of medicine and the law. The College provides educational courses, works to influence policy-making, promotes research and scholarship and facilitates communication between professionals. The site presents membership, background and organisational information. There are articles, an annotated list of related websites and guidelines for expert witnesses. Information on the College's publications is provided including contents pages and selected free articles.

Alaska Court System : Recent Supreme Court Decisions

Recent opinions for the Supreme Court in the US State of Alaska are provided on the State Government website, and on the Alaska Legal Resource Center site. Decisions are listed in date order on the State site, commencing with the most recent judgments. The list gives case number and name linking to full text in PDF format. Zipped and compressed file formats are also available. Decisions are removed from the site once they appear in print in the Pacific Reporter 2nd series.

Supreme Court of Delaware

Official website of the Supreme Court of the US State of Delaware. The site offers information about the Court's history, judges and committees. Copies of the Supreme Court rules and administrative directives can be downloaded from the site. Supreme Court orders and opinions are available on the site back to 2000 and can also be downloaded in full text.

Florida Supreme Court Briefs and Opinions

A web database of opinions from the Supreme Court in the US State of Florida, made freely available on the Internet by the Florida State University Research Center. The site contains opinions and briefs from the Court since 1986 in HTML format. A small number of earlier opinions are also included. Briefs and opinions are listed by docket number. The site includes links to the University's main website, the Florida Supreme Court official site and text of the Court Rules. A search box is offered for the site.

Florida State Courts: Opinions, Rules and Other Court Documents

Official Court site offering free access to the text of opinions and other documents from the US State of Florida. Opinions from the Florida State Supreme Court and the District Courts of Appeal are given with varying back runs. The Florida Rules of Procedure are also offered by the service. Other documents provided include the Code of Judicidal Conduct, reports of the Office of Inspector General and family law forms and rules. Documents are published in PDF.

New York State Unified Court System

Official website of the New York State Courts providing background information on the structure and history of the courts. There are links to the Court of Appeal and Appellate Courts, the Tribal Courts, Justice Courts and to courts dealing with specific issues such as drugs and mental health. Forms and rules along with decisions from these courts are also given. The site has sections with information, legal resources and directories aimed at different groups including litigants, jurors, attorneys and judges.

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