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Massachusetts Bar Association

Website of the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA), an organisation serving the legal profession and the public in Massachusetts. The website has information about the work of the MBA and contact details for the Committee on Professional Ethics, the Executive Management Board, House of Delegates and associated organisations. There is information about the various sections, Continuing Legal Education provided by the MBA and journals the association publishes.

Spam Laws

The Spam Laws website was originally compiled by David Sorkin who is Associate Professor of Law at the John Marshall Law School in Illinois, USA. The site focuses on laws in the United States, Europe and other countries relating to unsolicited commercial email (spam). The US legal materials include proposed and enacted federal and state laws along with selected cases. Europe and other countries are listed by country with links to a variety of legal materials including legislation, reports, websites, EU directives, position papers and surveys.

Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia

Website of the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA) which is based at the University of Melbourne and run by the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Economics and Commerce and the Melbourne Business School. IPRIA was established to "increase the understanding, creation, use and exploitation of intellectual property by Australian organisations and individuals". The site provides information about courses and research work being undertaken at the Institute.

State Bar of Michigan

Website of the State Bar of Michigan which is the regulatory body for lawyers practising in Michigan in the United States. The site has organisational information about the State Bar, links to Michigan law firms and a member directory. For members there is Bar news and events, information about the various sections and committees, links to Michigan legislation and other Michigan legal resources including government and other websites. Opinions of the Michigan courts are available on the site and can be browsed or search by date and name.

International Space Law

This section of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) website provides access to legal materials and background documents about international space law. These include treaties (bilateral and multilateral); General Assembly resolutions; a database of national laws and official documents relating to outer space (including a directory of space law courses, 'Educational opportunities in space law'); and studies by UNOOSA.

Nuremberg Trials Project

The Harvard Law School Library's Nuremberg Trials Project will make available digital images or full-text versions of documents relating to the trials of German Nazi leaders before the International Military Tribunal (IMT) and the United States Nuremberg Military Tribunals (NMT). The project will take place over the next 10 years. Currently the website has trial documents from the Medical Case (Case 1 of the NMT trials) and includes transcripts of court proceedings, analytical data and a search engine for documents currently available on the site.

Claims Resolution Tribunal

The Claims Resolution Tribunal was established to resolve claims relating to assets deposited in Swiss banks before and during the Second World war by victims of the Holocaust. The claims process is part of the settlement of the Holocaust Victim Assets class action litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The website provides information on the legal authority of the tribunal, its organisation, management and annual reports. There are lists of people with accounts, details of awards made by the Tribunal and cases where claims have been denied.

Faculty of Advocates

The Faculty of Advocates is the professional association for Scottish advocates (the equivalent of English barristers). Its website has information about the work of an advocate and details of the training courses and services offered by the Faculty. There is access to the Advocates Library online catalogue and a list of links to other Scottish legal sites. Profiles of practising members are also available on the site.

United States Tax Court

Website of the U.S. Tax Court which handles appeals from the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue. The website includes profiles of the judges who sit in the Tax Court and copies of the court rules which can be downloaded in full or by section in PDF format. Court forms can also be downloaded in PDF. Opinions of the court are available on the site and can be searched by date, keyword, judge or opinion type. Opinions are made available in full as PDF documents. Docket records can also be searched for by docket number, individual party name or corporate name keyword.

Bankruptcy Court Directory

Web page providing a list of links to United States Bankruptcy Court websites. The US federal districts each have a bankruptcy court and many of the websites linked to here provide access to their decisions and bankruptcy rules. The list is compiled by US publisher BankruptcyData.com and made freely available on their website.

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