American Bar Association

American Judicature Society
A nonpartisan organization interested in the administration of justice through educational programs and publications, judicial independence, ethics in the courts, judicial selection, the jury, court administration, and public understanding of the justice system.

Appellate Courts
Hot links to the relevant web pages are consolidated in one place, including the U.S. Supreme Court, all federal courts of appeals, the highest courts for 48 states and intermediate courts for 32 states.

Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
ATLA promotes justice and fairness for injured persons, safeguards victims' rights -- particularly the right to trial by jury -- and strengthens the civil justice system through education and disclosure of information critical to public health and safety.

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
Learn more about the historic Brown decision.

Code of Conduct for United States Judges
The "code of ethics" that U.S. judges abide by.

Constitutional Law Center

Department of Justice
The law organ of the executive branch, serves as counsel for all U.S. citizens and, among other things, represents the federal government in legal matters generally, rendering legal advice and opinions, upon request, to the president and to the heads of the executive departments.

Famous American Trials of the 20th Century
Maintained by the University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Law.

Federal Bar Association
The primary professional organization for U.S. private and government lawyers and judges involved in federal practice.

Federal Judicial Center (FJC)
Provides annotated links to other WWW servers of interest. The FJC is the federal courts' agency for research and continuing education.

FindLaw
An index to legal resources on the Web.

Glossary of Legal Terms

Justice Information Center
Part of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, this Department of Justice link is one of the most extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice in the world, providing services to an international community of policymakers and professionals.

Legal Information Institute
Maintained by Cornell University, this website has links to other relevant law-related websites.

Library of Congress' Law Library
Contains an annotated list of federal court resources.

National Center for State Courts
An independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to providing leadership and service to the state courts through development of policies, advancement of state courts' interests within the federal government, strengthening state court leadership, and providing a model for organizational administration.

Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ)
Under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Labor, the OALJ presides over formal hearings concerning many labor-related matters.

Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States
Everything you ever wanted to know about the U.S. Supreme Court.

Understanding the Federal Courts
This primer on the U.S. judicial system outlines the constitutional powers of the federal courts, describes the roles of state courts and explains the protections given to federal judges by the U.S. Constitution.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Homepage

U.S. Federal Judiciary Home Page
Serves as a clearinghouse for information from and about the judicial branch of the U.S. government and the U.S. courts system.

U.S. Sentencing Commission
Establishes sentencing policies and practices for U.S. federal courts. The commission is also charged with evaluating the effects of sentencing guidelines on the criminal justice system.