The American Democracy, 10th Edition (Patterson)

Chapter 14: The Federal Judicial System: Applying the Law

Web Links


The U.S. Constitution: Article III
The text of Article III of the U.S. Constitution archived in the Avalon Project at the Yale Law School.
( http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/art3.asp )
FedLaw
FedLaw lets users search through legal resources on the Internet, including federal law and regulations, federal judiciary, legislative branch, state, territorial laws, and more.
( http://www.thecre.com/fedlaw/default.htm )
OYEZ
From the Northwestern University School of Law’s Oyez Project, this site is a multimedia website on the U.S. Supreme Court. It includes recordings of recent oral arguments. Don’t miss the virtual tour of the Supreme Court building.
( http://www.oyez.org )
The Federal Judiciary
Has reference leads to all facets of the federal court system.
( http://www.uscourts.gov )
Yahoo Guide to U.S. Federal Judicial System

( http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Judicial_Branch/Federal_Courts/ )
Federal Judicial Center
The home page of the Federal Judicial Center, an agency created by Congress to conduct research and provide education on the federal judicial system.
( http://www.fjc.gov/ )
Rominger Legal
A vast site that provides links to the Supreme Court, pending cases, the state court systems, and other subjects.
( http://www.romingerlegal.com/supreme.htm )
Supreme Court of the United States
The official site of the U.S. Supreme Court.
( http://www.supremecourt.gov/ )
Supreme Court of the United States
To find briefs from Supreme Court decisions, see FindLaw’s Supreme Court Briefs.
( http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/supreme_court/briefs/index.html )
LII Supreme Court Collection Home
From the Legal Information Institute, this site is a collection of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
( http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/index.html )
LII Supreme Court Collection Home
Another site is FindLaw’s Cases and Codes: Supreme Court Opinions, with a log of decisions back to 1999.
( http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html )
Famous Trials—UMKC School of Law—Prof. Douglas Linder
Covers many celebrated American trials.
( http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/ftrials.htm )
History of the Federal Judiciary
Has comprehensive links to the organizations, judges, and history of the federal judicial system.
( http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf )
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