Justice Management Division Serving Justice - Securing Results
Alternative Dispute Resolution Guide
This Guide from Hieros Gamos provides links to a number of ADR resources on
the International, Federal, State, and Local level.
Alternative Dispute Resolution:
A Resource Guide
Created by the US Department of Personnel Management, the Guide is a seven-chapter
comprehensive manual that considers the ways in which various government agencies
resolve disputes. Chapter one, organized alphabetically by agency name, examines
the dispute tactics used by these agencies. The second chapter looks at the
alternative dispute resolution practices within these agencies. Other sections
include "Shared Neutrals Program" and "Administrative Appeals
Agencies." The site also features Alternative Dispute Resolutions training
and assistance sources and Web sites, as well as an annotated bibliography.
Civil Liberties
Docket Archive
Created by the Bancroft Library at the University of California at Berkeley,
the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute Archives contains legal briefs, transcripts,
and motions in cases reported in the Civil Liberties Docket since 1955.
Courthouse Direct
Provides electronic document images of Deeds, Mortgages, Releases, IRS Liens,
Assignments, and other county Real Property and Official Record filings via
the Internet. Users can obtain documents from 110 counties nationwide and obtain
addresses, telephone numbers, drive-it maps, and links to free county and statewide
databases of public records nationwide.
CourtExpress - Need Westlaw Password and ID
Available through Westlaw, this service enables users to retrieve electronic dockets. Dockets provided are the same as those you will find in Pacer, but there are many more search options, and it is included in our flat-rate contract.
CourtLink -
Need Lexis Password and ID
Available through Lexis, this service enables users to retrieve dockets and court documents electronically. Dockets
provided are the same as those you will find in Pacer, but there are many more
search options, such as the ability to search for keywords in the full-text
of a docket. Documents and dockets are included in our flat-rate contract.
Deposition Transcripts:
MDExOnline
CrossExam.com
TrialSmith (Open to Plaintiff's bar
attorneys only)
Idex
American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA)
Defense Research Institute
Famous
Trials
Created by University of Missouri professor of law Doug Linder, this site provides
a vast collection of material regarding the most famous trials in American history.
Finding Briefs on the
Web
A guide to resources from the law offfice of Robert J. Ambrogi.
Inmate Locators
Links to online inmate locators from Corrections.com.
The Judgment Fund
The Judgment Fund is available for court judgments and Justice Department compromise
settlements of actual or imminent lawsuits against the Government. The Treasury
Department's Judgment Fund Web site includes reports, news, history, FAQ, procedures
and forms.
Legal Dockets Online
Legal Docket Online provides federal, state and local court case information,
along with legal news and court opinions, orders
and decisions arranged by state. Additional search options include US Appellate
Courts, Multiple Court Searches and Miscellaneous. The Multiple Court Searches
covers Federal District Court Civil Cases and Patent, Trademark and Copyright
Cases, as well as Federal Contract Law Cases and others. Miscellaneous listings
includes case information from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and
the International Court of Justice. A separate search exists for Federal and
State Inmate information. Subscription is required.
LexisOne
This impressive free online legal resource, aimed at individual attorneys and
small firms, was created by Lexis Publishing. The site is composed of three
principal sections: Free Case Law, Free Forms, and Legal Internet Guide. The
first contains searchable databases of full-text state and federal decisions.
The second section offers over 1,400 free, up-to-date legal forms, organized
alphabetically by topic. The third area of the site features a large selection
of (mostly) annotated legal links, organized in a number of categories. Please
note that users must first register to access the case law and legal forms.
MoreLaw.com
Founded by Tulsa trial lawyer Kent Morlan, MoreLaw provides free jury verdicts
and settlements, an expert witness directory, and other free legal information.
Jury verdicts and settlements can be searched by state, month and year, court,
judge, attorney or expert witness name. Hypertext links to the e-mail addresses
of attorneys and expert witnesses are provided.
National Association of Attorneys General
The NAAG's mission is to "facilitate interaction among Attorneys General
as peers, thereby enhancing the performance of Attorneys General and their staffs,
to respond effectively to emerging state and federal issues." The site
provides news and information on the organization, attorney general offices
around the country, and issues on which the offices coordinate including Microsoft,
the Tobacco settlement, and computer crimes.
National Center for State Courts
"Founded in 1971 by US chief justice Warren E. Burger, The National Center
for State Courts (NCSC) is a nonprofit organization that promotes justice through
leadership and service to the state courts." The National Center offers
easy access to international, federal and state Web sites. Special features
of the site include the Center
for Jury Studies and the Court
Information Database.
Nonpublication.com - The Committee
for the Rule of Law
Provided by the Committee for the Rule of Law, this site serves as a resource
center for information relating to the issue of nonpublication of case law.
Public Access to Court Records
Funded by the National Center for State Courts' National Conference on Electronic
Filing and Public Access, this site serves as an information clearinghouse on
the topic of public access to court records and the data privacy issues that
arise as courts improve and expand their court information systems and increase
electronic access to court information.
RTK.net Docket Search
Environmental Civil Docket Information
Serve-now.com
Provides process server rules and contact information for states. Also offers
service tracking and forms.
State Justice Institute
"The State Justice Institute was established by Federal law in 1984 to
award grants to improve the quality of justice in the State courts, facilitate
better coordination and information sharing between State and Federal courts,
and foster innovative, efficient solutions to common problems faced by all courts."
Thomson Legal
Record
Findlaw offers this tool for finding information about an attorney's litigation
record. Search by lawyer's name, or search and compare lawyers by a description
of their experience. Information provided includes the lawyer's name, law firm
affiliation, address, phone, fax, and practice categories. Registered users
may also display the names of the first 10 relevant cases, dockets, or judges.
Accessing the full-text requires logging in to your Westlaw account.
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
This public interest advocacy site by the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice offers
news and information about some of the key cases the organization is currently
litigating. It also provides briefs and other legal documents, its newsletter,
a guide for seeking justice through the courts, as well as a database of useful
nonprofit resources and contacts for public interest advocates.
US Legal Forms
Fee-based Legal Forms site.
* Disclaimer of Endorsement: Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Government, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
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