True Crime and Justice

Federal Grand Juries -- A complete guide.

US Supreme Court Rules

Administrative Office of the US Courts

The Legal Information Institute - Search engines and ranking systems identify the LII as the most linked to web resource in the field of law. The Institute is as activity of Cornell Law School. Cornell Law School

Federal Judicial Center - Research and education agency of the federal judicial system, established by Congress in 1967. The statutory duties of the Center and its Board: By statute, the Chief Justice of the United States chairs the Center's Board, which includes the director of the Administrative Office of the US Courts and seven judges elected by the Judicial Conference.

Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center - The Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center (FJSRC) maintains the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) database, which contains information about suspects and defendants processed in the Federal criminal justice system. Using data from Federal agencies, the FJSP compiles information describing defendants from each stage of Federal criminal case processing. The Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Urban Institute

Federal Magistrate Judges Association - A US Magistrate Judge is a federal trial judge appointed to serve in a US district court for a period of 8 years. They are appointed by the life-tenured federal judges of a district court, District Judges, who supervise the activities of the Magistrate Judges by assigning civil cases for jury or non-jury trial upon consent of the parties and for pretrial matters. Similarly criminal cases are assigned to Magistrate Judges on the consent of the parties, except for the trial of felony cases.

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) - Advancing the mission of US criminal defense lawyers to ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crime or misconduct. A professional bar association founded in 1958, NACD is committed to preserving fairness within America's criminal justice system.

The PACER Service Center is the Federal Judiciary's centralized registration, billing, and technical Support center for electronic access to US District, Bankruptcy, and Appellate court records.

Circuit Court Map

The Federal Judicial Center -- The research and education agency of the federal judicial system.

Federal Circuit -- The opinions of the Federal Circuit since August 1995 are brought to you by the Hugh F. Macmillan Law Library, Emory University School of Law, in cooperation with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. All cases are in full text on the Web, or can be downloaded. The files to download are located at the end of each case.

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure -- These rules govern the conduct of all civil actions brought in Federal district courts. While they do not apply to suits in state courts, the rules of many states have been closely modeled on these provisions.

Federal Rules of Evidence -- These rules govern the introduction of evidence in proceedings, both civil and criminal, in Federal courts. While they do not apply to suits in state courts, the rules of many states have been closely modeled on these provisions.

Access to Juvenile Courts -- High profile crimes involving minors, such as the schoolyard shooting in Jonesboro, Ark., changed public attitudes about the juvenile justice system and youthful offender's right to privacy. The rise in juvenile crime rates with media coverage creates a public perception that the nation is under attack. This perception has driven states to prosecute more juveniles as adults, open more juvenile proceedings and records to the public and impose heavier sentences on juveniles.

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