Wednesday, April 24, 2013

May 2013

Westlaw/TWEN Summer Access

Current law students can use the above link to extend their Westlaw/TWEN access over the summer if they meet one of the following conditions:
1. Taking summer classes
2. Working for a law journal
3. Working for a professor
4. Unpaid internship/externship
5. Moot Court

Graduating students can also extend their Westlaw/TWEN access during the bar exam period by clicking on the same link and following the instructions.
Summer access to Lexis Advance and Bloomberg should be uninterrupted for current law students. Graduating students have access to Bloomberg for an additional 6 months after graduation, and access to Lexis Advance until July 31st.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

April 2012

The International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It was established in June 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations. The Court’s role is to settle legal disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies.

Native American Rights Fund (NARF)
Founded in 1970, the Native American Rights Fund is the oldest and largest nonprofit law firm dedicated to asserting and defending the rights of Indian tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

March 2012

Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
EPIC is a public interest research center in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values.

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
EFF broke new ground when it was founded in 1990—well before the Internet —and continues to confront cutting-edge issues defending free speech, privacy, innovation, and consumer rights today.

Monday, February 4, 2013

February 2012

Innocence Project
The Innocence Project was founded in 1992 by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University to assist prisoners who could be proven innocent through DNA testing.

Federal Judicial Center
The Federal Judicial Center is the research and education agency of the federal judicial system. It was established by Congress in 1967 (28 U.S.C. §§ 620-629), on the recommendation of the Judicial Conference of the United States.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

January 2013

Congress.gov
The beta version of the site contains legislation from the 107th Congress (2001) to the present, member profiles from the 93rd Congress (1973) to the present, and some member profiles from the 80th through the 92nd Congresses (1947 to 1972).  Eventually this site will replace Thomas.

Federal Register
The Office of the Federal Register posts an unofficial, HTML edition of the Federal Register on FederalRegister.gov to overcome the technical limitations of the official edition and to demonstrate how a new version can more effectively convey regulatory information to the public.

Monday, December 3, 2012

December 2012

WJP Rule of Law Index
The World Justice Project Rule of Law Index is an innovative quantitative assessment tool designed by the World Justice Project offering a detailed and comprehensive picture of the extent to which countries adhere to the rule of law in practice.

Mirror of Justice
A blog dedicated to the development of Catholic legal theory. Contributions from many respected scholars including Professor Mary Leary of CUA Law.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

November 2012

Federal Election Commission
The duties of the FEC, which is an independent regulatory agency, are to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections.

Election Law Blog
Maintained by Professor Rick Hasen at the University of California Irvine School of Law, this blog provides up to the minute coverage of the legal aspects of elections.  Coverage includes campaign finance, voting rights, ballot initiatives, and redistricting.