Open CRS Network: CRS Reports for the People

Posted by admin on Apr 12, 2006

www.opencrs.com


The goal of the Open CRS Network is to provide access to reports created by the Congressional Research Service. 


From the website:  American taxpayers spend nearly $100 million a year to fund the Congressional Research Service, a “think tank” that provides reports to members of Congress on a variety of topics relevant to current political events. Yet, these reports are not made available to the public in a way that they can be easily obtained. A project of the Center for Democracy & Technology through the cooperation of several organizations and collectors of CRS Reports, Open CRS provides citizens access to CRS Reports already in the public domain and encourages Congress to provide public access to all CRS Reports.


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Trial of Saddam Hussein

Posted by admin on Mar 9, 2006

The Law Library of Congress has created a website presenting information and documents about the trial of Saddam Hussein.  The website includes information about the defendants, background to the trial, procedural rules and relevant Iraqi and international law.


http://www.loc.gov/law/public/saddam/saddam.html


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Fun with Flickr

Posted by admin on Feb 17, 2006

For a little law related photo fun, try searching for photos with a legal theme on the photo sharing website Flickr.  Just a warning, some of the photos, especially those tagged law, can be shocking, somewhat offensive, or have a political agenda.  Not to mention the possible appearance of Judge Judy.


Most interesting photos tagged lawyer:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/lawyer/interesting/


Law: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/law/interesting/


Courthouse: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/courthouse/interesting/


The Supreme Court cluster: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/supremecourt/clusters/washingtondc-dc-court/


The building-law-courthouse cluster: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/court/clusters/building-law-courthouse/


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Wall Street Journal Law Blog

Posted by admin on Jan 25, 2006

The Wall Street Journal has launched a new law blog. http://blogs.wsj.com/law/   It “focuses on law and business, and the business of law.”  You don’t need to be a subscriber to read the blog


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Information on Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Supreme Court Nominee

Posted by admin on Nov 10, 2005

supreme court logo Information on Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Supreme Court Nominee compiled by  the University of Michigan Law Library.  The site offers a list of articles and court opinions, as well as articles about Samuel A. Alito.
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Information on Harriet Miers, Supreme Court Nominee

Posted by admin on Oct 5, 2005

supreme court logo Information on Harriet Miers, Supreme Court Nominee compiled by  the University of Michigan Law Library. This link offers links to information about and writings by Harriet Miers. They are categorized and are arranged in reverse chronological order within each category.
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Information on John Glover Roberts, Jr., Supreme Court Nominee

Posted by admin on Aug 27, 2005

supreme court logo Information on John Glover Roberts, Jr., Supreme Court Nominee From the University of Michigan. Hot Topics: Information on John Glover Roberts, Jr., Supreme Court Nominee Researched and compiled by Ann Davey. Additional research and compilation by Aimee Mangan and Kincaid C. Brown. Edited by Kincaid C. Brown. This link offers links to information about and writings by John Glover Roberts, Jr. They are categorized and are arranged in reverse chronological order within each category.
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