The Supreme Court Of The United States
Federal Courts
Article III, section 1, of the Constitution of the United States
provides that "the Judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one
supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain
and establish."
The Supreme Court was created in accordance with provision and by
authority of the Judiciary Act of September 24, 1789 (1 State. 73). It was organized on
February 2, 1790.
The following material was condensed and edited from the Federal
Courts Web site--with added content to further inform visitors to the Federal
Gateway Web site.
Email the Supreme Court's webmaster: webmaster@teo.uscourts.gov
Email contact for U.S. Government information: gpoaccess@gpo.gov
Justices of the
Supreme Court - Cornell
The Supreme Court Historical Society
U. S. Supreme Court Multimedia Database
United States Federal Judiciary
Homepage
The Federal Judicial Center FAQs,
news, search utility, publications, education programs, other Internet law locations, etc.
Introduction to the Legal
Information Institutes WWW Site
Understanding
the Federal Courts
The Judicial Branch
- The White House
Federal Judiciary
- LOC titled "Library of Congress Manuscripts: An Illustrated
Guide."
Structure
of the Federal Courts details makeup of current federal courts.
The Legal Information Institute -
Cornell Law School good resource to reference--covers business law.
The World
Wide Web Virtual Library covers organizations, legal topics, and search
tools---University of Indiana School of Law document.
Lawyers Weekly Publications
lii hermes -
Cornell Law School contains all opinions of the court issued since 1990.
FedWorld/FLITE
Supreme Court Decisions Homepage source of Historic File of Supreme Court
Decisions, Search Full Text of Decisions (1937 - 1975)---and more.
Law Sitemap
covers many aspects of the courts and law.
Legal Services of Northern California
also provides good national data.
Office of Inspector General
private corporation established by Congress to assure equal access to justice under the
law---the President appoints a bipartisan Board of Directors.
Court Web Sites
State Court, Federal Courts, and International Courts listings.
Americans with Disabilities
Act Document Center (ADA) details public ADA laws, job accommodation network,
federal sites, HIV/AIDS sites, alcohol and drugs, Internet news groups, etc.
IGnet referred to
as the Internet for the IG (Inspector General) community.
Meta-Index for U.S. Legal
Research search utilities of various legal topics.
Electronic Access
Services - Courts provides automated information of the U.S. Federal Courts (for
fee)---bulletin boards, etc.
The Third Branch
monthly newsletter and past issues free on site.
Law Online
federal agencies resource.
Federal
Government Information - USC law resources.
All Law
FindLaw
indexes and guides.
Famous
Trials of the 20th Century
Staying Current
with the U.S. Supreme Court and N.Y. Court of Appeals Cornell Law School
provides free current awareness service via Email called liibulleting and liibulletin-ny
(New York Court of Appeals decisions).
Links To Various Legal Sites
associations, research, etc.
Project On Government Oversight
investigates, exposes, and works to remedy abuses of power, mismanagement, etc.
Links For
Whistleblowers
Glossary
of Terms - Legal
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