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The U.S. Criminal Code - the entire code, for free!
Astoundingly quick.
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (1997-98 ed.) by
Peter W. Martin.
Legal Citation Guide, Prepared by Susan Mackay (Murdoch
University Law Library) in collaboration with Gary Davis (Murdoch University
School of Law).
Rules of Court By Genie Tyburski,.
Litigator's Internet Resource Guide
Creating the Federal Judicial System, 2d ed. 1994 .
This 34-page publication is an update of a historical survey originally
published in 1989 for the bicentennial year of the First Judiciary Act. The
authors explain the provisions of the 1789 Act and the compromises it
embodies, review the evolution of the federal judicial system during the
nineteenth century, and analyze the conditions and debates that led to
passage of the Evarts Act in 1891, which established the three-tiered system
that characterizes federal court structure today. The publication includes
twelve maps that illustrate the growth and evolution of the districts and
circuits from 1789 to the present. Download a PDF version of this document.
(756k).
RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Adopted
July 29, 1995 Effective October 2, 1995.
U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. This is a
demonstration project to provide access to recent decisions of the United
States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE (1997)
| US Supreme Court Web Page | ABOUT THE COURT | DOCKET | ORAL ARGUMENTS | |
| COURT RULES | CASE HANDLING GUIDES | OPINIONS | ORDERS | BAR ADMISSIONS |
Summary of Constitutional Rights, Powers and Duties.
Discussions of rights are sometimes confused concerning what are and are not
rights of the people or powers of government or the duties of each. This is
an attempt to summarize the rights, powers, and duties recognized or
established in the U.S. Constitution, in Common Law as it existed at the
time the U.S. Constitution was adopted, or as implied therein. Not included
are certain "internal" rights and powers that pertain to the various
elements of government within each level with respect to each other.
Tucker's Blackstone — The Commentaries on the Laws of England
by William Blackstone was the canonical codification of the Common Law, but
it needed to be adapted to the needs of the U.S. Constitution. This was done
in 1803 by St. George Tucker, one of the Founders, who republished the
Commentaries, and added commentaries of his own, making the needed
adaptations. The complete 5-volume work is being converted. Here is what has
been converted so far.
Commentaries on American Law, by James Kent (1826) —
Kent's Commentaries succeeded Tucker's Blackstone by reformulating the
relevant content of Blackstone's Commentaries and integrating Common Law
with Constitutional Law up to that time. The complete 5-volume work is being
converted. Here is what has been converted so far.
How Dead are the Bill of Rights? Table illuminates the
infractions and gives a percentage (more or less) death rate of our rights.
"Trial By Jury" By LYSANDER SPOONER - 1852. A powerful
book on the trial by jury, jury rights, and the abuse of juries common in
the courts.
"Supreme Court Bio’s" - read biographies of the
Justices and track their rulings.
RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Adopted
July 29, 1995 Effective October 2, 1995.
U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. This is a
demonstration project to provide access to recent decisions of the United
States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE (1997)
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (1997-98 ed.)by
Peter W. Martin.
Legal Citation Guide, Prepared by Susan Mackay (Murdoch
University Law Library) in collaboration with Gary Davis (Murdoch University
School of Law).
Litigator's Internet Resource Guide
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