U.S.Government Sites

Legistrative Branch

Judicial Branch

The Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourtus.gov

U.S. Court
http://www.uscourts.gov

 

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Overviews

Overview of Judicial Branch
http://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government/judicial-branch

An Overview of the United States Sentencing Commission
http://www.ussc.gov/About_the_Commission/Overview_of_the_USSC/USSC_Overview.pdf

Our American Government: The Judicial Branch, 2000 ed.
House Document 106-216, U.S. GPO: 2000. A popular introductory guide for American citizens and those of other countries who seek a greater understanding of our heritage of democracy. The question-and-answer format covers a broad range of topics dealing with the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of our Government as well as the electoral process and the role of political parties.
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=106_cong_documents&docid=f:hd216.106

Terrorism and the Law of War: Trying Terrorists as War Criminals before Military Commissions
U.S. Congressional Research Service. December 11, 2001. Discussion of the use of military commissions, instead of criminal statutes, to prosecute alleged perpetrators of terrorist acts.
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/7951.pdf

Understanding the Federal Courts, 1999 Edition
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts.aspx

 

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The Courts

Brief Overview of the Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/briefoverview.pdf

Mediation and the Courts
U.S. Department of State, December 1999
http://www.nmb.gov/

How U.S. Courts Work
U.S. Information Agency, September 1999
http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/HowCourtsWork/CivilCases.aspx 

 

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Administration of the U.S. Courts

Federal Judicial Center - About the FJC
The research and education agency of the federal judicial system
http://www.fjc.gov/

The Judicial Conference of the United States
http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/JudicialConference.aspx 

Judicial Councils
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/uscode28/usc_sec_28_00000332----000-.html

Administrative Office of the United States Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/EducationalResources/FederalCourtBasics/UnderstandingTheFederalCourts.aspx 

 

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Directories

Glossary of Terms
http://www.uscourts.gov/Common/Glossary.aspx 

Directory of U.S. Courts of Appeals
http://www.courtregistry.org/court_of_appeal/us_court_of_appeals_directory/ 

Directory of U.S. District Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/Court_Locator/CourtLocatorSearch.aspx