Federal Resources

Courts

• U.S. Supreme Court
  • Oyez.com: a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955.
• Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
  • Eleventh Circuit Opinions
  • FRAP, 11th Circuit Rules, and IOP
  • Eleventh Circuit Civil Jury Instructions
• Southern District of Florida
  • CM/ECF Login
  • Southern District Local Rules
  • Federal Judges Practice Guide
• Manual on Complex Litigation, 4th ed.
• Federal Judicial Center
  • Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  • Managing Discovery of Electronic Information: A Pocket Guide for Judges (Second Edition 2012)
• U.S. Courts Rules Page
• Seventh circuit electronic discovery pilot program

Constitution, Statutes, and Regulations

• U.S. Constitution
  • The Founders' Constitution An excellent site with links to historical underpinnings.
• U.S.Code Search Page
• Federal Legislative Information (Thomas)
• Federal Regulations
• IRS
  • Form 4506--Request for Copies of Tax Return

Miscellaneous

• AELE--(Americans for Effective Law Enforcement--a good resource for law and experts relating to police and corrections.)
  • Electronic Control Weapons Case Summaries
• Federal Jury Instruction Resource Page
• Daubert
  • Blog 702--The Official Blog of Daubert on the Web (no longer kept current as of 2006)
  • Daubert on the Web (minimally current)
  • Daubert Tracker (additional charges may apply)
• Solum, Lawrence B., "Semantic Originalism" (May 10, 2008). Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 07-24 Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1120244
  • Professor Solum's Originalism Lexicon
• Original Intent and a Living Constitution: A discussion between Justices Scalia and Breyer.
• U.S. Department of Justice-Civil Rights Division-Special Litigation Section-Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons (CRIPA)--contains recent orders, complaints, investigative findings, etc.
• U.S. Senate
• Thomas--Legislative Information from the Library of Congress