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A Journalist's Guide to the Federal Courts
How to understand the federal courts

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Blackstone Docket Inquiry
Cases before the US Tax Court

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Crime statistics

Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator
Search for federal prisoners, current and former

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Legal search engine and directory

Findlaw Lawyer Directory
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First Amendment Center
About protecting free speech

Hieros Gamos
Legal news and information on the law

Judicial Facts and Figures
Court statistics

JURIST
Legal research and education resources

Law.com Law Dictionary
Legal terms

LLRX.com
All about Internet research, technology and the law

Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator
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Municipal Code Corporation
Look up municipal codes

National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Information on crime and substance abuse

PACER U.S. Party/Case Index
Nationwide search of federal courts

Regulations.gov
Portal for federal regulations

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Data on criminal justice

TRAC
Databases on federal law enforcement

U. S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Veterans with disputes over benefits

Vinelink
Find prisoners, jail inmates and sex offenders by state

Westlaw
The law and public records

Who's Suing Whom
Search for patent, trademark and copyright lawsuits

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