Legal Resources
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Comparative Criminal Procedure - Guide to print and online resources for comparative criminal procedure research.
Criminal Justice Information and Assistance for Victims, Juveniles, the Incarcerated, and the Accused - Collection of information about governmental (federal, state, and local) and non-governmental agencies, organizations, and services that provide assistance within the criminal justice system.
Domestic Violence Law - A guide to domestic violence law resources, including sources of federal, state, and international law, practice materials and materials on specific legal issues, as well as news, scholarship, agencies, and organizations.
Examination and Cross-Examination: Getting the Facts Home - Trial transcripts and practice materials on the examination of witnesses.
Immigration Law Information and Assistance - Collection of online resources providing immigration law information & assistance, including laws, federal agencies, U.S., International, region- and subject-specific organizations, agencies, and institutes.
International Criminal Law - Collection of print and online resources related to International Criminal Law.
Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Research - Guide to sources on how to conduct legal ethics and professional responsibility research, with a special focus on New York jurisdiction.
Opening Statements and Closing Arguments: Making Your Case - A collection of online resources, including particular trials, trial skills materials, databases, and relevant journals and news.
Prisoners’ Rights Law Resources - This guide includes federal, state, and international primary and secondary sources, in print and online, with a particular focus on special populations and topical issues.
Statutes - Federal and State Criminal Law Statutes - This guide compiles the federal and all fifty states criminal law codes | It lists links to criminal law procedure, evidence, and sentencing when applicable.
Student Project: Right to Counsel - Overview - This research guide facilitates the analysis of the 6th Amendment, right to assistance of counsel.