PSCI 2481
Class Resources
Web Information
U S Supreme Court Information
US Supreme Court Schedule - October 2006 Term Calendar
U S Supreme Court Decisions
Citing Court Cases
The "Details" (Peter Martin - "Introduction to Basic Legal Citation")
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (Then click on "Legal Research". This request must originate from a CU IP address.)
Key actors or information sources
Office of the Solicitor General
National Center for State Courts
Exploring Constitutional Law (Important Supreme Court decisions)
News Coverage of Major Supreme Court Decisions
Washington Post (To use the Washington Post web site you must register. The service is free.)
Law School Information Sources
School Rankings
Brian Leiter Rankings (University of Texas)
Law School Top 100 (from Lawschool.com)
Thomas Brennan Ranking (Thomas Cooley Law School)
Law School Admissions Council (LSAT/LSDAS)
Selected Top 100 Firms
Kilpatrick Stockton (Atlanta)
Baker & McKenzie (Chicago)
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (Chicago)
Jones Day (Cleveland)
Baker Botts (Houston)
Fulbright & Jaworski (Houston)
Latham & Watkins (LA)
Faegre & Benson (Minneapolis)
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi (Minneapolis)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (NY)
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (NY)
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (Philadelphia)
Hunton & Williams (Richmond, VA)
Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe (SF)
Morrison & Foerster (SF)
Davis, Wright Tremaine (Seattle)
Arnold & Porter (Washington, DC)
Steptoe & Johnson (Washington, DC)
Shaw Pittman (Washington, DC)
Selected Major Denver Firms
Finding a Lawyer
Nationally
Locally
Police Agencies
Not everyone is enamored with the American legal system or believes it functions well: