Resources & Links
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Civil Liberties Union
Federal Defenders
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Center for Constitutional Rights
National Legal Aid and Defenders Association
Capital Defense Network
Innocence Project at Cordoza Law School
Legal Information Institute
Prison Activist Resource Center (PARC)
Prison Law Office
American Bar Association
CALIFORNIA ORGANIZATIONS
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
California Bar Association
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT CITES FOR STATE AMD FEDERAL AGENCIES
California Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal [1]
Los Angeles Superior Court [2]
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
California Attorney General
California Public Defenders Association
United States Supreme Court
U.S. District Court, Central District of California [3]
U.S. Court of Appeals
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts [4]
Federal Bureau of Prisons
[1] To review the appellate court docket in your case go to “opinions” then select “appellate case information.”
[2] Most state trial courts have websites providing case information and dockets online. Just google the name of the county with the term “superior court” and you should be able to find case information related to the trial.
[3] Every federal district court has a website where you can find case information or local rules. Just google “United States District Court” and the state where the trial was prosecuted. This should enable you to find any federal court website online.
[4] PACER enables you to view the docket in any federal case. The website may ask you to set up an account, but viewing documents is very inexpensive and you may only be charged for printing.
LEGAL RESEARCH
Free Online Research
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