Web Resources

Court TV
The Court TV Web site has up-to-the-minute information about important trials in the United States and around the world. It also contains video archives of famous trials and a complete guide to Court TV's broadcasts. Teachers may be interested in the Choices and Consequences curriculum materials at this site. Student-centered lesson plans (with assessment activities) complement televised segments that can be taped for classroom use.

Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index
This link connects you to the largest collection of newspaper editorial cartoons on the Web. The entirely kid-safe cartoons may be reproduced for classroom use without permission and are regularly updated. Select the Teacher Guide for lesson plans and activities for elementary, middle school, and high school students.

FindLaw
FindLaw is a comprehensive guide to legal information for legal professionals, businesses, and the general public. The section called “Public and Consumer Resources” is easy to find on the home page and has extensive materials on virtually every topic in the Street Law text. Embedded in the site is the Supreme Court Center. This portion of the site has extensive information on cases from the current term of the Court as well as the past several terms. The “docket” presents the cases by oral argument date and includes links to lower court decisions, oral argument transcripts, and many of the briefs—including amicus briefs. The site also has a searchable database of U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1893.

The Internet Law Library
Originally developed by the House of Representatives to provide free public access to the basic documents of U.S. law, this site contains links to federal law, state laws, treaties, and international law as well as to a legal dictionary.

Jurist Legal Education Network
The University of Pittsburgh law school has developed the best site for keeping abreast of legal news. The articles offered at the site are updated several times each day. A unique feature includes legal news from around the world.

Justice Learning
Use this site to access materials from NPR’s Justice Talking radio shows which present current law-related issues in a pro/con format. Past shows are archived at the site. You can also access related print materials at the New York Times Learning Network from this site.

Law for Kids
This site, developed by Arizona’s law-related education program, has a wealth of resources for teachers and students including cartoons, games, and online tours. The entire site is also available in Spanish.

The Legal Information Institute
Cornell Law School’s award-winning Web site spotlights cases argued in the Supreme Court of the United States in the current month, the current orders list from the Court, a summary of the term’s decisions, a link to the Court’s rules and to the Court’s Web site, as well as links to other sites with information about the Court. The Legal Information Institute also has a summary of current key cases from the U.S. courts of appeals and state supreme courts, a legal ethics library (useful with Chapter 6 of Street Law), a section with decisions of the International Court of Justice, and legal materials from countries on every continent. There are extensive materials on the Amistad case.

Nolo
Nolo’s Self-Help Law Center gives you a run-down on the legal topics that individuals are most likely to want to know about, such as consumer law, landlord/tenant law, and family law. This site is practical, easy to use, and designed for persons without legal training. If you are playing in a band, dealing with a noisy neighbor, starting a small business, or making a will, you will benefit from the practical tips Nolo offers. Much of the Nolo information is also available in books sold through Nolo's Law Store online.

Oyez
Northwestern Law School’s Web site is best known for featuring oral arguments of U.S. Supreme Court cases. The site also includes a virtual tour of the Court, information about the justices, and a feature that categorizes past decisions by topic. Click on On the Docket from the home page to go to the Web site sponsored by the Medill Journalism School with its summary of hot cases at the Court for the current term.

Picturing Justice
This link connects you to an online journal of law and popular culture. The Web site features articles on current law-related movies and television programs. Reviews of past shows are archived at the site. You can add your comments to those of the reviewers or sign up to receive notices when new articles are added.

Selected Organizations to Know
To find information about a wide range of government and private agencies and organizations that may be of interest to Street Law teachers and students, visit the Street Law organization's Web site.

Washington Post Supreme Court Page
This site is hosted by the Washington Post, one of Washington, D.C.'s, newspapers. The site contains current news articles about recent Supreme Court decisions as well as general information about Supreme Court decisions, current justices, and historic cases and justices. The site has links to other Supreme Court Web sites. There are also quizzes to test your knowledge about the Supreme Court.

Web Pages for Kids
This site is a directory of links to federal government Web pages for young people. Of most use to Street Law students is the page at the Department of Justice. Articles here are organized by school subjects such as current events, science (DNA testing, fingerprinting), government (civil rights), and history (famous cases, history of the FBI). Select the FBI's Kids and Youth Educational Page for information on crime detection, crime prevention, and Internet safety tips.