Legal Issues (Misc.) - Patricia E. Kefalas Dudek

Civil Rights Issues:

Alliance for Justice
A national association of civil rights, mental health, women's, children's and consumer advocacy organizations.

American Civil Liberties Union
The ACLU's mission is to preserve all of the Constitution's protections and guarantees.

Annual Report to Congress of the Office for Civil Rights (Fiscal year 2006)

Civil Rights and the American Bar Association (Human Rights Magazine - Winter 2007)
The roots of the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities (IRR) lie in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The Section’s future is tied to the civil rights movements that will emerge in the coming decades and beyond

NAACP

Protecting Students with Disabilities (U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights)
Frequently asked questions about Section 504.

Capital Punishment Issues:

ABA Calls for National Execution Moratorium (ABA Journal - October 2007)
After a three-year study on state capital punishment systems, the American Bar Association is calling for a nationwide moratorium on executions until an unfair and sometimes inaccurate application of the death penalty is corrected.

Amnesty International

Human Rights Magazine (American Bar Association - Spring 2007)
The issue linked above has several interesting articles on the subject of Capital Punishment.

Human Rights Magazine (American Bar Association - Summer 2001)
The issue linked above has several interesting articles on the Death Penalty.

National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules that criminal defendants with "mental impairments" can be executed
In a decision that may prove to be a lightning rod in the debate over Pennsylvania's use of the death penalty, the state Supreme Court has ruled that any criminal defendant with mental impairments, short of being legally defined as "mentally retarded," can be executed for capital offenses.

Consumer Law Issues:

National Consumer Law Center
Protecting consumers and promoting marketplace justice.

National Assn. of Consumer Advocates
A nationwide organization of attorneys who represent consumers victimized by fraudulent business practices.

Criminal Law:

Criminal Defense & Indigent Defense Links

Resources on Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions (Michigan Bar Journal)
The failure to recognize the collateral consequences of a criminal conviction can spell disaster for the uninformed defendant.

Freedom of Information Act:

Freedom of Information Act - Carry a Big Stick
An article from the Michigan Bar Journal

GovernmentDocs.org: A new online government document database that will house Freedom of Information Act responses and other government documents from a number of organizations that can be browsed, searched and reviewed.

Let the Sunshine In: How Public are our Public Records? A report on Wayne State University students' requests for public records and the resulting compliance.

Indian Law:

Native American Rights Fund
The oldest and largest nonprofit law firm dedicated to asserting and defending rights of Indian tribes, organizations and individuals.

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Tribal Court Clearinghouse

Legal (General):

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

Legal Services Links

Making a Difference: A Role for Lawyers in Economic Development

National Center for Law and Economic Justice

National Legal Center for the Public Interest

Prosecuting Attorneys, District Attorneys, Attorneys General & U.S. Attorneys

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice

United States Code