Law General

» FindLaw: www.findlaw.com
Provides legal information and lawyer profiles

» Legal Information Institute: www.law.cornell.edu
Research and electronic publishing activity of the Cornell Law School.

» Legal Journals on the Web: lawweb.usc.edu
Through the University of Southern California

 

Law Related Education

» Center for Civic Education: www.civiced.org
Non-profit that developed “We the People”, “Project Citizen”, and other programs with the mission of promoting an active, engaged citizenry.  Lesson Plans on site to complement text book and programs.

» Center for Youth Citizenship: www.youthcitizenship.org
 California organization aimed at developing personally responsible and community-minded youth.  Programs focus on “character education” in schools and for adults.

» Constitutional Rights Foundation: www.crf-usa.org
 Organization seeks to inspire citizenship in youth through understanding of the Constitution and Bill of Rights.  Web site has information on programs, publications, and several free lesson plans.

» Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago: www.crfc.org
 Chicago based organization that develops law-related education materials with many links to other similar sites.

» National Youth Court Center: www.youthcourt.net
 Comprehensive materials on youth courts including information on teacher training programs.

» Street Law: www.streetlaw.org
Information about various programs promoting practical legal education.  Street Law publishes a textbook and other educational materials for high school students.

» American Bar Association: National Law-Related Resource Center: www.abanet.org/publiced/lre/lrenetwork.shtml
Provides information on law-related education materials and programs, including links to lesson plans.

» Oregon Education Association: www.oregoned.org
Union representing educators working in public schools.

» Phi Alpha Delta: www.padcommunity.org
 Professional law fraternity.

» Close Up: www.closeup.org
Provides educational programs for youth in Washington D.C. focused on how ordinary citizens can impact democracy.

» Civnet: www.civnet.org
 Online community of educators, policymakers, scholars, and others interested in promoting world wide civic education.

» Kids Voting USA: www.kidsvotingusa.org
Teaches democracy through combination of classroom activities and simulated voting experiences.

» Center for Law and Democracy: www.lawanddemocracy.org
Offers civic education programs for teachers and students.

 

Oregon Law

» Constitution and Legislation:
Constitution of Oregon, www.bluebook.state.or.us
Oregon Revised Statutes, www.landru.leg.state.or.us/ors
Bills and Laws, www.leg.state.or.us/bills_laws
Oregon State Legislature, www.landru.leg.state.or.us

» State Agencies:
State Agencies Directory, www.state.or.us/agencies.ns
Oregon State Archives, www.arcweb.sos.state.or.us

» Judicial Opinions:
Supreme Court, www.publications.ojd.state.or.us/supreme.htm
Court of Appeals, www.publications.ojd.state.or.us/appeals.htm
Tax Court, www.publications.ojd.state.or.us/tax.htm
Judicial Branch, www.courts.oregon.gov/OJD

» Regulations:
Oregon Administrative Rules, www.arcweb.sos.state.or.us

» Additional Resources:
Oregon State Bar, www.osbar.org
Oregon State Government, www.oregon.gov
Department of Justice, www.doj.state.or.us
University of Oregon Law Library, www.lawlibrary.uoregon.edu
Willamette University Law Library, www.willamette.edu

 

U.S. Law

» Constitution and Legislation:
U.S. Constitution, www.house.gov/house/Educate.shtml
U.S. Code, www.uscode.house.gov

» Judicial Opinions:
United States Supreme Court, www.supremecourtus.gov

» Federal Web Locator: www.infoctr.edu/fwl
Intended to be the one stop shopping point for federal government information on the Web.

» FirstGov: www.usa.gov
Official Government Gateways

» White House: www.whitehouse.gov

 

Additional Educational Resources

» National Constitution Center: www.constitutioncenter.org
Philadelphia museum dedicated to the Constitution. Educational resources section on web site.

» Our Documents: www.ourdocuments.gov
Features information and resources on the 100 milestone documents in U.S. history.

» PBS Kids Democracy Project: www.pbskids.org/democracy
Has interactive features for children and section for parents and educators.

» National High School Mock Trial Championship: www.nationalmocktrial.org
Information about history, rules, and winners of the national competition.

» American Civil Liberties Union: www.aclu.org
Dedicated to protecting the rights and liberties guaranteed in the Constitution and laws of the U.S.

» Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools: www.civicmissionofschools.org
Coalition of organizations aimed at elevating civic learning in schools. Site includes advocacy toolkit and other resources.

Click here to check out CLP’s extensive collection of downloadable lesson plans as well as links to sites with additional lessons.