Created by an act of Congress in 1967, the Federal Judicial Center has served as a clearinghouse of information about the federal court system for four decades. While the Center is physically based in Washington, DC, their website brings information about the court system, its history, and its judges to any interested parties with access to the Internet. From their homepage, visitors can go...

The U.S. Federal Court's Home Page is maintained by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the U.S. Courts. The purpose of the site is to function as a clearinghouse for information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government. The hypertext document Understanding The Federal Courts gives a description of how the U.S. Federal Courts operate. Selected articles...

This spotlight feature from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service is a helpful primer and reference resource on drug courts. Although they differ by jurisdiction, drug courts share the common goal of reducing recidivism through supervised treatment and rehabilitation rather than prison terms. At the site, visitors will find a summary of drug courts which links to a number of related...

Produced by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communications, Justice Talking has been bringing insightful conversations and dialogues about important legal issues to public radio listeners since 1999. The program is hosted by Margot Adler, and a quick survey of the programs she has recently hosted reveals the variety of topics covered,...