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 from The Third Branch, the monthly newsletter of the federal courts, are available. Recent Press Releases are also available. The Directory of Electronic Public Access Services provides information on automated access to U.S. federal court information and records.