Michigan's One Court of Justice Portal to all state courts and court-related agencies. Contains links to courts; SCAO and Court forms; laws and other documents. General information and news, including some scheduling, fulltext of court rules and reports.
Opinions : beginning 1942 Downloadable full text of opinions. Maintained by ICLE. Orders : beginning 1966 Downloadable full text of orders in cases. Maintained by ICLE. Administrative Orders : beginning May, 1995 Full text of administrative orders. Maintained by ICLE. Full text searchable and downloadable of Board Opinions to 1978 and chart of disciplined attorneys. Site includes downloadable bench book on domestic violence. Internal Operating Procedures (Maintained by Court) Appellate Digest (Maintained by Court) The Michigan Appellate Digest summarizes and indexes all published Michigan Supreme Court and Court of Appeals decisions released since 1992. Opinions (Maintained by Court) Searchable database for published (beginning January, 2001) and unpublished (beginning July, 1996) opinions. Opinions (Maintained by ICLE) Searchable database for published opinions (all published; unpublished from 2003). Calhoun Includes judicial profiles, local court rules. Genesee Includes searchable database for county and district court docket. Kent Site includes local policies and orders Macomb Site includes local court rules and jury verdicts Washtenaw Great site; includes link for electronic filing of pleadings, collection of recent opinions and orders, dockets. Michigan District Judges Association Michigan Court Rules List of court rule changes since May 1, 1995. Maintained by ICLE. List of currently proposed changes. Maintained by ICLE.
Profile and speeches of Governor, news releases. News releases, office locations, candidate lists, campaign finance statements, and election results, registered lobbyists. Full text of administrative rules for all departments, including corrections and state police (alcohol testing, DNA profiling); updated with latest changes.
Includes reports, news releases, Michigan's most-wanted, unidentified human remains, links to local Michigan law enforcement sites. Zip-code searchable database of Michigan's convicted sex offenders. Includes searchable database of AG opinions from 1997 to the present. Michigan Department of Corrections Includes descriptions of correctional facilities.
Offender Tracking Information System Basic data about prisoners, including current location, sentence and convictions. Includes forensic interviewing protocols for child sex cases at http://www.michigan.gov/documents/FIA-Pub794_13083_7.pdf, and http://www.michigan.gov/documents/FIA-Pub779_13054_7.pdf. Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council (PACC) Directory of Michigan Prosecutors, general information. Maps and addresses. Portal to all Michigan prosecutors having sites; maintained by PACC. Crime Victims
Lists contacts for crime victims, including financial assistance. Michigan Crime Victims Services Commission Information about the state commission. Counties, Cities and Villages Web Sites Listing of Michigan county contacts for birth and death records, including cost; maintained by Elizabeth Orsay.
Map of House districts, names of Representatives, Committees and their membership, profiles of Representatives with e-mail links, no searchable database of bills. Map of Senate districts, names of Senators, Committees and their membership, profiles of Representatives with e-mail links, no searchable database of bills. Site offering information on pending resolutions and bills (status, journals, calendars), as well as recently passed legislation. Includes text of bill and fiscal analysis, all in a searchable database. Need Adobe reader; maintained by Library of Michigan. Test site maintained by the Michigan Legislature containing all state statutes (MCL) including those passed in the current session. Includes search engine and chapter indices; requires registration (free).
Good collection of online resources; adding the Michigan Administrative Code soon. University of Michigan Documents Center Government information, state and federal; library databases, periodicals; very comprehensive and well-organized. Collected links to state government sites, executive and legislative branches.
Searchable text of 1963 state constitution.
Collection of ethics opinions; maintained by State Bar of Michigan. Institute for Continuing Legal Education Very comprehensive and well-organized site containing Michigan Supreme Court opinions and orders, selected new public acts, ICLE newsletter, descriptions and ordering information on ICLE publications, links to lawyers and bar associations with Web presence, ICLE training calendar. State Appellate Defender Office Database Very comprehensive and searchable database consisting of pleadings, manuals, newsletters, and much more, all tailored to criminal defense attorneys in Michigan. Available by subscription.
Free site maintained by State Bar of Michigan; contains names of Bar officers, staff, local and special purpose bar associations, budgetary summaries, governing rules, news releases, index to bar journal articles (pay for those requested), and some court opinions. Also contains full text of Judicial Conduct Code, Rules of Professional Conduct, indexed collection of ethics opinions. Search engine and membership list coming soon. Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Oakland County Bar Association Oakland County Bar Association's site; includes member services and benefits, staff, board members and committees, events calendar, Adams-Pratt Foundation, lawyer referral service for public and attorneys. Listings of officers, members, library contents, events calendar. Cases, reports, press releases, contacts. Michigan Public Defense Task Force Site of the ABA-funded project, coordinated by the Michigan Counsel on Crime and Delinquency, examining Michigan's system.
University of Michigan Law School Includes some online access to legal publications, links to U-M Libraries (primarily gopher access). Includes contents listings for recent law review issues, in addition to basic school information. Wayne State University Law School MSU School of Criminal Justice Site includes information about school, faculty and students, jobs database.
Excellent site featuring news updates, weather info and links. Excellent site featuring news updates, weather info and links. Well-organized site featuring selected daily news, excellent graphics, some search capabilities for current news, discussion forums (primarily sports-related), fee-based archive search. Daily online edition, one-year online archive, guides to local activities. Michigan Live (Ann Arbor News, Bay City Times, Flint Journal, Grand Rapids Press, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Kalamazoo Gazette, Muskegon Chronicle, Saginaw News) Observer & Eccentric Newspapers Site includes court filings, death notices, mortgages recorded, editorials and calendars. Michigan Information & Research Service Daily coverage of state house and senate activity, interviews, calendars of committee meetings, legislation tracking, election results; 3-week complimentary subscription, $120 per month thereafter. Daily coverage of state house and senate activity, committee schedules, political calendar including fundraisers, public acts, government directory, biographies, election results; 2-week complimentary subscription, $185 per month or $1,900 per year thereafter. Online subscription available only to subscribers of hard copy Michigan Lawyers Weekly; $249 annually for hard copy, $10 per month for first 2 hours access to online copy ($20 per hour thereafter). Includes searchable Michigan Lawyers Weekly archives (1993 forward), Michigan Supreme Court opinions and orders (January, 1996 forward), published Michigan Court of Appeals opinions (June, 1996 forward), forums, e-mail links and miscellaneous other legal documents. Scheduling of programming offered on cable TV, live coverage of Supreme Court arguments and legislative sessions.
Descriptions of traffic enforcement vehicles in various Michigan cities.
Best available searchable collection beginning with 1893 opinions; includes full text with links to cited cases and limited "Shepardizing" function. Maintained by FindLaw. Site useful for its argument and session calendars, basic court information. Maintained by Infosynthesis, Inc. Oral arguments in selected cases; site includes link to downloadable audio player. Rules of the United States Supreme Court. Circuit Courts of Appeal Full text searchable database of opinions beginning August, 1995; maintained by Emory University School of Law. Links to all federal circuit courts. Full text searchable database of opinions beginning November, 1995; maintained by Emory University School of Law. Full text searchable database of opinions beginning January, 1995; maintained by Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsburg Law Center. Full text searchable database of opinions beginning May, 1994; maintained by Third Circuit Court. Full text searchable database of opinions beginning January, 1995; maintained by Emory University School of Law. Full text searchable database of opinions beginning 1992; maintained by the University of Texas at Austin Tarlton Law Library. Full text searchable database of opinions beginning January, 1994; maintained by Pacer. Full text searchable database of opinions beginning January, 1995; maintained by Emory University School of Law. Full text searchable database of opinions beginning January, 1993; maintained by Chicago-Kent Center for Law and Computers. Full text searchable database of opinions beginning January, 1995; maintained by 8th Circuit Court. Full text searchable database of opinions beginning January, 1995; maintained by 9th Circuit Court. Tenth Circuit August, 1995 - October, 1997 full text searchable database of opinions; maintained by Emory University School of Law. Full text searchable database of opinions beginning November, 1994; maintained by Emory University School of Law. Full text searchable database of opinions beginning March, 1995; maintained by Georgetown University Law Center Library. Searchable database of current full text, maintained by Cornell Legal Information Institute (also available as Folio infobase on diskette). United States Sentencing Commission Downloadable guidelines manual, sentencing worksheets, reports, training documents, job postings. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Full text, with updating; maintained by Cornell Legal Information Institute. Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Full text, with updating; maintained by Cornell Legal Information Institute. Listing of links to all states' Web sites, including their opinion collections. Maintained by Superior Information Services. District Courts Links to all federal district courts. Fulltext of some recent opinions, listed by judge: need Adobe Reader
Profiles, speeches, documents, issue papers, stats, citizen's handbook to government info and services, White House history and tours. Organizational structure of DOJ, news press releases, links to DOJ organizations Guidelines on Use of Informers Downloadable files containing crime stats and reports. Limited site, selected speeches and opinions. Limited site, organizational information. Collection of Materials on legal and policy issues. Drug Enforcement Administration Press releases, publications, trends and statistics, fugitives. Federal Bureau of Investigation Organizational overview, location of field offices, most wanted list and FBI Handbook of Forensic Services (Revised 1999). Overview of facilities and organization policies, stats, research link to reports on recidivism. Includes up-to-date stats on prisoner population and staff. FOIA Page for Department of Justice Lists of FOIA contacts, downloadable copies of AG Annual Reports, legal documents, reports, plans and manuals. Immigration and Naturalization Service Fact sheets on immigration issues. Research and development branch of DOJ, information about programs and publications. Limited site, selected speeches. Clearinghouse for materials on criminal and juvenile justice; huge and well-organized. Press releases. FOIA Page for US Attorney Publications Includes downloadable copies of the US Attorneys' Manual, Bulletins News, publications, organizational overview, links to intelligence community. Tax form and info, stats, publications, on-line filing and e-mail links.
Information about members and staff, legislative procedures, history. Information about pending bills, schedules, contacting members, organization. Listings, profiles, e-mail links. Very large site featuring current activity in Congress, searchable database, legislative history. Searchable congressional record, bill histories, GAO reports, congressional bills, US Code. Searchable text of Code, with most recent amendments.
Searchable database of federal government sites. Information about the library, how to pose research questions, obtain access to interlibrary loan, searchable "American Memory Collection" of archival material. University of Michigan Documents Center Government information, state and federal; library databases, periodicals; very comprehensive and well-organized. Listing of links to all states' Web sites, including their opinion collections. Maintained by Superior Information Services.
Formats according to the Harvard Bluebook (1995-1996 edition). Primarily news; also includes service for checking attorney discipline records, attorney locator service, newsgroup operated as "legal helpline" for general public. Links to legal research, experts, investigation and forensic sites, crime policy; designed for criminal defense practioners Mostly links to legal sites, web site development services. On-line catalog of lawyer gifts and productivity tools. "Plain English" dictionary of legal terms. Collection of national resources on ethical rules and regulations regarding Internet use by attorneys; maintained by Internet Legal Services. Stories and case histories of injustice. Interesting collection of information about a dozen high-profile trials; includes audio clips, visual exhibits, pleadings; maintained by a law professor. Legal Databases Fee based access (flat rate, hourly or transactional) to online databases containing 1 billion documents. Searchable by grouped or individual libraries of state, federal, and secondary materials. The motherlode, but expensive. [small firm rate of $95-110 per month, unlimited usage] Web access still in beta testing. An alternative to the big guys. Subscription [$600 annual] provides access to collections of other states' court decisions, federal circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Coverage averaging back to 1930. Legal Publishers Now including West, Lawyers Cooperative, Clark Boardman Callaghan and Bancroft-Whitney. Product and ordering information. Legal Search Engines Good search engine for legal sites, plus collection of archaic legal documents. Excellent search engine for legal sites. Search engine for law sites. Science-focused search engine, hitting journals and databases. Medical Databases Database of Electronic Information Sources. The best collection and summaries of medical links, including free Medline and toxicology links. Most links go to free databases with fulltext and images. Great place to start research. Great search interface for medical research, including by author (use for experts). Collects related articles, downloads articles, all without charge. Statistical Databases Maintained by more than 70 federal agencies, searchable large database including census, IRS and National Center for Health agencies. Statistical Resources on the Web Maintained by University of Michigan Document Center. Nicely organized, includes several useful links in the "Sociology" sector, including several on child abuse, crime, domestic violence, poverty and race. National Archive of Criminal Justice Data Access to over 500 data collections on criminal justice; searchable and browsable. Maintained by Information America, a site offering largely fee-based access to business databases, including bankruptcy records, death records, some Michigan business judgments and corporate records. Great for racial breakdown by country, census tract or county subdivisions. United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network International statistics and research sources, country-specific information, good links.
Newsletters, meeting calendar, information on ordering publications. Law Practice Management Section Articles on technology, back issues of magazine, info about section. Legal Technology Resource Center Info about ABA technology clearinghouse, network, tech center, and market research, calendars of meetings, survey results. American Civil Liberties Union Well-organized site includes news about Congress, court decisions, publications. American Immigration Lawyers Association Great site with lots of original material, including death penalty information and documents. News releases, campaigns, links and large library on human rights worldwide. National news about corrections, links, listservs, and e-mail database. Association of Federal Defense Attorneys Newly-formed federal practice group; membership [$30 - $125] grants access to online newsgroup, newsletter, updates, research documents, info about AFDA training events, participation in legislative advocacy network. Seeking state organizers. False Memory Syndrome Foundation Site includes transcript excerpts, pleadings and newsletters. Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) National organization's site containing news, profiles of defendants, contact information for state chapters and prisons, and information about mandatory minimums. Non-profit educational association devoted to jury nullificiation issues; site includes news of treatises, case summaries. Find Immigration Lawyers or a Law Firm specializing in Immigration Laws. Cases and information including US Citizenship, Green Card, Naturalization, Visa & Immigration, Deportation, Business Visas. Hosted at Cardozo School of Law and expanding to other states, the Innocence Project helps to clear convicted defendants through DNA testing. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Excellent site maintained by NACDL, with some portions restricted to members (ranging from $20 to $230 annually). Information about training events, legislative priorities, court and legislative news, and issues, all with a federal focus. Pleadings bank and forum still in development. National Center for State Courts National organization focusing on court administration and policy. Site includes links to many state courts. National Court Reporters Association Directory and resource center for court reporting and realtime services. National District Attorneys Association National clearinghouse devoted to providing program, training and research support to state and federal prosecutors. Site includes newsletter and publications information in areas of child abuse, parental kidnapping, DNA, drug crimes, environmental crimes, juvenile justice, telemarketing fraud, vehicular crime and violence against women. National Institute for Trial Advocacy Resource center for training programs and materials. National Legal Aid and Defender Association Site includes training calendar and publications (Indigent Defense covers news, trends and resources), as well as a national directory of legal aid and defender offices. National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws News and publications, including medical use of marijuana, seminar announcements. Major research institute which seeks to improve public policy through research and analysis. Site offers research publications, articles, projects, including studies on mandatory drug sentences, costs and benefits of diverting children from crime. News, policy reports, events, briefing and fact sheets, all focusing on reform of sentencing laws. Public Defender Offices
Searchable listings of virtually all United States and international law schools and libraries having Web presence; maintained by Findlaw. Links to many law reviews and journals, searchable. As part of a very comprehensive legal research site, the Findlaw group provides a searchable collection of law review articles, an e-mail notification service for users, and links to individual journals.
The Police Officer's Internet Directory Links to agencies local departments, hate groups, specialized police units, listservs for police offers. Maintained by James Meredith. National District Attorneys Association National clearinghouse devoted to providing program, training and research support to state and federal prosecutors. Site includes newsletter and publications information in areas of child abuse, parental kidnapping, DNA, drug crimes, environmental crimes, juvenile justice, telemarketing fraud, vehicular crime and violence against women.
American College of Forensic Examiners Good collection of forensic links, updated regularly by ACFE. "Digital detectives," or computer forensics. Assistance for those charged with DUI or OUIL. Listing of about 20 experts, 12 toxicology labs, miscellaneous toxicology links. Envirnomental Criminology Research Geographical profiling for investigation purposes. Internet Directory of Expert Witnesses National collection, some criminal. NAIS Private Investigator's Link List Links to investigative databases, including people locators and associations, private investigators, newsgroups and manuals. Michigan based forensic firm specializing in forgery, handwriting, document evaluation, DNA testing and crime scene reconstruction. Internet Department of Motor Vehicles National Database allowing searches of driver records histories ($20), license plates ($35). Maintained by The American Information Network. National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information Large collection of information on substance abuse intervention and treatment, including news, database and conference calendars. Collection of articles, tutorials, case studies and news. Maintained by the Department of Criminology, Law and Society at University of California, Irvine. Science-focused search engine, hitting journals and databases.
Large database (3,000 job listings), searchable by location, practice setting or area of expertise. Paid subscription allows database searches, resume posting and e-mail link. Maintained by the Legal Recruitment Network. Fee-based searches of national and international law jobs, with resume assistance. Hieros Gamos Employment Center Comprehensive and searchable jobs database; includes e-mail notification of new jobs matching your search criteria. Maintained by Hieros Gamos. Law Journal EXTRA Law Employment Center Job listings from the National Law Journal, New York Law Journal, Law Technology Product News and others, searchable, or browse by job category or region. Maintained by Law Journal Extra. Maintained by University of Michigan Law School and updated regularly. Well-organized and large collection of job openings in defender offices, academia, bar associations, legal services. Searchable by job type, location, eligibility and practice area.
Up-to-date collection of links to full text of the opinions featured in the print version. Large collection of links to newspapers throughout US and world. Online subscription available only to subscribers of hard copy Michigan Lawyers Weekly; $249 annually for hard copy, $10 per month for first 2 hours access to online copy ($20 per hour thereafter). Includes searchable Michigan Lawyers Weekly archives (1993 forward), Michigan Supreme Court opinions and orders (January, 1996 forward), published Michigan Court of Appeals opinions (June, 1996 forward), forums, e-mail links and miscellaneous other legal documents. New York Times Supreme Court Reference Section News about the US Supreme Court, previews of cases, docket information, analysis of decisions, profiles of Justices. ABC CBS CNN NBC Court TV MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour Same content as Pointcast.
Searchable database maintained by U.S. Postal Service. Finding People
Directory of millions of e-mail addresses, individual and organizational. Advanced search capabilities for registered users. Very large searchable directories for people and businesses; great map feature. Netscape's Guide to Finding People Good collection of links. Telephone Directories on the Web Index of phone directories to over 40 countries, including the U.S. and Canada. Allows multiple-engine searches for people, places, businesses; includes a "reverse search" option finding people from phone numbers. Free, maintained by Scott Martin. Finding Businesses Directory of businesses, searchable by category and location; includes maps to locate businesses. Very large searchable directories for people and businesses; great map feature. Finding Places Very large searchable directories for people and businesses; great map feature. Interactive atlas including street maps, driving directions and mileage for trips. Value of Vehicles Online valuation of new and used cars, fast and free. Online valuation of new and used cars, as well as reviews and news.
Justice Information Twice monthly e-mailings of current criminal and juvenile justice information. To subscribe, send message to listproc@ncjrs.org, and in the body of the message type "subscribe justinfo your name." Largest collection of legal mailing lists, including instructions on use. University of Oklahoma's Law List Large collection with links to source listserv's archives Some good listservs for Michigan criminal defense attorneys: United States Supreme Court Opinions The Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School provides e-mail notice of new decisions, along with information on how to download their full text. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: To subscribe, send an e-mail message to list listserv@lawlib.wuacc.edu. In the message portion of the e-mail type: subscribe evid-l@lawlibdns News from the U.S. Sentencing Commission. State Bar of Michigan E-Journal, daily delivery via e-mail of new appellate decision summaries, discipline reports and ethics opinions. Send your e-mail address to: e-journal@michbar.org. Newsletter, daily delivery of legal news summaries, linked to their full text in the news media. Subscribe online at www.michbar.org/news/. Appellate Practice Appellate attorneys nationwide discuss practice and procedure. To subscribe, send a message to: Request.discussion@appellatelaw.net, and put "subscribe" in the body of the message. Michigan Attorney General Notification Sign up to receive copies of formal Attorney General opinions or consumer alerts.  Send a message to Criminal Defense Resource Center
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