GOVT 357L
Class Resources
Web Information
Core Documents of the United States
The Declaration of Independence
The US Constitution, Annotated
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention (aka Framers)
Core Documents of Texas
U S Supreme Court Information
U S Supreme Court Decisions
Citing Court Cases
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (Then click on "Legal Research". This request must originate from a CU IP address.)
Key actors or information sources
Office of the Solicitor General
National Center for State Courts
Exploring Constitutional Law (Important Supreme Court decisions)
The Texas Judicial System
News Coverage of Major Supreme Court Decisions
Washington Post (To use the Washington Post web site you must register. The service is free.)
Law School Information Sources
School Rankings
Brian Leiter Rankings (University of Texas)
Law School Top 100 (from Lawschool.com)
Thomas Brennan Ranking (Thomas Cooley Law School)
Researching and Applying to Law School
Law School Admissions Council (LSAT/LSDAS)
For The LSAT & Test Preparation: Click Here
Searching for a Law School: Click on Map, choose a school, and then click on the Law School Description & Law School Statistics buttons
Selected Top 100 Firms
Kilpatrick Stockton (Atlanta)
Baker & McKenzie (Chicago)
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (Chicago)
Jones Day (Cleveland)
Baker Botts (Houston)
Fulbright & Jaworski (Houston)
Latham & Watkins (LA)
Faegre & Benson (Minneapolis)
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi (Minneapolis)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (NY)
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (NY)
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (Philadelphia)
Hunton & Williams (Richmond, VA)
Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe (SF)
Morrison & Foerster (SF)
Davis, Wright Tremaine (Seattle)
Arnold & Porter (Washington, DC)
Steptoe & Johnson (Washington, DC)
Shaw Pittman (Washington, DC)
Selected Major Denver Firms
Selected Major Austin Firms
Finding a Lawyer
Nationally
Locally
Police Agencies
Not everyone is enamored with the American legal system or believes it functions well: