Crime stats housed in virtual library; sites run by federal and state justice agencies offer easy access to legal pleadings, practice guides and studies
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Web sites run by federal and state justice agencies including criminal statistics and criminal law practice guidelines are discussed. The Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center, the Justice Information Center and the US Sentencing Commission are examples of those sponsoring sites.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2000
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From tobacco hazards to auto safety, sites abound; personal injury lawyers turn to the Web not only for legal research, but also for factual investigation and product recalls
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Some of the many legal Web sites useful to personal injury lawyers are surveyed. The Web is useful not just for research but also for the most recent information on product recalls. The Consumer Product Safety Commission's site is a key source. Rates and numbers of deaths from specific injuries are on the Centers for Disease Control's, Web site.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2001
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Online help for estate and tax planners; practitioners can find a treasure trove of probate material on the Web, including up-to-date trust and elder-law material
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Some of the Web sites useful to specialists in probate and elder law are surveyed. Legal Research for Estate Planners and the Estate Planning Links web sites offer up-to-date collections of links and are the best places to start. Cornell University's Estate Planning Law Materials even relevant court cases.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2001
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