GENERAL LEGAL

United States cases and codes (at findlaw.com)

Legal news (findlaw.com)

Information on cases before the US Supreme Court

Constitutions of the world

European Governments online

Legal documents on the CourtTV website

Legal Engine Search Index
(collection of the web's most useful legal resources and information).

Internet Legal Resource Guide
(index TO more than 4,000 websites in 238 nations concerning law and the legal
profession, with an emphasis on the United States.)

Bureau of Justice Statistics 2000: At a Glance

The Federal Death Penalty System: A Statistical Survey

Election 2000 materials (Stanford LS):  http://election2000.stanford.edu/

National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
 
Welsh legislation (in both English and Welsh) 


PLAIN LEGAL LANGUAGE

Plain Language Action Network: US organization that works to improve communication
between the federal government and the public

Links to other federal sites on plain language

Securities and Exchange Commission (promotes the use of plain language in prospectuses and other investor documents; site allows users to download their plain English handbook)
or try:  http://www.sec.gov/consumer/plaine.htm

Federal Register Document Drafting Handbook

Michigan State Bar Plain English Committee (select "plain English committee")

Forensic Linguistics Site (University of Birmingham, UK)

Clarity: An international movement that promotes the use of plain legal and official language

Plain English Campaign: A British organization that publishes books, rewrites documents and certifies clear, well-written documents

Site on language and law in Switzerland (in German)

Language in the Judicial Process (online journal)
 
 New Zealand Law Commission: Legislation Manual