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Bureau of Justice Statistics
Information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.

Congress.Org
Indudes a detailed congressional directory, a directory of federal agencies, and a zip-code search for federal and state elected officials, and and index to bills by issue.

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
A core group of current and historical Government publications.

FindLaw: Internet Legal Resources
Comprehensive law site including a searchable database of Supreme Court decisions since 1893.

FirstGov
A comprehensive site providing access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources.

GPO Access
A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government including the Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations, the United States Code, and the Congressional Record.

Guide to Law Online
Guide to online sources of information on government and law worldwide via the Law Library of Congress

Illinois
Links to official sites in Illinois at the state, county, and city levels.

Internet Law Library
Search thousands of Internet law resources organized by subject or jurisdiction.

JURIST: The Legal Education Network
A university-based academic gateway to authoritative legal instruction, information and scholarship online.

Lawyers.com via Martindale-Hubbell
Lawyers, law firms and legal assistance.

State and Local Government on the Net
U.S. states, counties, and cities

The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
Digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
THOMAS has the Congressional Record and full text of legislation (bills) available from 1989 (101st Congress) to the present. In addition, THOMAS has summaries (not full text) of legislation dating back to 1975 (94th Congress).

Uncle Sam - Who's Who in the Federal Government
A directory, including biographical information, of current U.S. government officials.

United Nations
The official site of the United Nations works to promote respect for human rights, protect the environment, fight disease, foster development and reduce poverty.

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