Criminal Law Resources

The ACLU is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.

The Mission of the American Association for Justice is to promote a fair and effective justice system—and to support the work of attorneys in their efforts to ensure that any person who is injured by the misconduct or negligence of others can obtain justice in America’s courtrooms, even when taking on the most powerful interests.

To protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system.

California Prison Focus works to abolish the California prison system in its present condition. We investigate and expose human rights abuses with the goal of ending long term isolation, medical neglect, and all forms of discrimination. We are community activists, prisoners, and their families educating and inspiring the public to demand change.

To serve democracy by revealing abuses of power, corruption and betrayal of public trust by powerful public and private institutions, using the tools of investigative journalism.

Through multilingual financial education materials, community outreach, and issue-focused advocacy, Consumer Action empowers underrepresented consumers nationwide to assert their rights in the marketplace and financially prosper.

To defend the inalienable rights of both companion animals and wildlife through education, legal and legislative activism.

To enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.

The illegal or harmful use of psychoactive or addictive drugs is a major threat to all world communities and to future generations. Drug Watch International is a network of prevention experts and community volunteers from a wide range of professions whose mission is to help assure a healthier and safer world through drug prevention efforts by: providing accurate information on both illicit and harmful psychoactive substances; promoting sound drug policies based on scientific research; and opposing efforts to legalize or decriminalize drugs.

To make legal information accessible and understandable. Whether a lawyer or a lay person, FindLaw strives to provide a forum for users to engage with the law and the legal community.

The International Association of Democratic Lawyers is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with consultative status to ECOSOC and UNESCO.

Landmark has an unparalleled reputation as an authority on the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law. Landmark has fought for more than a quarter century to preserve-and apply anew-the constitutional principles on which America was founded and which are the origin of the nation's enduring greatness. Landmark charges no fees and accepts no government funding for its services. It depends solely on contributions from generous individuals, corporations and privately-funded foundations. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization with offices in both Kansas City, Missouri and Leesburg, Virginia.

Our vision is to build the Mountain States Legal Foundation into the preeminent foundation for litigation aimed at securing and protecting constitutional freedoms and the rule of law.

To facilitate interaction among Attorneys General as peers and to facilitate the enhanced performance of Attorneys General and their staffs

O’Brien & Levine Court Reporting provides full-service local, nationwide and worldwide coverage from credentialed court reporters, legal videographers, interpreters and transcriptionists. Proceedings include depositions, arbitrations, hearings and trials that can be conducted conventionally as well as via realtime, videoconferencing or Internet streaming for text and video.

PTLA is a statewide, non-profit organization committed to providing high quality, free, civil legal assistance to low-income people in Maine. Our mission is to ensure that state and federal laws affecting poor people are enforced while also addressing the systemic barriers to justice that low-income Mainers face. We are committed to ensuring that all Mainers have access to justice.

StoptheDrugWar.org (DRCNet) calls for an end to drug prohibition (e.g. some form of legalization), and its replacement with some sensible framework in which drugs can be regulated and controlled instead.

For more than 85 years, the State Bar of California has shaped the development of the law, regulated the professional conduct of the state’s lawyers and provided greater access to legal services for all citizens. Created by the state legislature in 1927, the State Bar is a public corporation within the judicial branch of government, serving as an arm of the California Supreme Court. All State Bar members are officers of the court.