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•  About the program •  Legal studies minor •  Careers in legal journalism •  Research links •  Contact us •  Legal reporting fellowships •  Blog Research links Suggested reading, legal journalism classics, and other research assistance. News •  Law.com (American Lawyer Media) •  Court TV •  Legal Times Supreme Court Watch •  Jurist Paper Chase •  FindLaw news page •  LNTV •  Washington Post Supreme Court page •  Slate's Jurisprudence columns •  New York Times Supreme Court page •  ABC News Legal Center •  ABA Gavel Awards Archive Judged the best in legal reporting by the American Bar Association. •  ABA Journal News, monthly magazine, law blogs •  IRE's justice journalism archive From Investigative Reporters & Editors' blog about notable projects •  Ticklethewire.com Collects news about federal law enforcement. Journalist and Reporting Resources •  Reporter's Desktop All-purpose research start page from The New York Times' Duff Wilson •  Investigative Reporters and Editors Story ideas and tips on technique from experts; links to online databases and reporting tools •  Center for Investigative Reporting Criminal justice and judicial investigations •  Criminal Justice Journalists See reporting resources in Information Center. •  Accuracy in Legal Journalism Reporting Code Reminders about common flaws in legal reporting •  Journalist's Guide to the Federal Courts Administrative Office of U.S. Courts publication •  The Journalist's Toolbox American Press Institute •  Poynter's crime and courts coverage bibliography •  Institute for Justice and Journalism USC Annenberg •  Covering Crime and Justice Comprehensive guide to the crime beat. •  Internet Research Clinic From BBC researcher Paul Myers •  Legal Reporting Fellowships - Applicant Guidelines These guidelines explain the Legal Reporting Fellowships program. •  Legal Reporting Fellowships - Application form •  Law and journalism careers Cubreporters.org lists jobs at the crossroads, in legal journalism and media law •  Thecrimereport.org Daily news summary and deep archives of crime reporting from Center for Media, Crime and Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Blogroll - Law •  Legal Blog Watch •  Wall Street Journal Law Blog •  How Appealing •  SCOTUSblog •  Volokh Conspiracy •  Lessig Blog •  Bag and Baggage •  Balkinization •  Overlawyered •  Sentencing Law and Policy •  Bench Conference (Andrew Cohen) •  TechnoLawyer •  Above the Law •  Legal Pad (Roger Parloff) •  BlawgSearch Includes directory and most-popular highlights. •  Legalities ABC's Jan Crawford Greenburg •  Talking Justice Blogs and discussions from NPR's Justice Talking program. •  Law Department Management Hildebrandt's Rees Morrison •  The BLT: Blog of Legal Times •  Legal Trade Houston Chronicle's Mary Flood •  Cal Law's Legal Pad From The Recorder in San Francisco •  Bob Ambrogi's LawSites What's new and interesting in the legal online world? •  CQ's Legal Beat Reporting on the relationship between courts and Congress. Blogroll - Media and Other Stuff •  Romenesko •  KausFiles •  InstaPundit •  Wonkette •  Gawker •  Dealbreaker •  Slashdot Research and Court Records •  Cornell's Legal Information Institute A storehouse of court opinions, other research tools, or go to topic directory. •  FindLaw A legal-info Yahoo, with court decision archives, definitions and background info (especially useful in the section for nonlawyers), and links to other resources. Or go straight to court and statute links, federal and state. •  Center for Investigative Reporting Criminal justice and judicial investigations •  Pacer Federal court files (subscription/pay site) •  Librarians' Internet Index (law) •  Legal Metaindex •  Lawlink Comprehensive index from American Bar Association •  IRE legal topic page •  Fedworld's Supreme Court database •  Searchable Constitution •  Law Dictionary •  Famous Trials (Prof. Douglas Linder, University of Missouri-Kansas City) •  Syracuse University College of Law Library •  Syracuse University Library System •  Supreme Court Times All cases this term summarized with links to briefs and transcripts. •  Law.com Quest Legal search engine, targeting American Lawyer Media publications and select other legal sites •  Medill's On the Docket Comprehensive resources on pending Supreme Court cases •  Actual innocence article database Tarlton Law Library (UT Austin) •  Text of Jan. 14, 2009, order re cameras in Boston federal court Other Court Info •  U.S. Supreme Court •  Federal Court Information (Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts) •  New York State courts •  New York Court of Appeals •  U.S. District Court - Northern District of New York •  2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals •  State Courts - Onondaga County, N.Y. •  Public Access to Court Records A clearinghouse of info, much of it state-specific, on struggles over access, produced by National Center for State Courts •  National Center for State Courts Studies and other info on how the courts are run •  National Center for Courts and Media Training for judges and reporters; affiliated with The National Judicial College •  Cameras in the courts Radio-Television News Directors Association, state by state list •  American Bar Association Judges Network •  U.S. Courts Educational Outreach •  Judicial Reports News, commentary and election monitor focusing on New York state courts •  C-SPAN: America and the Courts Justice and Other Government Stats •  TRAC (Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse) Syracuse University's database of federal law enforcement records •  Government database list •  Bureau of Justice Statistics Legal Profession •  Lawyer Directory Martindale-Hubbell •  American Bar Association media relations Contacts organized by topic; other industry info •  State and local bar association directory •  Lawyer discipline General and state-specific info; ABA Center for Professional Responsibility •  New York lawyer directory and disciplinary records •  Onondaga County (Syracuse, N.Y.) Bar Association •  Syracuse University College of Law •  Top 100 law firms by revenue (The American Lawyer's Am Law 100) (registration required) •  Midlevel Associates Survey Job satisfaction, large law firm associates, The American Lawyer (registration required) •  NALP Industry studies •  U.S. Attorneys Contact information •  New York Times legal profession page

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