State Bar of Texas Legal Service to the Poor in Criminal Members Committee

Useful Links

American Civil Liberties Union - The American Civil Liberties Union is the nation's foremost advocate of individual rights -- litigating, legislating, and educating the public on a broad array of issues affecting individual freedom in the United States.

American Bar Association - The home of the ABA - the national organization representing lawyers.

Attorney General of Texas -   The Attorney General is the lawyer for the people of Texas and is charged by the
Texas Constitution to defend the laws and the Constitution of the State of Texas, represent the State in litigation, and approve public bond issues.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - NACDL is the preeminent organization in the United States advancing the mission of the nation's criminal defense lawyers to ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crime.

National Legal Aid & Defender Association - The National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) is the
oldest and largest national, non-profit membership organization devoting all of its resources to advocating equal access to justice for all Americans. Founded in 1911, it champions effective legal assistance for the poor and serves as a collective voice for both civil legal services and indigent defense services throughout the nation.

Oyez, Oyez, Oyez - A multimedia data base of US Supreme Court decisions.  Visitors to this site may listen to the oral arguments of Supreme Court decisions.

State Bar of Texas - The homepage for the State Bar organization.

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals -   The Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest state court for appeals resulting from criminal cases.

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TXCLDA) - The purpose for which the corporation is organized are: To protect and insure by rule of law those individual rights guaranteed by the Texas and Federal Constitutions in criminal cases; to resist the constant efforts which are now being made to curtail such rights; to encourage cooperation between lawyers engaged in the furtherance of such objectives through educational programs and other assistance; and through such cooperation, education and assistance to promote justice and the common good.

Texas District and County Attorneys Association - TDCAA strives to deliver the best training and technical assistance possible to Texas prosecutors, their staffs and those in affiliated professions.

Texas Legislature - The home page of the Texas Legislature. 

United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit (includes Texas) - This site contains information on the Court's calendars, an archive of opinions from 1991, recent decisions, and other information.

United States Department of Justice - Home of the US Attorney General .  This deparment is charged with enforcing the nation's laws.  You can also find information on the Office of Justice Programs and the Bureau of Justice Assistance which both have programs related to indigent criminal defense.

United States Supreme Court Decisions - Legal Infromation Institute (LII), Cornell - The Legal Information Institute offers Supreme Court opinions under the auspices of Project Hermes, the court's electronic-dissemination project. This archive contains (or will soon contain) all opinions of the court issued since May of 1990. 

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