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Organization devoted to restricting access to courts to diminish litigation.
http://www.cgood.org/
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Family Court Reform Council of America
Believes that divorce and Family Court system are very harmful to children. Provides resources to
guide families through divorce process: children's bill of rights, parents' agreement.
http://www.familycourts.com/frameset1.htm
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Texans for the Reform of Deferred Adjudication
Advocates reform of reporting requirements for people who have served their sentences. Contains
links, legality of reporting requirements, news and statistics.
http://www.deferredadjudication.org
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United States House of Repeals
Sees itself as "A Huge part of the Vast Libertarian Conspiracy." Advocates clarity in
all laws, and many fewer of them.
http://www.usrepeals.com/
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Legal Ethics and Reform
Arguments for drastic reform of the legal system.
http://www.legalethicsandreform.com/hm_pg.html
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Justice Lives
Argues against sovereign immunity.
http://www.justicelives.com/
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Hypocrites Of Tort Reform
Describes how prominent politicians who have worked hard to restrict the rights of consumers to
obtain legal redress for injuries have themselves used the lawsuits, often over minor matters.
http://www.tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/4286
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Power of Attorneys
Examining tort reform with a touch of humor.
http://www.power-of-attorneys.com/
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World Bank Group
Describes the World Bank's efforts to transform the legal and judicial systems of developing
nations.
http://www.worldbank.org/ljr
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Development Gateway - Judicial and Legal Reform
Articles, projects, organizations, and links, relating to legal reform efforts in developing
nations.
http://www.developmentgateway.org/node/130655/
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Did You Know?
'Civil Justice Fact Sheets' From the American Trial Lawyers Association relating to areas of
litigation commonly targeted by tort reform groups.
http://www.atlanet.org/ConsumerMediaResources/Tier3/press_room/issuesfacts.aspx
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New Zealand Law Commission
The Law Commission is an independent, government-funded organisation that reviews laws that need
updating, reforming or developing.
http://www.lawcom.govt.nz/
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British Columbia Law Institute
Law reform database indexing materials from common law jurisdictions around the world.
http://www.bcli.org/
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Australian Law Reform Commission
The Federal Australian law reform body that has instrumental in recommending reforms to law since
1975.
http://www.alrc.gov.au/
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Victorian Law Reform Commission
Central agency for developing law reform in Victoria (Australia). Contains information on all
Commission projects and enables access to Commission publications.
http://www.lawreform.vic.gov.au
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Death Penalty Information Center
Providing information about the application of the death penalty in the United States.
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/
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Free The Grapes
Advocating reform of the liquor distribution laws, to result in the availability of a greater
variety of wines to consumers.
http://www.freethegrapes.org
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Democracy Corner
Simple ideas to improve the United States legal system, from Nolo.com.
http://www.nolo.com/democracy_corner/
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The Defense Attorney
Discussion of the role of defense counsel in criminal proceedings.
http://members.aol.com/marspd/public_defender/the_defense_attorney.htm
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Prosecutorial Misconduct
Discusses issues of prosecutorial misconduct, corruption and accountability.
http://www.lawmall.com/abuse/
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Pro-death penalty.com
A resource for pro-death penalty information and resources. Includes case info on upcoming
executions, a collection of death penalty links, current news articles and links to papers written
about the death penalty.
http://www.prodeathpenalty.com/
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Legal Reform
Argues that reforms are needed in legal institutions, tools, and training to achieve constitutional
compliance. Extensive research materials.
http://www.constitution.org/cs_legal.htm
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CIEJ Coalition For Immigrants
Calls for reform of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act.
http://www.ciej.org/
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Law Reform Network
Addressing tort reform, the judicial process, pro se litigation, and the accountability of judges.
http://www.lawreform.net/
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Truth in Justice
Non-profit organization working to free individuals convicted of crimes they did not commit, and to
prevent wrongful convictions.
http://www.truthinjustice.org/
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The 'Nazification' of the Criminal Justice System
An editorial argues that the "war on crime" is misguided.
http://www.thedailyaztec.com/archive/1996/03/06/file006.html
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Adoptees and Birthparents for Open Records Nationwide
Working to open adoption records throughout the United States.
http://ABORN.Webring.tripod.com/Aborn/index.html
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Citizens for Legal Responsibility
Dedicated to exposing attorney and judicial misconduct.
http://www.clr.org/
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Tort Reform: Is the System Broken?
Examines typical jury verdicts, demonstrates that large verdicts are rare, and argues that they
should not be used as a basis for restricting tort recovery.
http://www.sddt.com/~columbus/Files2/tort.html
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Toward a More Just and Predictable Civil Justice System
Florida State University Law Review article, advocating restrictions in tort litigation.
http://www.law.fsu.edu/journals/lawreview/frames/252/merofram.html
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OverLawyered.com
A website whose author argues that the United States suffers from 'lawsuit mania.'
http://overlawyered.com/
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Legal Justice Reform Network
Advocating consumer-based legal reform and litigation without lawyers.
http://www.atps.com/uclr/
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The Injustice Line
Relating stories of government outrages, especially those involving judges, courts and lawyers.
http://www.injusticeline.com/
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Litigation Reform Net Links from About.com
Links to sites presenting arguments on changing the civil liability system.
http://law.about.com/msub38.htm
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U.S. Grand Jury Reform
Information on the federal grand jury system, from the Constitution Society.
http://www.constitution.org/jury/gj/gj-us.htm
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Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM)
A U.S. organization working to reform mandatory minimum sentencing laws for nonviolent offenses.
http://www.famm.org/
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Forfeiture Endangers American Rights Foundation
National nonprofit organization dedicated to reform of federal and state asset forfeiture laws, to
add additional safeguards to the forfeiture process.
http://www.fear.org
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Help Abolish Legal Tyranny (HALT)
Dedicated to the principle that all Americans should be able to handle their legal affairs simply,
affordably and equitably.
http://www.halt.org/
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American Tort Reform Association.
Advocating limited recovery through the civil justice system.
http://www.atra.org/
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