U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division: Enforces federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, disability, religion, familial status, and national origin. Find publications and reports, case summaries, and information on how to file a complaint.
U.S.Commission on Civil Rights: An independent, bipartisan federal agency that studies alleged deprivations of voting rights and alleged discrimination to inform the development of national civil rights policy. Find research reports, state advisory committee reports, congressional reports and testimony, and meeting transcripts
University of Michigan Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse: Documents (dockets, complaints, orders) and information from civil rights cases, both historical and recent
Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity: The state's agency charged with overseeing state civil rights.
Southern Center for Human Rights: Information on the organization's work in areas including the death penalty and the criminalization of poverty, with resources including handbooks.
Southern Poverty Law Center: Information on racial justice and unjust imprisonment, as well as the Center's case dockets, reports guides, and toolkits
American Civil Liberties Union: Reports and cases in which the ACLU is involved with preservation of individual rights and liberties.
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Federal Election Commission: Federal election laws and regulations, policy statement and guidance documents, advisory opinions, pending litigation, case index of federal election law, financial disclosure reports and data.
National Association of Secretaries of State: Election information by state, surveys and reports on elections.
National Conference of State Legislatures: Research reports, news, and tables on state issues, including elections and compaigns, and redistricting and census.
U.S. Election Assistance Commission: Information on election administration and voting systems, with voter's guides and an Election Resource Library.
Brennan Center for Justice: Public policy institute with a focus on voting rights, redistricting, and campaign finance reform. Find case summaries, policy briefs, news, and a blog on election law.
Brookings Institution: Information on US Politics and Government, including on campaigns and elections.
Open Secrets.org: Resources on elections, lobbying, and money in politics
CQ Press Voting and Elections Collection: Primary and secondary sources, plus data, on elections, campaign finance, electoral systems, and voting
Election Law at Moritz College of Law: Major pending election law cases and litigation documents, with commentary and recent developments
CRS Reports: Reports from the Congressional Research Service on Congressional administration and elections
Carter Center Democracy Program: The Carter Center's work including elections observed, publications, voting in Georgia, and US elections
Election Law Manual: An overview of state and federal election law, from the National Center for State Courts and William & Mary Law School
ProQuest Legislative Insight: Legislative history documents and compiled legislative histories, including for voting rights legislation.
Current Foreign Policy:
State Department Policy Issues: Information and documents by issues within foreign policy
Office of Treaty Affairs: Treaties in Force, Texts of Agreements, Treaties Pending in the U.S. Senate
The White House: Presidential Actions, including Executive Orders, Memoranda, and Messages
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congressional Research Service Reports on Foreign Affairs
Journals:
Historical Resources:
Digest of US Practice in International Law: Documents and statements by year and subject area
Foreign Relations of the United States 1861-1988: Official documentary history of U.S. foreign relations. Also available and more searchable on Hein Online
Restatement of Foreign Relations Law of the United States: Statements of U.S. and international customary practice, commentary on the rules, and cases applying the rules. Second and Third Restatements, plus a fourth edition focusing on status of treaties, jurisdiction and state immunity, and enforcement of foreign judgments. Available on Hein Online, Westlaw, and Lexis.
ProQuest Congressional: Database of congressional and legislative history materials, includes older CRS Reports
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