Survival Guide
Survival Guide – a resource for clients unfamiliar with the criminal justice process
Law Library – Legal Research
Administrative Regulations
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Federal Register
- Washington Administrative Code
- Washington State Register
Appellate
- Ninth Circuit Appellate Jurisdiction Outlinw
- Ninth Circuit Standards of Review Outlines
- Ninth Circuit Guide to Perfecting Your Appeal
Civil Cases
- Washington Revised Code, Title 4 RCW (Civil Procedure)
- Washington Revised Code, Chapter 4.16 (Statutes of Limitation)
Civil Rights
Comprehensive Catalogues, Digests, Indices, Outlines, Search Engines
- CataLaw.Com
- Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
- Criminal Law and Procedure, by Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
- FindLaw.Com
- Law Crawler, by FindLaw.Com
- LawsOnline.Com
- Meta Index, by Georgia State University Law School
- Virtual Law Library Reference Desk, by Washburn University School of Law
- WashLaw, by Washburn University School of Law
Constitutions
- U.S. Constitution at National Archives
- U.S. Constitution Annotated, by Findlaw
- U.S. Constitution Online
- Washington Constitution
- Washington Constitution at the Gallagher Law Library, UW Law School
- Washington Consritution at the Secretary of States Office
Court Opinions
- U.S. Supreme Court, by Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
- U.S. Supreme Court, by Findlaw
- U.S. Supreme Court Topic Links, by Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- Washington Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, by MSRC
- Washington Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Recent Opinions
Court Rules
- Compendium of Rules, by LLRX.Com
- U.S. Supreme Court Rules
- Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (with Ninth Circuit Rules)
- Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, by Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, by Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
- Federal Rules of Evidence, by Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
- Federal Local Rules Nationwide
- Federal Local Rules – Eastern District of Washington
- Federal Local Rules – Western District of Washington
- Washington Court Rules
- Washington Rules of Appellate Procedure
- Washington Rules for Appeal – Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
- Washington Rules of Evidence
- Washington Civil Rules – Superior Court
- Washington Civil Rules – Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
- Washington Criminal Rules – Superior Court
- Washington Criminal Rules – Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
- Washington Local Rules – Superior Courts
- Washington Local Rules – King County Superior Court
- Washington Local Rules – District Courts
- Washington Local Rules – Municipal Courts
- Washington Local Rules – Seattle Municipal Court
Death Penalty
- Capital Defense Network
- Capital Defense Weekly
- Special Habeas Corpus Procedures in Capital Cases, Chapter 154 U.S. Code, by Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
- Ninth Circuit Capital Punishment Handbook
- Washington Revised Code, Chapter 10.95 RCW (Capital Punishment – Aggravated First Degree Murder)
DUI, Traffic
- Washington Revised Code, Chapter 46.61 (Rules of the Road)
- Washington Revised Code, RCW 46.61.500 (Reckless Driving)
- Washington Revised Code, RCW 46.61.502 (Driving Under the Influence)
- Washington Revised Code, RCW 46.61.503 (Driving Under Twenty-One Consuming Alcohol)
- Washington Revised Code, RCW 46.61.502 (Physical Control of Vehicle Under the Influence)
Environmental Crimes
Ethics
- Ethics Rules by State, by Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
- Washington Code of Judicial Conduct
- Washington Rules of Professional Conduct
Evidence
- Federal Rules of Evidence, by Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
- Washington Revised Code, Title 5 RCW (Evidence)
- Washington Rules of Evidence
Habeas Corpus
- Habeas Corpus, Chapter 153 U.S. Code, by Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
- Special Habeas Corpus Procedures in Capital Cases, Chapter 154 U.S. Code, by Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
- Washington Revised Code, Chapter 7.36 (Habeas Corpus)
Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions
International Law
- Compendium of Links, by LawResearch.Com
- Compendium of Links, by Washburn University School of Law
- Constitution Finder, by University of Richmond
- Extradition Treaties
- Extradition in the U.S. Attorneys Manual
- Extradition in the U.S. Code
- Judicial Assistance
- Judicial Assistance, Worldwide Country-Specific Information
- Judicial Assistance in Canada
- Judicial Assistance in Mexico
- Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties
- Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters and Extradition, by the OAS
- Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties, by Findlaw
- Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty – Canada and United States
- Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty – Mexico and United States
- Prisoner Transfer Treaties
- United Nations Library of International Law Historic Archives
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Text
- Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, from U.N. Library of International Law
- Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, Consular Notification
Mental Health
- Washington Revised Code, Chapter 10.77 RCW (Criminally Insane – Procedures)
- Washington Revised Code, Chapter 71.0.5 RCW (Mental Illness)
Sentencing
- 18 U.S.C. § 3553, Imposition of a Sentence, by Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual
- Washington Revised Code, Chapter 9.92 RCW (Punishment)
- Washington Revised Code, Chapter 9.94A RCW (Sentence Reform Act of 1981)
- Washington Revised Code, Chapter 9.94B RCW (Sentencing – Crimes Committed Before 7/1/2000)
- Washington Sentencing Guidelines Commission
- Washington Sentencing Guidelines Sentencing Manuals and Publications
Statutes, Codes, Ordinances
- Seattle Municipal Code
- Seattle Municipal Code Section 12A (Crimes)
- U.S. Code Classification Tables, by the Congressional Office of the Law Revision Counsel
- U.S. Code, Searchable, by the Congressional Office of the Law Revision Counsel
- U.S. Code, by Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
- U.S. Code, Title 18 (Crimes & Criminal Procedure), by Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
- U.S. Code, Title 21, Chapter 13 (Drug Statutes), by Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
- U.S. Code, Title 42, Chapter 21 (Civil Rights Statutes), by Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
- Washington Legislative History, by Washington Secretary of State
- Washington Revised Code, by the Washington Legislature
- Washington Revised Code, Title 9 RCW (Crimes and Punishments)
- Washington Revised Code, Title 9A RCW (Washington Criminal Code)
- Washington Revised Code, Title 10 RCW (Criminal Procedure)
- Washington Session Laws , by Washington State Code Revisers Office
Useful Links
Bar Associations
- American Bar Association
- Directory of Local, State, National, and International Bar Associations
- King County (Washington) Bar Association
- Washington State Bar Association
Civil Liberties & Human Rights Organizations
Consular Offices
- Contact Information for Foreign Consular Offices in the U.S.
- Foreign Consular Offices in the United States
- List of Foreign Consulates and Representatives
- Consular Association of Washington Roster
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Finland
- Korea, Republic of
- Malta
- Mexico
- Peru
- Russia
- Sweden
- Taiwan
Corrections & Prisons
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Federal Inmate Locator
- King County Jail – Seattle
- King County Jail – Kent Regional Justice Center
- King County Jail Inmate Lookup
- Washington State Department of Corrections
- Washington State Department of Corrections Inmate Locator
- Washington Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration
- U.S. Parole Commission
Courts
- Federal Courts
- Federal Judicial Center
- U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska
- U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, ECF
- U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho
- U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, ECF
- U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
- U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, ECF
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, ECF
- U.S. District Cour for the Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, ECF
- U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia – Oyez.org
- State Courts Nationwide
- Washington State Courts
- Supreme Court
- Superior Courts
- Benton County Superior Court
- Chelan County Superior Court
- Clallam County Superior Court
- Jefferson County Superior Court
- King County Superior Court
- Kitsap County Superior Court
- Kittitas County Superior Court
- Mason County Superior Court
- Okanogan County Superior Court
- Pierce County Superior Court
- Snohomish County Superior Court
- Yakima County Superior Court
- District Courts
- Municipal Courts
- Bainbridge Island Municipal Court
- Seattle Municipal Court
- Case Information, Find Your Court Date
Criminal Law, Criminal Defense, and Public Defender Organizations
- American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section
- Federal Public Defender Offices – Nationwide
- Federal Public Defender – District of Alaska
- Federal Public Defender – District of Montana
- Federal Public Defender – District of Oregon
- Federal Public Defender – Western District of Washington (Seattle)
- Federal Public Defender – Eastern District of Washington, District of Idaho (Spokane,Yakima, Boise)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- National Legal Aid & Defender Association
- Northwest Defender Association (Seattle)
- Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Washington Defender Association
Death Penalty Information
- Amnesty International Campaign Against the Death Penalty
- Death Penalty Information Center
- Execution Database (Searchable)
- European Union Policy on the Death Penalty
- Hands Off Cain
- Moratorium Campaign
- National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
- People of Faith Against the Death Penalty
- Washington Attorney Generals Office Capital Case Status Reports
- Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
- Washington Offenders Currently Sentenced to Death
- Washington Offenders Executed Since 1904
Government Agencies
- Federal Agency Directory
- Nationwide State and Local Government Agencies
- Washington State and Local Government Agencies
Law Enforcement Agencies
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
- Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- International Association of Chiefs of Police
- King County Sheriff’s Office
- King County Sheriff’s Office General Orders Manual
- Seattle Police Department
- Seattle Police Department Policy and Procedure Manual
- U.S. Marshals Service
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service
- Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
- Washington State Patrol
- Washington State Patrol Criminal History
Legal News Media
- ABA Journal
- American Lawyer
- CNN Justice
- FindLaw Legal News
- King County (Washinton) Bar Association Bulletin
- Prison Legal News
- TVW – Washington State’s Public Affairs Network
- U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia – Oyez.org
- Washington Law & Politics
- Washington State Bar Association Bar News
Professional Licensing
- In General
- List of Licenses
- Architects
- Engineers
- Real Estate
- Health Care Professions, Generally
- Nursing – Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
- Physicians and Surgeons – Medical Quality Assurance Commission
- Psychologists
Prosecuting Authorities
- Benton County Prosecuting Attorney
- Chelan County Prosecuting Attorney
- Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney
- King County Prosecuting Attorney
- King County Prosecuting Attorney Filing and Disposition Standards
- Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney
- Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney Filing and Disposition Standards
- Kittitas County Prosecuting Attorney
- Mason County Prosecuting Attorney
- Okanogan County Prosecuting Attorney
- Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney
- National District Attorneys Association
- Seattle City Attorneys Office
- U.S. Attorneys Bulletin
- U.S. Attorneys’ Manual
- U.S. Attorneys’ Manual – Criminal Division
- U.S. Attorneys Offices Nationwide
- U.S. Attorneys Office, District of Alaska
- U.S. Attorneys Office, District of Idaho
- U.S. Attorneys Office, District of Montana
- U.S. Attorneys Office, District of Oregon
- U.S. Attorneys Office, Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington
- U.S. Department of Justice
- Washington Attorney General’s Office
- Washington Attorney General’s Office Financial Crimes Unit
- Washington Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit