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Litigation Reform Net Links from About.com Litigation Reform Net Links from About.com: Links to sites presenting arguments on changing the civil liability system. (Law Reform) http://law.about.com/msub38.htm Development Gateway - Judicial and Legal Reform Development Gateway - Judicial and Legal Reform: Articles, projects, organizations, and links, relating to legal reform efforts in developing nations. (Law Reform) http://www.developmentgateway.org/node/130655/ Justice Lives Justice Lives: Argues against sovereign immunity. (Law Reform) http://www.justicelives.com/ Toward a More Just and Predictable Civil Justice System Toward a More Just and Predictable Civil Justice System: Florida State University Law Review article, advocating restrictions in tort litigation. (Law Reform) http://www.law.fsu.edu/journals/lawreview/frames/252/merofram.html New Zealand Law Commission New Zealand Law Commission: The Law Commission is an independent, government-funded organisation that reviews laws that need updating, reforming or developing. (Law Reform) http://www.lawcom.govt.nz/ American Tort Reform Association. American Tort Reform Association.: Advocating limited recovery through the civil justice system. (Law Reform) http://www.atra.org/ Adoptees and Birthparents for Open Records Nationwide Adoptees and Birthparents for Open Records Nationwide: Working to open adoption records throughout the United States. (Law Reform) http://ABORN.Webring.tripod.com/Aborn/index.html Australian Law Reform Commission Australian Law Reform Commission: The Federal Australian law reform body that has instrumental in recommending reforms to law since 1975. (Law Reform) http://www.alrc.gov.au/ Death Penalty Information Center Death Penalty Information Center: Providing information about the application of the death penalty in the United States. (Law Reform) http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/ British Columbia Law Institute British Columbia Law Institute: Law reform database indexing materials from common law jurisdictions around the world. (Law Reform) http://www.bcli.org/ Victorian Law Reform Commission 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. (Law Reform) http://www.lawreform.vic.gov.au Pro-death penalty.com 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. (Law Reform) http://www.prodeathpenalty.com/ The 'Nazification' of the Criminal Justice System The 'Nazification' of the Criminal Justice System: An editorial argues that the "war on crime" is misguided. (Law Reform) http://www.thedailyaztec.com/archive/1996/03/06/file006.html Truth in Justice Truth in Justice: Non-profit organization working to free individuals convicted of crimes they did not commit, and to prevent wrongful convictions. (Law Reform) http://www.truthinjustice.org/ U.S. Grand Jury Reform U.S. Grand Jury Reform: Information on the federal grand jury system, from the Constitution Society. (Law Reform) http://www.constitution.org/jury/gj/gj-us.htm Tort Reform: Is the System Broken? 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. (Law Reform) http://www.sddt.com/~columbus/Files2/tort.html Legal Justice Reform Network Legal Justice Reform Network: Advocating consumer-based legal reform and litigation without lawyers. (Law Reform) http://www.atps.com/uclr/ Legal Ethics and Reform Legal Ethics and Reform: Arguments for drastic reform of the legal system. (Law Reform) http://www.legalethicsandreform.com/hm_pg.html Prosecutorial Misconduct Prosecutorial Misconduct: Discusses issues of prosecutorial misconduct, corruption and accountability. (Law Reform) http://www.lawmall.com/abuse/ Law Reform Network Law Reform Network: Addressing tort reform, the judicial process, pro se litigation, and the accountability of judges. (Law Reform) http://www.lawreform.net/ Citizens for Legal Responsibility Citizens for Legal Responsibility: Dedicated to exposing attorney and judicial misconduct. (Law Reform) http://www.clr.org/ Hypocrites Of Tort Reform 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. (Law Reform) http://www.tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/4286 Help Abolish Legal Tyranny (HALT) Help Abolish Legal Tyranny (HALT): Dedicated to the principle that all Americans should be able to handle their legal affairs simply, affordably and equitably. (Law Reform) http://www.halt.org/ The Injustice Line The Injustice Line: Relating stories of government outrages, especially those involving judges, courts and lawyers. (Law Reform) http://www.injusticeline.com/ Common Good Common Good: Organization devoted to restricting access to courts to diminish litigation. (Law Reform) http://www.cgood.org/ Did You Know? Did You Know?: 'Civil Justice Fact Sheets' From the American Trial Lawyers Association relating to areas of litigation commonly targeted by tort reform groups. (Law Reform) http://www.atlanet.org/ConsumerMediaResources/Tier3/press_room/issuesfacts.aspx World Bank Group World Bank Group: Describes the World Bank's efforts to transform the legal and judicial systems of developing nations. (Law Reform) http://www.worldbank.org/ljr Forfeiture Endangers American Rights Foundation 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. (Law Reform) http://www.fear.org Power of Attorneys Power of Attorneys: Examining tort reform with a touch of humor. (Law Reform) http://www.power-of-attorneys.com/ Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM): A U.S. organization working to reform mandatory minimum sentencing laws for nonviolent offenses. (Law Reform) http://www.famm.org/ Democracy Corner Democracy Corner: Simple ideas to improve the United States legal system, from Nolo.com. (Law Reform) http://www.nolo.com/democracy_corner/ United States House of Repeals 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. (Law Reform) http://www.usrepeals.com/ Texans for the Reform of Deferred Adjudication 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. (Law Reform) http://www.deferredadjudication.org Legal Reform Legal Reform: Argues that reforms are needed in legal institutions, tools, and training to achieve constitutional compliance. Extensive research materials. (Law Reform) http://www.constitution.org/cs_legal.htm Free The Grapes Free The Grapes: Advocating reform of the liquor distribution laws, to result in the availability of a greater variety of wines to consumers. (Law Reform) http://www.freethegrapes.org