Freedom of the Press
The Freedom Forum, based in Washington, D.C., is a nonpartisan foundation that champions the First Amendment as a cornerstone of democracy.
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
The Committee’s primary mission remains serving working journalists — 2,000 of them every year. And since its founding, no reporter has ever paid for the Committee’s help in defending First Amendment rights.
Law – The Constitution of the United States of America including analysis and interpretation
On-line – Justia.com
Justia’s Mission: To advance the availability of legal resources for the benefit of society.
Download pdf – gpoaccess.gov
GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government.
Search – thecre.com
The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness (CRE) was established in 1996, after the passage of the Congressional Review Act, to provide Congress with independent analyses of agency regulations.
Law – Supreme Court of the United States
Briefs
Dockets
Opinions
Oral Arguments
Orders and Journal
Law – United States
Justia’s Mission: To advance the availability of legal resources for the benefit of society.
US Supreme Court Opinions
US Federal Court Appeals Opinions
US District Court Opinions
US Constitution
US Code
US Code of Federal Regulations
US Regulation Tracker
US Federal Government Resources
Legal Information Institute (LII)
We are a not-for-profit group that believes everyone should be able to read and understand the laws that govern them, without cost.
Federal law
Constitution
U.S. Code
C.F.R.
Supreme Court
Federal Rules
State law resources
State statutes by topic
U.C.C.
Uniform laws
World law
Open Government
A national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government
Civic Commons Civic Commons Wiki
An independent non-profit organization, Civic Commons will help institutions share code and best practices, reform procurement practices, and learn to function not only as a provider of services but as a platform to which an ecosystem of industry can add value for government and its citizens.
Code for America was founded to help the brightest minds of the Web 2.0 generation transform city governments.
E-Democracy.Org builds online public space in the heart of real democracy and community. Our mission is to harness the power of online tools to support participation in public life, strengthen communities, and build democracy.
GovFresh works to inspire government-citizen collaboration and build a more engaged democracy. We feature Gov 2.0, open gov news, guides, TV, tech, people and official U.S. government feeds, all in one place.
National Freedom of Information Coalition
The National Freedom of Information Coalition protects the public’s right to oversee its government.
NetAction is a California-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting use of the Internet for effective grassroots citizen action campaigns, and to educating the public, policy makers, and the media about technology policy issues.
A collaborative effort to create an open standard for 311 services
Concerned that our government keeps from the American public information that we need to make our families safe, secure our country and strengthen democracy, a broad-based set of organizations formed OpenTheGovernment.org.
OpenPlans is a non-profit technology organization focused on civic engagement and open government. We use journalism and open source software to turn data into accessible, useful information. This work engages the average person in shaping their community.
The Sunlight Foundation is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that uses the power of the Internet to catalyze greater government openness and transparency, and provides new tools and resources for media and citizens, alike.
Sunshine Review Evaluation of Virginia city websites
Sunshine Review is a non-profit organization dedicated to state and local government transparency.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards. Led by Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee and CEO Jeffrey Jaffe, W3C’s mission is to lead the Web to its full potential.
Planning
The American Planning Association brings together thousands of people — practicing planners, citizens, elected officials — committed to making great communities happen.