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Formed in 1990, the EFF, a non-profit group made up of lawyers, is concerned with defending free speech, privacy, innovation, and consumer rights on the web. The EFF has worked to oppose some legislation and acts as an information source for policy makers and the public. There are links to concise information about privacy, intellectual property, fair use, blogger's rights, and much more. - [Read more]

EPIC, located in Washington D.C., is a public interest research center. It was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values. It publishes EPIC Alert, an email and online news service on civil liberties in the information age. There are other resources, publications, and tools on the website. - [Read more]

FindLaw, founded in 1999, provides access to legal resources on the internet for legal professionals, corporate counsel, law students, businesses and consumers. Users can search for a lawyer, browse legal information by subject, read legal news, find forms and contracts, check state laws, consult a legal dictionary, and much more. - [Read more]

Lexis.com is the homepage for the LexisNexis Research System. On this site, users can find all published U.S. case law back to the 1770s, plus all the current laws and statutes. It also covers several other countries such as Canada, England, France, and others. Users can also Shepardize on the website and search by topic. - [Read more]

This is the website for the Federal Courts of the U.S., which includes the Supreme Court, The Court of Appeals, District Courts, and Bankruptcy Courts. The Federal courts are considered to be the guardians of the Constitution because their rulings protect the rights & liberties guaranteed by it. On the website is a history of the court, as well as information about how to file a case. - [Read more]

If you are located in the New York area and filing for bankruptcy, contact the law office at Doyaga and Schaefer. - [Read more]