Resources
Selected Courts
Connecticut Judicial Branch: http://www.jud.state.ct.us
Connecticut Supreme Court: http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/supapp
Connecticut Appellate Court: http://www.jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/appellate.htm
United States Supreme Court: http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/
United States District Court, District of Connecticut: http://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/
Connecticut State Government Resources
CT.gov Portal - the Official Website for the State of Connecticut: http://www.ct.gov/
Connecticut Department of Public Safety: http://www.ct.gov/dps/site/default.asp
Police Officer Standards and Training Council: http://www.ct.gov/post/site/default.asp
Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities website offers information regarding discrimination and other legal issues relating to human rights: http://www.ct.gov/chro/site/default.asp
Connecticut Law Libraries Historical Page regarding civil rights in Connecticut: http://www.jud.ct.gov/lawlib/History/civilrights.htm
Connecticut Statutes: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2009/pub/titles.htm
Connecticut Penal Code: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2009/pub/title53a.htm
Federal Civil Rights & Criminal Law Resources
Section 1983 provides a civil remedy for deprivation of rights (provided by Cornell Law School): http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/1983.html
White House Agenda on Civil Rights: http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/civil_rights/
United States Commission on Civil Rights provides information on civil rights issues around the nation and informs citizens on how to file complaints: http://www.usccr.gov/
Title 18 of the United States Code covers Federal Crimes and Criminal Procedure (provided by Cornell Law School): http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18
The United States Department of Justice Website on Federal Criminal Law: http://www.usdoj.gov/otj/fcl.htm
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: http://eeoc.gov/
United States Department of Justice website regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act: http://www.ada.gov/
