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	Brennan Center for Justice (Separate Website) "The Brennan Center for Justice is a non-partisan public policy and law institute that focuses on the fundamental issues of democracy and justice. Our work ranges from voting rights to redistricting reform, from access to the courts to presidential power in the fight against terrorism." -- from the Brennan Center's Web site.


	Civil Rights and Liberties, Department of Justice (Separate Website) This government site has information about how to report civil rights violations, and it has information about some civil rights issues. By: U.S. Department of Justice


	Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice (Separate Website) Homepage of the government unit responsible for enforcing major federal anti-discrimination laws. By: U.S. Department of Justice


	Freedom of Information Act "FOIA" gives the public access to certain federal goverment records. By: Tulane Environmental Law Clinic


	Louisiana Public Records Your state law rights to look at and copy public records. By: Tulane Environmental Law Clinic


	Louisiana Public Records Laws Questions and answers about your rights. By: State of Louisiana, Office of the Attorney General


	The Door to Open Government in Louisiana (Separate Website) Online guide to the state's law about, and your rights to, open meetings and public records. Authored by Jack Weiss, Amy Neuhardt, and Louisiana lawyer Mary Ellen Roy. By: The Reporters' Committee for Freedom of the Press


	Using the Tools of the Trade: A Freedom of Information Law Primer (Separate Website) Article that talks about when the public has a right to attend public meetings and look at public records, and the limits to these rights. By: Student Press Law Center


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