Steven Helle

Vita
Alternate Vita
Journ 241, Law and Communications
Journ 199, Internet and the Law
Department of Journalism
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Legal Research Resources
- Opinions, legislation, law reviews metaindex
- FindLaw
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Oyez Project of Northwestern University -- oral arguments in the cases before the U.S. Supreme Court (hear, e.g., F. Lee Bailey arguing the Sheppard v. Maxwell case)
- Illinois Supreme Court and Appellate Opinions
- Illinois Compiled Statutes
- David Loundy's E-LAW Web Page
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Center for Democracy and Technology
- The Free Expression Clearinghouse
- The Freedom Forum on the First Amendment, including upcoming Supreme Court cases
Journalism Resources
- Newslink -- Eric Meyer's links to virtually every media site, American Journalism Review, and job listings
- Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.
- National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting
- Foundation for American Communications (current issues, AP digest, Internet resources, reporting tools)
- Romenesko's Obscure Store and Reading Room -- If it's offbeat and in journalism, it's here
- Reporting resources, including Math for Reporters and Finding Data on the Internet
- Joe Grimm's "JobsPage" with list of best newspapers, tips for would-be interns, and even job-hunting music
- News of the news biz
- eNewswires.com -- links to news stories at different sites
Family
- Susan Hanes Helle
  - Samantha Helle
  - Stephanie Helle
Whimsy
- Shakespearean Insult Generator
- Book-a-Minute -- Ultra-Condensed Science Fiction/Fantasy, Children's Bedtime Stories, and Classics
- The Hunger Site -- Donate just by clicking
- The Nerd Test
- Index to Webcams
- Urban Legends Reference Page
- NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
- Hometown Favorites -- Quisp cereal, Cherry Mash, Jiffy Pop Stovepop popcorn, Sen-Sen Breath Refreshment (memorialized in "The Music Man") -- Having trouble finding an old favorite food, snack or beverage? Or even wondering if your favorite has been relegated to the dustbin of history?
- Buzzwhack -- Dedicated to de-mystifying buzzwords; for acronyms, try AF (Acronym Finder)
- The Salary Calculator -- Taking into account the relative cost-of-living, what should your salary be in another town, any other town?
- Retirement Calculator -- How much will you need to retire in the manner to which you plan to be accustomed? (Warning: If clinically depressed, you should view this site only with the advice of a physician.)
- Guide to Snoop-proof e-mail, anonymous remailers and websurfers, cookie busters and other online privacy tools by EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center)
- Litigation-Proof Letters of Recommendation (or Lexicon of Inconspicuously Ambiguous Recommendations (LIAR))
- Play Hangman