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Legal
Research Tools
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The following resources tend to have
an American slant to them, because they are used by the WebKeeper on other
sites he maintains. I am willing to add other sites to create a more
global list. However, I would like to be very careful to be sure
the sites added have reasonably broad interest for our members.
Therefore, I don't want to include local sites here. If you have
an interesting local site, court or law-related or otherwise of interest,
please add it to the Web Links page, using
the submission tool there.
Please send your suggestions for this
page to the WebKeeper.
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| Constitutions |
United
States Constitution
Searchable version at Emory University.
List
of Constitutions Worldwide
From CounselQuest, an extensive legal
resource site.
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| Case
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International
Supreme Court Decisions
Norwegian site which provides links
to decisions of the courts of about 40 countries. Very interesting,
particularly if you read another language.
State
Appellate Court Decisions
Provided by a firm called Piper Resources,
this site provides links to web sites providing state appellate information.
Some states have free access to opinions, some require password accounts
to access the information, and some states' opinions are only available
through subscription services. This is a good resource for finding
your way to another state's opinions, if they are available. The
same firm provides a page for State
and Local Government on the Net, which provides links to general
government sites.
United
States Supreme Court Decisions
This site lists decisions since 1990,
with selected earlier decisions. Hyperlinked text makes these interesting
to use. Perhaps the best free site for U.S. Supreme Court cases.
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| Statutory
Law & Rules |
Code
of Federal Regulations
Searchable official version of CFR.
Full
Text State Statutes and Legislation on the Internet
A simple, but seemingly comprehensive
set of links. No case law.
Internet
Law Library
This was formerly the U.S. House of
Representatives Internet Law Library, and was originally provided to the
public courtesy of the United States House of Representatives Law Revision
Counsel Office. It was discontinued as a House sponsored project,
but is still maintained, and still is an excellent resource.
THOMAS:
Legislative Information on the Internet
Library of Congress connection to
legislative information.Information on pending bills, the Congressional
Record, Committees, Historical Documents, Links to other government Internet
resources. Even includes a piece called "How Our Laws Are Made" by the
house parliamentarian. Simple and very easy to use.
United
States Code
Searchable version of the U.S. Code,
from the U.S. House of Representatives.
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| Legal Search
Resources |
ABA
Law Link
ABA Legal Research Selected Starting
Points. Not a very impressive site, but is a worthwhile list to lead
you elsewhere.
Cornell
University Legal Information Institute
Superb site with many links to legal
information and resources.
Counsel
Quest
An Internet legal resource locator
Emory
University Law Library Electronic Reference Desk
A very good starting point to Internet
legal resource
FindLaw:
Internet Legal Resources
A very good site for legal topic links.
Internet
Legal Resource Compass
A bad name, but a promising site,
from Villanova Law School. Includes a Federal and State Court Locator,
along with research tools.
Internet
Legal Resource Guide
Different from the site above, although
with a similar name. "A categorized index of more than 4000 select
web sites in 238 nations, islands, and territories, as well as more than
850 locally stored web pages and downloadable files, this site was established
to serve as a comprehensive resource of the information available on the
Internet concerning law and the legal profession, with an emphasis on the
United States of America."
LawCrawler
LawCrawler is a service of FindLaw
which allows key word searches to find information from a variety of legal
web sites.
Lexis.Com
Access point to the Lexis legal research
system (subscription required). However, this site also includes
a large amount of other information, much of it free, which will be of
interest to lawyers and judges.
Library
of Congress
Although not technically a legal search
tool, the online Library of Congress site is a treasure trove of valuable
information and links to other places.
State
and Local Government on the Net
A comprehensive guide to government
sponsored Internet sites. If you are looking for state or local government
sites, this is much better than a general search engine.
West
Group
Information about West's various legal
publications and services.
Westlaw.Com
Portal to the research site.
World
Wide Web Virtual Library: Law
Another list of law-related websites
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| Court Resources |
American
Judicature Society
The American Judicature Society is
an independent nonprofit organization supported by a national membership
of judges, lawyers, and other members of the public. Through research,
educational programs, and publications, AJS addresses concerns related
to ethics in the courts, judicial selection, the jury, court administration,
and public understanding of the justice system.
National
Center for State Courts
Provides research and other services
related to the operation of state court systems.
National
Judicial College
The NJC was founded in 1968 on the
campus of the University of Nevada, Reno, where it has grown into the premier
educational institution for judges from around the world. The faculty is
largely comprised of active judges.
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| Court Systems |
Court
Web Sites
From the National Center for State
Courts, this is a list of court web sites throughout the country. The focus
is on state level U.S. courts, but there are some Federal and International
courts listed.
Courts.Net
Not a terribly impressive site visually,
but appears to provide links to state courts in an easy to follow way.
Federal
Courts
This page is maintained by the Administrative
Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the U.S. Courts. The purpose of
this site is to function as a clearinghouse for information from and about
the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government.
Federal
Judicial Center
The Federal Judicial Center is the
federal courts' agency for research and continuing education.
Maricopa
County Self-Service Center
The Maricopa County, Arizona Self-Service
Center is a place in the Maricopa County Courthouse where pro se litigants
(people who don't have a lawyer) can go to get assistance, forms and information
about certain common legal processes.
State
Courts Directory
This directory includes existing judicial
web sites for all 50 states.
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| Online
Legal News Resources |
Journal
of Law & Politics
A Minnesota monthly magazine, often
tongue in cheek, with news and views about various legal topics.
Not an academic journal.
Law
News Network
Law News Network is a national daily
newspaper for and about the legal profession. It claims to bring together,
in real time, all the national legal news articles from American
Lawyer Media's print newspapers and journals around the country.
Lawyers
Weekly
A subscription based weekly, with
limited free stories. Worth a quick look.
West
Group's Daily Law Highlights
This is a daily "law news" site from
West Group. Interesting to scan occasionally, since it reflects cases
from all jurisdictions.
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| Legal Technology |
ABA
Legal Technology Resource Center
The ABA maintains this Center to provide
resources for its members, and the site is useful for lawyers looking for
technology information for their practices.
ABA
Law Practice Management Section
This section of the ABA has always
been on the "bleeding edge" of law practice technology.
Best
Legal Tech Resources
This site was written by a lawyer
who also consults on matters of legal technology. A bit dated,
but not a bad starting point.
Courtroom
21 Project
"Located in the College of William
& Mary Law School's McGlothlin Courtroom, Courtroom 21, "The Courtroom
of the 21st Century Today," is a joint project of the Law School and the
National Center for State Courts. Courtroom 21, the world's most technologically
advanced courtroom, is an international demonstration and experimental
project which seeks to determine how technology can best improve all components
of the legal system."
Law
Office Computing
Online version of the print magazine
Legal
Technology On Line
Claims to provide links to "comprehensive
information on law office technology."
Technology
Information Service
A service of the National Center for
State Courts, providing "...information relating to court technology to
court managers, judges, technology professionals, attorneys, vendors, and
private citizens."
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10 Court Websites
The results of a juried selection
process (Judge Venne was one of the six judges), attempting to show what
can be done best in public court websites. Announced at the
Sixth National Court Technology Conference in Los Angeles in September
1999.
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| Other
Law Related Resources |
American
Bar Association
ABA Home Page, with connections to
many other lawyer related services.
Martindale-Hubbell
Legal Directory
A somewhat abbreviated version of
the venerable directory of lawyers. All lawyers may have a minimal
listing for free, which may be set up from the web site.
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100 Criminal Justice Sites on the Web
No idea what the criteria are, but
this is an interesting site to launch from.
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| Other Government
Resources |
State
and Local Government on the Net
Provided by a firm called Piper Resources,
this site provides links to web sites providing general information about
state and local government units. The same firm provides a good page for
State Appellate Court
Decisions.
Central
Intelligence Agency
The King of all oxymorons. Spooks
of the world, unite.
FBI's
Most Wanted Fugitives
Look for your friends online.
FedWorld
U.S. government search engine for
finding federal web sites.
Internal
Revenue Service Online
Death and Taxes.There may not be much
about death online, but the IRS is there. And, for those who might
think the IRS is humor-impaired, the home page is colorful, almost like
a 1950's magazine cover.
Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
OSHA is a federal agency which deals
with workplace safety. As if you didn't know that.
Passport
Services
Information about passports, including
how to get one.
Smithsonian
Institution
Marvelous system of museums in Washington,
DC.
U.S.
Census Bureau
Wide and deep source for social, demographic
and economic information from this federal agency.
United
States Patent and Trademark Office
For all you inventors and your lawyers.
United
States Postal Service
Locate the nearest post office, and
much more.
White
House
Bill, Hillary and Chelsea's house,
at least until January 2001.
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United States Congress
CapWeb
CapWeb is a very good source for information
on Congress and its work. A good starting point.
Senate
Web Site
Senate
Committees
Senators'
Web Pages
House
Web Site
House
Clerk
House
Members' Web Pages
House
Committees
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