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United States Law Links

The National Center for State Courts Home Page.

    Reports on the activities of the organization dedicated to improvement of the U.S. courts. Discussion of technological advances.

WWW Virtual Law Library.

    A comprehensive list of legal resources. Probably the most complete on the net.

Legal-Explanations.com.

    Unique and helpful site providing free legal resources. Present emphasis is legal definitions (2,500 and growing). Addition of additional legal resources promised.

Administrative & Government Law.

    Administrative law is broken into several interrelated parts. They are: administrative rules, regulations and procedures for government agencies and bodies; the scope of agency authority, in particular individual privacy; and enforcement powers of agencies. This site deals well with both.

Legal Information Institute.

    Excellent site offering an introduction to virtually all categories of law - - together with sub-links providing a more in-depth analysis.

eLaws Advisers.

    U.S. Department of Labor site provides employment law assistance for workers and small businesses. A law oriented Ask Jeeves. Site responses imitate the interaction you might have with a DOL employment law expert--it asks questions and provides answers based on your responses.

Immigration Resources.

    Informative site providing useful information relating to U.S. immigration.

Estate Planning Links Website.

    For consumers and estate planning professionals, this site contains hundreds of well-organized, time saving links to estate planning, elder law, tax and related sites. Emphasis upon wealth preservation.

Legal Research Guide.

    Overview of Legal Research - including an introduction to categories of law. General Legal Materials: Primary Sources - lists federal and California statutory, case and administrative law available in print, on the Internet, or through Lexis/Nexis. Secondary Sources - lists, guides, dictionaries, encyclopedias, Internet guides, indexes, and other general resources. Particular emphasis upon environmental/natural resources law.

'Lectric Law Library.

    An excellent site that lawyers and non-lawyers alike should bookmark. Generally recognized as one of the Net's finest legal resources. Presented with an element of humor to keep you awake.

Court TV - OnLine.

    For the litigator and those merely interested in litigation. Daily update on trials of interest to the profession and/or the media.

The Internet Law Library

    Extensive legal resources - - federal, state and international. Its directory of state law is particularly helpful to lay person and lawyer alike.

U.S. State and Territorial Law

    A smorgasbord containing materials from state statutes to selected city ordinances, organized state by state.

The Washlaw WEB.

    A key word search program allowing access to a large and varied number of law journals, including certain law reviews.

The Legal Information Institute.

    Provides contact information on people and organizations active in the field of law and access to numerous legal primary source materials.

VersusLaw.

    Excellent internet source for full text opinions from federal and state appellate courts. No fee trial period offered. 20,000 free forms available, with or without a subscription.

The Law Engine.

    A wealth of information. Much decorated site.

The American Arbitration Association Home Page.

    Informs one of all they want to know, and perhaps more, about the AAA, including its rules.

The Emory Law Library Electronic Reference Desk.

    Offers word search access to a wealth of information, including foreign law.

LegalEthics.

    This private consulting company offers assistance to legal professionals regarding ethics problems raised by the Internet and Internet technology.

LawResearch.

    Provides boolian search capacity allowing access to some 50,000 legal documents on the internet. Nominal charge for the ultimate service.

California Law Links

The California Courts and Judicial System.

    An exhaustive and useful analysis of the California judicial scheme, with many helpful references to other web sites.

The Other Side Of The Wall (formerly "The Prison Law Page").

    Prisons and prison law, including articles, case updates, a prisoner's dictionary, writing by prisoners, a California prison primer and extensive links.

Equal Employment Opportunity Law.

    Site provides access to sources of information about federal and California law relating to equal employment opportunity. Oregon law is provided as an added bonus.

Legal Research Tools.

    Provides numerous links of assistance to to professional and layman alike in researching the California and other law.

Cal Law.

    Published by The Recorder, San Francisco's daily legal newspaper. Articles, current appellate opinions, etc.

United States Federal Law Links

The Federal Courts Home Page.

    Acts as a clearinghouse for information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government.

The Federal Judicial Center Home Page.

    The Center is the federal equivalent of the National Center for State Courts, but the site contains considerably more detail.

Supreme Court Decisions Since 1893.

    Provides the added assistance of full text search capability. A part of the FindLaw site.

The Constitution of the United States.

    The United States Constitution in its entirety. Search by key-word or reference particular sections or amendments. Also allows search of The Federalist Papers, The Declaration of Independence and many other documents.

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet.

    Provides a wealth of information pertaining to Congressional bills, the Congressional Record, Congressional Advisory Board Reports, the legislative process, and legislative branch Internet sites. Many helpful federal links. Is of considerable assistance in researching pending bills.
Federal Courts Finder - Case Law.

Federal Court Finder

Supreme Court Opinions

Historic Supreme Court Opinions

Supreme Court Rules

First Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions

Second Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions

Third Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions

Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions

    Of value to the legal profession, particularly smaller firms that cannot afford to maintain a complete federal library. Depth is as little as two or three years in some Circuits, so it will not eliminate all need for an occasional trip to the local library. Kudos to Emory University School of Law which has created the site.

The United States Code.

    Searchable.

The Code of Federal Regulations.

    Keyword search available.

The Federal Register.

    Database for the 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999.

The Third Branch.

    Articles from The Third Branch, a newsletter published by the Administrative Offices of the United States Courts. An efficient means of keeping current on federal court topics of present interest.

Yahoo.

    The most popular and utilized search engine/directory in the United States.


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