General Legal Reference
American Law Sources Online
http://www.lawsource.com/also/
Compilation of links to freely accessible online sources of law for the
United States, Canada, and Mexico, sources of commentary and practice
aids that are available without charge (or available at a reasonable charge
from governmental and nonprofit providers).
FindLaw
http://www.findlaw.com/
This popular site is a good place to start your legal research, a general
and comprehensive source providing articles on general topics in the “for
the public” section, links to cases and codes for professionals, legal
news, and resources for businesses and students.
GPO Access: A Service of the U. S. Government Printing Office
http://www.gpoaccess.gov
“A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic
access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal
Government. The information provided on this site is the official, published
version and the information retrieved from GPO Access can be used without
restriction, unless specifically noted.” Search here for information from
all three branches of the U. S. government.
Heiros Gamos
http://www.hg.org
A general research source, covering federal and international law. Check
out the Law Practice Center, detailing 70 areas of practice each with
links to other resources.
LawHelp
http://lawhelp.org/NY/
A free New York legal information resource providing legal fact sheets,
information about the court system, links to social service agencies,
and referrals to legal services for low-income residents.
LawInfo.com
http://www.lawinfo.com/
A free legal directory for lawyers, attorneys, free legal forms and documents,
private investigators, court reporters, expert witnesses, process servers,
paralegals, and legal advice. Try the Legal FAQs to look for basic information
in different areas of law by state.
Legal Citations
http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation/
Introduction to legal citation, purposes, types, examples and instruction
in writing citations.
Mirriam Webster's Dictionary of Law
http://dictionary.lp.findlaw.com
Internet Legal Dictionary through FindLaw
Nolo: Law for All
http://www.nolo.com
Good reference source: another general source which includes information
by legal topic, legal news, etc. but also with a Legal Dictionary and
Encyclopedia.
Using the Internet for Substantive Legal Research
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/law/paralegal.htm
Created by Susan Dow at the University at Buffalo Law Library, here
is an informative guide to getting started with research on the internet.
As well as instruction on searching and creating search strategies,
this web site includes links to court locaters, legal subject directories
and legal search engines.
Case Law
American Legal Ethics Library
http://www.law.cornell.edu/ethics/
This digital library contains both the codes or rules setting standards
for the professional conduct of lawyers and commentary on the law governing
lawyers, organized on a state by state basis.
Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School
http://www.law.cornell.edu
The LII is known internationally as a leading “law-not-com”
provider of public legal information. We offer all opinions of the United
States Supreme Court handed down since 1992, together with over 600 earlier
decisions selected for their historic importance, over a decade of opinions
of the New York Court of Appeals, and the full United States Code. We
also publish important secondary sources: libraries in two important areas
(legal ethics and social security) and a series of “topical”
pages that serve as concise explanatory guides and Internet resource listings
for roughly 100 areas of law.
FindLaw
http://www.findlaw.com
Large multipurpose commercial legal website with access to laws, cases,
codes and other information on all fifty states and the federal government.
Also an excellent resource for locating U.S. Supreme Court cases, including
full-text of cases from 1893 – present. Allows for full-text, citation,
and party-name searching.
New York State Unified Court System
http://www.courts.state.ny.us/
A comprehensive "how to" guide to the court system, with current
news from the courts. Find local city and county courts here.
New York Official Reports
http://www.courts.state.ny.us/reporter/
This site provides access to a comprehensive collection of officially
published New York court decisions from January 1, 1997 to the present.
For the period of coverage, all decisions of the Court of Appeals and
the Appellate Division, as well as selected opinions of the lower courts,
are included. Motion decisions of the appellate courts also are available.
OYEZ - U. S. Supreme Court Multimedia
http://www.oyez.org
The OYEZ Project is a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court
of the United States and its work. It aims to be a complete and authoritative
source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a
recording system in October 1955. The Project also provides authoritative
information on all justices and offers a virtual reality 'tour' of portions
of the Supreme Court building, including the chambers of some of the justices.
Supreme Court of the United States
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
View slip opinions of latest cases, information on cases pending on the
docket and the Court's schedule.
United States District Court- Western District of New York
http://www.nywd.uscourts.gov/index.php
District Courts of Buffalo and Rochester. Find general information, judges
decisions, attorney info, forms and rules.
Statutes
Congressional Record
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord/
"The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and
debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress
is in session. GPO Access contains Congressional Record volumes from 140
(1994) to the present. At the back of each daily issue is the "Daily Digest,"
which summarizes the day's floor and committee activities."
House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov
Search here for general information about congresspersons, for House
committees and other general information about the House. This site
links to Thomas for specific legislation.
Senate
http://www.senate.gov
Search here for general and biographical information about Senators, for
Senate committees and other general information about the Senate. This
site links to Thomas for specific legislation.
Thomas
http://thomas.loc.gov/
The authoritative source for current legislative activity, bill summaries
and text, laws, votes, the Congressional Record and more.
United States Code- Cornell Law School
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/
Search the United States Code by section, popular name or a search engine.
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