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WWW Law Resources

Note: the library subscribes to the Index to Legal Periodicals and Books through the FirstSearch service; this database links to some full-text material, mostly law reviews.
star  indicates a CHOICE Highly Recommended Site
Legal Information Institute [LII]: Cornell Law School  includes search engine; numerous full-text materials
LII: Eye on the Courts: Newsworthy Decisions Available on the Net  
LII: State Courts--By Jurisdiction  
LII: Supreme Court Collection
LII: Historic Supreme Court Decisions alphabetically by case name
LII: Supreme Court Decisions  
LII: Web Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research Choice Outstanding Web Site
WEX: a collaborative legal Dictionary and Encyclopedia Cornell Law
 
FindLaw.com
FindLaw Court Forms Reasonably broad range of forms from federal and state courts.
FindLaw Court Forms FAQ Page see above description
American Law Sources On-line
Annotated Constitution .gov
Applied Ethics Resources on the WWW in particular see Professional Ethics
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy
A Century of Lawmaking For a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1875 Choice Outstanding Web Site
Famous Trials A reviewer stated: Law professor Linder wanted to create a Web site available for anyone to use, and he has succeeded superbly. The 36 trials within this easily navigated site are chronologically listed from Socrates in 399 B.C. to the Moussaui 9/11 Trial in 2006.
Federal Courts  
Federal Court Finder, and Supreme Court Federal Judicial Center 
Full-Text State Statutes (US) and Legislation on the Internet  
Guide to U.S. Law from the Law Library of Congress  
Landmark Supreme Court Cases
'Lectric Law Library  
National Tribal Justice Resource Center
Stateline.org  tremendously useful site for finding current information on US state laws and policy
The U.S. Code courtesy of the Cornell Law School
The Virtual Chase: Legal Research on the Internet   Well-organized, easy to navigate, has a search function. Legal Research Guide is particuarly helpful, though "aimed at lawyers and other experienced legal researchers."
WWW Virtual Library: Law
WashLaw Web   especially good at international law
Page Updated: 9 September 2009 Page Created: 1 April 2001

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