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CataLaw
http://www.catalaw.com
Meta-index of legal and government websites. Browse by topical area
of law or by . Also, of special interest are the directories, resources,
and guides under the "Extra Info".
FindLaw
http://www.findlaw.com
A comprehensive guide to legal resources on the Web.
Lawyer Directory from Martindale
http://www.martindale.com/
A directory of lawyers in the US and foreign countries, indexed by name, specialty,
firm, and location.
Wex
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Main_Page
From Cornell's Legal Information Institute, a publicly accessible dictionary
and encyclopedia of legal concepts and terminology. Articles are contributed
by qualified authors in the field. Use the search box in the top left to search
Wex.
Civil
Rights and Discrimination
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/civil_rights.html
From the Legal Information Institute, Cornell University. Includes
the full text of relevant statutes and court decisions, as well as links
to organizations in the field.
Civil Rights Division, Department
of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/
Information on the programs of the Division, its positions on various
issues, and the full text of selected cases and briefs.
Findlaw:
Gender Issues
http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/36civil/gender.html
Links to Web Sites on gender issues in the law.
National Women's Law Center
http://www.nwlc.org
Promoting the progress of females in all aspects of society, this site
provides research, transcripts, press releases and other materials related
to issues including athletics, education, employment, and sexual harassment.
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
http://www.eeoc.gov/
Information on the programs of the Commission, full text of relevant
laws and decisions, enforcement guidelines, and information on filing a
claim.
Communications
Law: An Overview
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/communications.html
From the Legal Information Institute, Cornell University. Commentary
and full text of relevant statutes, regulations, and selected court decisions
relating to the field of communications. Also includes links to related
journals and organizations.
Copyright Law
Materials
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Copyright
Another site from the Legal Information Institute, providing the full text of
relevant laws and significant court decisions, plus links to government agencies
and private organizations in the field.
Federal Communications Commission
http://www.fcc.gov/
Government agency in charge of regulating interstate and international
radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable communications.
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
http://www.privacyrights.org/
Non-profit consumer advocacy group which provides information and tips
regarding personal privacy protection. Also includes transcripts
of the group's testimony and issue papers relating to legislative hearings.
Guide to Open Government Law
http://www.rcfp.org/ogg/
From the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, this site is a "comprehensive
guide to open government law and practice in each of the 50 states and the District
of Columbia". Search the guide by keyword, browse by state, or compare laws
between states.
US Copyright Office
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/
Provides information and procedural documents relating to United States
copyright law. Copyright application and other forms are available
for download.
Commercial
Law: An Overview
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/commercial.html
From the Legal Information Institute, CornellUniversity. Links
to codes, cases, and commentaries.
Uniform Commercial
Code
http://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/ucc.table.html
From the American Law Institute. The text of the standard code
adopted by most states.
Constitutional
Law Materials
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/constitutional.html
From the Legal Information Institute, Cornell University. The
full text of the Constitution, major court decisions on constitutional
law, plus links to Web sites of organizations concerned with constitutional
issues.
Constitution
of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/browse.html
From the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
An annotated text, incorporating Supreme Court decisions through June 26,
1998.
The
Federalist Papers
http://www.vote-smart.org/resource_histdocs.php#Federalist
Essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay written to
bolster support for ratification of the Constitution.
First Amendment Center
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org
News, commentary, and primary source materials dealing with all aspects
of the first amendment. Of special interest are the the First Amendment
Library and Congressional Research Service reports sections of the site.
These provide links to significant court cases as well as research reports
made specifically for Congress, arranged by topic area.
Religious Liberty Archive
http://www.churchstatelaw.com
From a law firm specializing in representing religious organizations,
this site provides news, relevant cases, treatises, and applicable federal
and state law regarding religious freedom in the United States. Most decisions
are presented in full text, and some include legal commentary.
Landmark Supreme Court Cases
http://www.landmarkcases.org/
Developed to provide teachers with a full range of resources and activities
to support the teaching of landmark Supreme Court cases, helping students
explore the key issues of each case. The "Resources" section features basic
building blocks such as background summaries and excerpts of opinions that
can be used in multiple ways.
Buffalo Criminal Law
Center
http://wings.buffalo.edu/law/bclc/
Links to worldwide criminal law resources on the Web, plus texts on
federal criminal law reform, crime victims, and a Model Penal Code for
Democratic Societies.
Penal Law:
A Web
http://wings.buffalo.edu/law/bclc/web/cover.htm
From the Criminal Law Center, University of Buffalo. Provides
online tools to analyze and compare criminal laws of different jurisdictions.
White
Collar Crime: An Overview
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/white_collar.html
From Cornell's Legal Information Institute, an overview of the concepts
and issues surrounding white collar crime. Links to appropriate sections
of the US Code, as well as state materials, and selected judicial opinions
are provided.
Electronic
Surveillance Laws
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/CIP/surveillance.htm
From the National Conference of State Legislatures, the site provides a summary
and chart of state and federal laws for electronic surveillance plus links to
the state laws that include the traditional laws on wiretapping, "any interception
of a telephone transmission by accessing the telephone signal itself, and eavesdropping,-
listening in on conversations without the consent of the parties." Also provides
descriptions of the Wire and Electronic Communications Interception and Interception
of Oral Communications Act, USA PATRIOT Act, and other federal laws. .
Employment Law
Guide (US Department of Labor)
http://www.dol.gov/asp/programs/guide.htm
An overview of federal laws and regulations affecting businesses and
workers. Topics include wages, safety, benefits, and standards, as well
as an index of acts by specific industry.
Employment
Law Materials (Cornell University)
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/employment.html
From the Legal Information Institute, Cornell University. The
full text of relevant statutes and court decisions, plus links to other
Web sites.
OSHA Regulations and
Compliance Links
http://www.osha.gov/comp-links.html
From the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The text
of laws and regulations on occupational safety and health, as well as compliance
guides.
Right to Work States
http://www.nrtw.org/rtws.htm
Identifies those states with "right to work" laws on their books, and
provides access to the full text of the corresponding legislation. From
the National Right to Work Foundation.
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
http://www.eeoc.gov/
The agency responsible for enforcement of federal laws on employment
discrimination. Describes the EEOC's programs and gives the full text of
relevant laws, decisions, and enforcement guidelines.
US National Labor Relations Board
http://www.nlrb.gov/
The agency responsible for representation elections and investigation
of unfair labor practices. Includes full text of the NLRB's decisions and
regulations, as well as a manual of procedures and compliance.
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Environmental
Law
Environmental
Law Materials
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/environmental.html
From the Legal Information Institute, Cornell University. Includes
the full text of relevant federal laws and links to other federal and state
agencies and private organizations in the field.
The National Agricultural
Law Center
http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org/
Hosted by the University of Arkansas School of Law, this site contains
links to cases and legislative materials, commentary, research publications,
and bibliographies related to the various facets of agricultural and envrionmental
law.
US Environmental
Protection Agency: Laws, Regulations, and Dockets
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/lawregs.htm
Provides access to the full text of major environmental laws as well
as current and proposed regulations and guidance documents.
Comparative & Foreign Law
Guides
http://www.llrx.com/category/1050
In-depth articles provide overviews of legal systems, resource guides, and information
on performing legal research in several countries.
Constitution Finder
http://confinder.richmond.edu/
Links to texts of constitutions of foreign countries. Texts are in English
unless otherwise noted.
Nations of the World
http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nations.html
From the Library of Congress, a collection of links to legal information for
countries. Choose a country and the website will display links for the categories
of Constitution, Executive (government), Judicial, Legislative, and Legal Guidelines
and Miscellaneous. The site also similarly provides access to U.S. state legal
information by selecting the "United States" link from the top toolbar.
Electronic Information System for International
Law
http://www.eisil.org
A web directory linking to primary source materials (laws, treaties, charters) and related resources
of international law. The directory can be searched by keyword or browsed by
topic area. Topics include human rights, criminal, economic, and environmental
law.
Foreign and
International Law
http://www.willamette.edu/~slewis/forint.htm
From the Law Library of Willamette University. Links to international
organizations, treaties, constitutions, and national courts around the
world.
Global Legal Information Network
http://www.glin.gov/
Database of international laws sponsored by the Library of Congress. Public
access to english language summaries of laws and related legal writings for
numerous countries. Use the associated Guide
to Law Online for additional international legal resources.
The Avalon
Project: Documents In Law, History, and Government
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
From the Yale University Law School. The full text of historically
significant legal documents from ancient times to the present, but mostly
since the 17th century.
Guide
to Legal History Resources on the Web
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/legalhis.html
From the University of Texas at Austin Law Library. Links to
documentary sources, libraries, and archives.
History of the Federal Judiciary
http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf
From the US Federal Judicial Center. Brief biographies of all federal
judges and outline histories of all federal courts from 1789 to the present.
American Legal Publishing - Online
Library
http://www.amlegal.com/library/
Full text of the laws of over 200 municipalities in 30 states.
Municode.com
\ Online Library
http://www.municode.com/resources/online%20Library.asp
Provides searchable access to the full text of over the municipal code of each
state.
Lawyer's Weekly Inc.
http://www.lawyersweekly.com/
Describes itself as "the national newspaper for small-firm lawyers."
National Law Journal
http://www.nlj.com/
Daily news in all fields of law, with earlier articles on selected
subjects.
Constitution of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
http://www.state.ma.us/legis/const.htm
Full text of all articles and the preamble of the Massachusetts Consititution.
Findlaw: State
Cases and Codes
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/state.html
Links to official and unofficial Web sites providing the full text
of state cases and codes.
The General Laws
of Massachusetts
http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/
The full text of the code of laws currently in effect, searchable by
section or keyword.
Masschusetts Legislative
Tracking System
http://www.state.ma.us/legis/ltsform.htm
The full text of bills before the current session of the Legislature,
searchable by bill number or keyword.
Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court Opinions
http://www.findlaw.com/11stategov/ma/maca.html
The full text of opinions from 1998 to date.
State Embryonic and Fetal Research Laws
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/genetics/embfet.htm
From the National Conference of State Legislatures, a website offering discussion and comparisons of state laws on fetal research. The site features a table listing specifics on the state laws and links to sites where the text of the laws can be found.
The Federal Judiciary Homepage
http://www.uscourts.gov
"Clearinghouse for information from and about the Judicial Branch of
the U.S. Government". Provides research and statistics on the federal court
systems of the United States. Links are provided to the websites of the
various courts, as well as to the full text of federal court rules, and
other publications.
Findlaw: US
Supreme Court Opinions
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
Provides the full text of all decisions from 1893 to date. Can
be searched by citation, party, and words in text.
Findlaw:
US Supreme Court Briefs
http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/supreme_court/briefs/index.html
Briefs presented by both sides (party briefs) and others (amicus briefs),
as well as transrcipts of oral arguments are provided in different electronic
formats.
The History of the Supreme Court
http://www.historyofsupremecourt.org/
Sponsored by New York Life Insurance and PBS, this website features essays introducing topics related to the Supreme Court. Topics include presidential appointment, freedom of expression, sexual harassment, Separation of Powers, and more. The site also includes lesson plans for teachers k-12, a time-line of events, and an encyclopedia.
Supreme Court Collection
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/
From the Legal Information Institute, Cornell University. Provides
the full text of all US Supreme Court decisions since 1990, plus 610 of
the most significant earlier decisions. Indexed by topic, date, and
parties.
Oyez: U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia
http://www.oyez.org/oyez/frontpage
Created by facutly of Northwestern University, with grants and support from
the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities,
a website offering audio files of actual hearings from Supreme Court cases.
United States Tax Court
http://www.ustaxcourt.gov
Official website of the U.S. Tax Court, this site provides background on the
Court as well as access to Tax Court opinions (beginning 1/1999), rules, and
docket records (beginning 5/1986).
Code
of Federal Regulations
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html
From the US National Archives and Records Administration. The
full text of regulations issued by Federal agencies.
Federal Rulemaking
http://www.uscourts.gov/rules/newrules4.html
Official text of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Civil Procedure,
Appellate Procedure, and Evidence. All files in .PDF format.
US Code (Searchable)
http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml
From the US House of Representatives. A search engine retrieving the full
text of federal laws in force.
US Congressional Bibliographies
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/congbibs/
Detailed and annotated lists of Senate and House hearings, meetings, and reports
from the mid-1980's to present.
United States
Statutes at Large: 1789-1873
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsl.html
Browseable, scanned-images of full text of U.S. Statutes at Large (Public
Laws) of the first forty-two Congresses. Though not keyword searchable,
a page heading index is provided for the set as a whole, as well as an
individual topic index for each volume.
United States
Public Laws 1973-Present
http://thomas.loc.gov/bss/d108/d108laws.html
From the Library of Congress, access to full-text of Public Laws beginning
with those of the 93rd Congress to present. Listed sequentially by both
law number and bill number.