National
Legal Research Websites
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ALSO! - American Law
Sources On-Line
A true mother lode,
comprehensive, regularly and reliably
updated.
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FindLaw: |
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U.S. House of
Representatives |
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THOMAS @
Library of Congress |
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Mega Links to Federal Government
& Law
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Law Journals
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Law
& Politics Internet Guide: mega-overview of internet law
resources, by category. |
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Litigator's
Internet Resource Guide to Rules of Court
@ Law Library
Resource Xchange (LLRX): staggering
set of links to virtually every set of court
rules for every federal and state
jurisdiction in the country. |
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Legal
Information Institute @ Cornell |
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Legal
Resources on the Internet @ USC: excellent collection of links to
broad range of legal topics, including ADR,
Civil Rights, Disability Law, Environmental
Law, and much more. |
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National
Clearinghouse for Legal Services: resource backbone of the
national legal services community, ever
expanding website with links and content re
poverty law issues.
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Hot
Documents: very
useful compilation of recent reports,
news stories, and more of direct
interest to the legal services
community. |
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Nolo Press
Self-Help Law Center: Berkeley
publisher of law books for the layperson. |
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Practicing
Attorney's Home Page: classy
collection of links to wide range of legal
topics, and more. |
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University
of Michigan Documents Center: outstanding website with
extensive links to federal and state
resources and data, well worth a visit.
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Citation
Guides: need
to know how to cite electronic
documents? Here's the answer! |
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United
States Legal Information Center: offers sources to U.S. law, part
of the World Wide Legal Information
Association website. |
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WashLaw
Web @ Washburn |
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WestDoc:
fee-based, affordable
alternative from West Publishing for
downloading state or federal court cases, if
you have the citation, docket number and/or
case title. |
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World
Wide Web Virtual Library @ Indiana |
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W3
Lawyer: New
Jersey-based website with large collection of
law links organized by topic. |
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Bet
Tzedek Legal Services: based
in Los Angeles, offers useful online guides
to the Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
programs, with info about eligibility for
nursing home care. |
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Disability Law Resources
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ADA
Protections for People with Mental
Disabilities: Bazelon
Center's summary of ADA issues
affecting the mentally disabled, with
links to other resources. |
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Americans
with Disabilities Act Document Center:
enormous, superb
source for information and links
regarding the ADA. |
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ADA
& Special Education Gopher Site
@ Buffalo |
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Protection & Advocacy,
Inc.: California's local
heroes on the disability front, with
links, content and publications re
ADA, SSI, Voc Rehab, EHA, etc. |
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Social
Security Disability Law @ E-Text:
very useful,
includes links to:
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Historical Documents
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Avalon
Project @ Yale: unique
source for really
old international documents of
historical and legal significance in
the last several hundred years. |
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Chronology
of U.S. Historical Documents @
Oklahoma: sketchy
but interesting collection of
political speeches, treaties, and
presidential inaugural addresses,
includes documents formative of U.S.,
from Magna Carta to MLK's "I
Have a Dream" speech. |
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Douglass
@ Northwestern: terrific
website with searchable database of
American oratory and related
historical documents. |
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Federalist
Papers @ THOMAS |
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Declaration
of Independence @ THOMAS |
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