National Legal Research Websites

ALSO! - American Law Sources On-Line
A true mother lode, comprehensive, regularly and reliably updated.
ALSO! - U.S. Law - All Sources
ALSO! - Federal Sources
ALSO! - California Sources
ALSO! - Law School Sources
FindLaw:
U.S. House of Representatives
THOMAS @ Library of Congress
Mega Links to Federal Government & Law
Federal Gateway
Federal Government Agencies @ LSU
Federal Government Resources @ USC
Federal Law Website @ Yahoo!
Federal Resources @ FindLaw
United States Federal Government Sites @ Internet Legal Resources Guide
American Legal Ethics Library @ Cornell: unique, provides searchable folio-based research site for legal and judicial ethics rules and issues.
Appellate Counselor WWW Legal Resources
Counsel Quest: mega links and content with a distinctive personality, has off-beat stuff like a great section on Humor and the Law, and Archaic Laws and Tribunals (with the Code of Hammurabi and Joan of Arc trial transcripts!).
The Courthouse @ Law Journal Extra
Electronic Reference Desk @ Emory
Hieros Gamos: another legal website with mega-links.
How to Cite to Electronic Journals @ University of Richmond
Index of Law School Web & Gopher Sites @ USC: comprehensive set of links to over 240 law schools throughout the U.S., and more!
Internet Legal Resources Guide (ILRG): offers search query for all or part of this massive law site; optional text version.
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation @ Cornell: indispensable, based on the 15th Ed. of the Bluebook.
Labor and Employment Law Resources on the Internet @ Law Library Resource Xchange (LLRX): excellent starting point for finding employment law info on the Web.
The Law Engine: whew, yet another site with mega-links to law!
Law Journals
Index of Law-Related Publications @ USC: look here for links to law journals and other legal publications.
Law Journals and Publications @ ILRG: ditto.
Legal Journals on the Web: excellent set of links to online law journals
University Law Review Project: offers article abstracts and full-text searches.
Law Journals @ Washburn: searchable, full-text index of scores of law journals.
Law Journals @ Yahoo: another collection of  links to the most prominent journals.
Law & Politics Internet Guide: mega-overview of internet law resources, by category.
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.
Legal Information Institute @ Cornell
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.
National Clearinghouse for Legal Servicesresource backbone of the national legal services community, ever expanding website with links and content re poverty law issues.
Hot Documents: very useful compilation of recent reports, news stories, and more of direct interest to the legal services community.
Nolo Press Self-Help Law Center: Berkeley publisher of law books for the layperson.
Practicing Attorney's Home Page: classy collection of links to wide range of legal topics, and more.
University of Michigan Documents Center: outstanding website with extensive links to federal and state resources and data, well worth a visit.
Citation Guides: need to know how to cite electronic documents? Here's the answer!
United States Legal Information Center: offers sources to U.S. law, part of the World Wide Legal Information Association website.
WashLaw Web @ Washburn
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.
World Wide Web Virtual Library @ Indiana
W3 Lawyer: New Jersey-based website with large collection of law links organized by topic.
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.
Disability Law Resources
ADA Protections for People with Mental Disabilities: Bazelon Center's summary of ADA issues affecting the mentally disabled, with links to other resources.
Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center: enormous, superb source for information and links regarding the ADA.
ADA & Special Education Gopher Site @ Buffalo
Protection & Advocacy, Inc.: California's local heroes on the disability front, with links, content and publications re ADA, SSI, Voc Rehab, EHA, etc.
Social Security Disability Law @ E-Text: very useful, includes links to:
Social Security Act
Social Security Regulations
Social Security Rulings & Acquiescence Rulings
Significant Circuit Court Decisions
Social Security Handbook
Historical Documents
Avalon Project @ Yale: unique source for really old international documents of historical and legal significance in the last several hundred years.
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.
Douglass @ Northwestern: terrific website with searchable database of American oratory and related historical documents.
Federalist Papers @ THOMAS
Declaration of Independence @ THOMAS


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