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ABA LawInfo.org
 
Legal information for consumers on Your Family , Your Home , Your Job , Your Finances , Buying and Selling , The Courts , Criminal Justice , and finding a lawyer. Some listings have brief annotations. From the American Bar Association.
http://www.abalawinfo.org/
Topics: Law
Last updated Jan 29, 2003
American Law Sources On-Line (ALSO!)
This site aims to provide "a comprehensive, uniform, and useful compilation of links to freely accessible on-line sources of law for the United States and Canada." Provides browsable links by country and state or province. Also includes links to uniform laws, law reviews, law schools, and monographs. Some portions are searchable. From LawSource, Inc., a content provider for publishers of both federal and state legal materials.
http://www.lawsource.com/
Topics: Law, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.)
Last updated Feb 16, 2004
Avalon Project at Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
A collection of documents "relevant to the fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy and government." International in scope. Includes documents dating back to Ancient Greece. Searchable, and browsable by date, subject, author, and title.
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/
Topics: Law, Law
Last updated May 22, 2005
Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
This site's resources support the center's mission "to develop and implement an innovative, nonpartisan agenda of scholarship, public education, and legal action that promotes equality and human dignity, while safeguarding fundamental freedoms." Includes publications, news releases, Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.'s opinions, and searchable legal databases. Provides information on research and advocacy programs for criminal justice, democracy, and poverty issues. The center is at the New York University School of Law.
http://www.brennancenter.org/
Topics: Law
Last updated Feb 1, 2005
Canon Law: Corpus Juris Canonici (1582)
"A digital facsimile edition of the Decretals of Gregory IX as they appeared with marginal commentary in the 'Corpus canonicum glossatum' promulgated by Gregory XIII in 1580. ... This edition of the laws, edited by the Roman Correctors ... will allow historians and legal scholars to study canon law with the aid of the original textual apparatus (glossa ordinaria)." Browsable by volume and subject (in Latin). From the University of California, Los Angeles, Library.
http://digital.library.ucla.edu/canonlaw/
Topics: Christianity, Law
Last updated Sep 25, 2006
FedLaw
An unannotated directory of hundreds of Web sites. "Fedlaw has assembled references of use to people doing Federal legal research and which can be accessed directly through 'point and click' hypertext connections. ... These materials primarily include Federal laws, rules, and regulations; Federal judicial decisions; some state laws; arbitration and mediation; general research and reference sources; professional associations; and legal-related how-to locations." Not searchable.
http://www.thecre.com/fedlaw/default.htm
Topics: Judicial Process, Law, Law
Last updated Apr 1, 2004
Finding the Law: InSITE
A browsable and searchable database of websites evaluated and annotated by the librarians at Cornell University Law Library. Covers a broad range of topics, including human rights, elder, and constitutional Law. Considered a current awareness reader's advisory source.
http://library.lawschool.cornell.edu/Finding_the_Law/insite.htm
Topics: Law, Law
Last updated Nov 11, 2006
FindLaw
Contains "legal resources on the Internet for legal professionals, businesses, students and individuals. These resources include Web search utilities, cases and codes, legal news, an online career center," and more. Searchable and browsable.
http://www.findlaw.com/
Topics: Law, Law
Last updated May 29, 2005
Findlaw's Writ: Legal Commentary
This searchable site presents essays by experts about current legal issues such as the California recall election, Enron, terrorism, and the 2000 elections. Archives are browsable by author. Also includes book reviews.
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/
Topics: Law, Literature & Books, Magazines
Last updated Aug 10, 2009
Hieros Gamos
One of the most comprehensive legal sites on the Web, Hieros Gamos has something for everyone: law students, lawyers, and consumers. "The purpose of this site is to give the visitor a general understanding of the law." Links are divided into categories such as Legal Employment, Law News, Law Library, U.S. and International Law, Legal Associations, and Bar Associations. International in scope.
http://www.hg.org/
Topics: Law, Law
Last updated Mar 7, 2004
Internet Legal Research Group
Designed for "lay persons and legal scholars," this site provides a directory of thousands of Web sites "concerning law and the legal profession, with an emphasis on the United States of America." Includes profiles and rankings of law schools, course outlines, legal forms, and information on salaries and legal study abroad. Searchable.
http://www.ilrg.com/
Topics: Law, Law
Last updated Aug 16, 2004
The Journal of Philosophy, Science & Law
This online journal "is an interdisciplinary forum dedicated to examining issues in the intersection of applied philosophy, science, and the law." It presents peer-reviewed articles back to 2001 on topics such as gene patents, assisted reproductive technology, bioethics, and punishing medical experts. Sponsored by the University of Miami Ethics Programs and the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy.
http://www6.miami.edu/ethics/jpsl/
Topics: Ethics, Law, Law, Magazines
Last updated Jul 21, 2009
JURIST: The Legal Education Network
High-quality legal news, cases, links to other sites, and related resources, from a law professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Includes free weekly updates. Browsable and searchable.
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/
Topics: Law, Law
Last updated Jun 27, 2005
Law and Politics: Internet Guide
This "one stop source for legal research" is divided into twenty-five general categories including the study of law, international law, treaties, legal associations, law journals, law libraries, law schools, criminal justice, tax information, consumer information, legal news, reference, paralegal, and continuing legal education ( CLE ).
http://www.lpig.org/
Topics: International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Law, Law
Last updated Feb 11, 2002
Law Day, May 1
Law Day provides an opportunity to "focus on our heritage of liberty under law and how the rule of law makes our democracy possible." The site includes a brief history of Law Day (which was first proclaimed by President Eisenhower in 1958), selected Law Day themes back to 1969, a listing of events throughout the United States, lesson plans, a quiz, and more. Searchable. From the American Bar Association (ABA).
http://www.abanet.org/publiced/lawday/
Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, Law, Lesson Plans
Last updated Apr 26, 2005
Law.com
This site offers resources for attorneys, legal support staff, law librarians, and laypeople. Includes news; self-help and business law resource guides; legal career information and continuing education; sources for legal forms available online; job listings for attorneys, paralegals, legal secretaries, managers, and other support staff; and an online bookstore. Registration (free) required for parts of this site. Searchable.
http://www.law.com/
Topics: Job Listings, Law, Law
Last updated May 25, 2004
LawMoose! Home of the Minnesota Legal Web
An exhaustive, easy-to-use law resource for lawyers and lay alike, oriented toward Minnesota but with many general resources for everyone. Find dictionaries, statutes, self-help, and more. Searchable and browsable.
http://www.lawmoose.com/
Topics: Law, Law, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.)
Last updated Oct 7, 2002
Legal Information Institute (LII)
Extensive materials on the law: brief summaries of law topics, with links to key primary sources; state and federal constitutions and codes; federal and state judicial opinions; federal, state, and international law by source or jurisdiction; current awareness resources, including "Eye on the Courts" (news on important court decisions); and directories of organizations, journals (law reviews), judges, lawyers, and law schools. From the Cornell Law School.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/
Topics: Law, Law, Nonfiction by Genre
Last updated Aug 12, 2003
Legal Lad: Quick and Dirty Tips for a More Lawful Life
"Legal Lad offers concise, useful information from a practicing [California] attorney to help you decipher the laws that govern your daily life. Cover[s] areas of constitutional law, employment law, privacy rights, liability, criminal law, international rights, family law and wills and estates." Includes podcasts and transcripts on topics such as plea withdrawal, arbitration clauses, store security and shoplifting, drug screening, minimum wage, power of attorney, and nudity in public places. From a publishing company.
http://legallad.quickanddirtytips.com/
Topics: Law
Last updated Nov 24, 2007
lexisONE
Designed by LexisNexis for solo and small-office legal practitioners, this site has lots of free information: case law (state and federal back to 1996); over 6,000 forms for bankruptcy, copyright, employment, family law, litigation, powers of attorney, real estate, wills, worker's compensation, and others; a directory of thousands of annotated links to legal-related sites in 31 categories; and more. Some services require free registration.
http://www.lexisone.com/
Topics: Judicial Process, Law
Last updated Aug 26, 2002
Newsaic
Newsaic aims "to create a kind of Internet journalism that reaches out to modern audiences in new ways" by "keeping track of major criminal and civil cases," "presenting important documents such as the U.S. Constitution and major speeches with annotations and comments," annotating "television shows with factual and legal essays," and "explaining how the legal system actually works, inspired by hit movies and TV shows." Searchable. The author is a lawyer and sometime journalist.
http://newsaic.com/
Topics: Law, Media, Media, Nonfiction by Genre
Last updated Dec 8, 2002
Research Guide for Medieval Law
Bibliography on law in the Middle Ages. Topics include early law codes, canon law, synods and councils, Judaism and the law, Islam and the law, and more. Other research guides contain bibliographies on medieval studies and medieval women. From the Kelly Library, University of St. Michael's College, University of Toronto.
http://www.utoronto.ca/stmikes/kelly/research_guides/mediaeval_law.html
Topics: History, Law, Law
Last updated Jan 23, 2009
Research Help: International
An annotated guide to online sources of worldwide government and law information. It includes links to the most useful and reliable sites for legal information available for each of the covered nations and also has multinational references. Global Legal Information Network links to the search form for a database of legal abstracts in English and some full texts of laws in the languages of the contributing countries. From the Library of Congress.
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/international.php
Topics: Law, Law
Last updated Sep 29, 2009
Research Help: Nations
Links to legal resources for countries and territories of the world. Includes links to constitutions, general legal guides, specific country information, and executive, judicial, and legal branches. From the Law Library of Congress.
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/nations.php
Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Government, International Governments, Internet Guides & Search Tools, Law, Nonfiction by Genre
Last updated Sep 29, 2009
The Smoking Gun
This site posts primary source documents obtained from the government, law enforcement, and court files nationwide - mostly celebrity-related. These include excerpts from Timothy McVeigh's prison dossier, the Federal extortion complaint against Autumn Jackson, a list of Ivana Trump's assets from her breach-of-contract lawsuit against her husband, a sexual harassment charge against Don Johnson, and a complaint (dismissed) filed against Martha Stewart.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/
Topics: Holidays & Observances, Law, Law
Last updated Nov 17, 2001
WashLaw Web
"WashLawWeb provides users with links to all known law-related materials on the Internet. Generally speaking, the information is arranged alphabetically, by subject, and by geographic location. All links on the main WashLaw Web menu are maintained by full-time staff members. Many pages have full text searching of local as well as distant resources. Information is added on a daily basis." Searchable. From librarian Mark Folmsbee at the Washburn University School of Law Library.
http://www.washlaw.edu/
Topics: Law, Law
Last updated May 17, 2004
William Mitchell College of Law: Internet Legal Resources
A directory of annotated links, covering United States, state, foreign, and international primary and secondary sources; resources for law students, faculty and attorneys, and administrators; and resources in specific areas of law. Specific areas include agriculture, family, litigation, real estate, criminal, immigration, tax, corporate, intellectual property, poverty, estate planning, and work issues. From the library of a Minnesota law school.
http://www.wmitchell.edu/resources/
Topics: Law, Law
Last updated Jun 8, 2005
Zimmerman's Research Guide
This site provides an annotated guide to online law resources for researchers and law librarians. Searchable by keyword, and browsable by topic. Maintained by librarian Andrew Zimmerman. From LexisNexis.
http://www.pelicaninn.com/
Topics: Law, Law
Last updated Nov 16, 2009
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