GENERAL | HISTORICAL | SELECTED
U.S. LAW TEXT SOURCES | SPECIALIZED TOPICS
GENERAL
- Findlaw
- Comprehensive guide and search engine for law resources on the Internet including the full-text
of laws and court decisions. Covers federal, state, international, and topical areas. A more complete collection
of full-text laws and court decisions is available (Miami only) on LexisNexis Legal Research under Indexes & Databases or Research by
Subject -- Government.
- Guide to Law Online
- Guide to worldwide law resources available on the Internet from the Law Library of Congress.
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- Law and Politics Internet Guide
- Guide to legal resources on the Internet.
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- Legal Information Institute
- A research activity of the Cornell Law School. Laws, court cases and other legal materials
organized by type and topic. Covers federal, state, and international.
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- LexNotes
- Categorized links to legal research resources including law megasites; federal and state
government, court and law sites; municipal codes; and research pathfinders.
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HISTORICAL
- A Century of Lawmaking: U.S. Congressional
Documents and Debates 1774-1873
- Full-text of congressional proceedings, laws, and documents including Journals of the Continental
Congress, House and Senate Journals, debates, and Statutes at Large.
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- A Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents
- A selection of historical documents including some early laws and treaties.
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SELECTED U.S. LAW TEXT SOURCES
- U.S. Constitution Annotated
- Extensive commentary on each article and amendment of the Constitution with links to Supreme
Court decisions and U.S. Code references
- United States Code
- Search or browse United States laws currently in effect via GPO Access. User-friendly version
also available (Miami only) via LexisNexis Congressional under Indexes & Databases or Research by Subject
-- Government.
- United States Statutes at Large
- Full-text of all U.S. laws through LexisNexis Congressional (Miami only). See also A Century of Lawmaking: U.S. Congressional
Documents and Debates 1774-1873 for a less complete collection, but free to all.
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Search or browse federal government regulations via GPO Access. User-friendly version also
available (Miami only) via LexisNexis Congressional under Indexes & Databases or Research by Subject
-- Government.
- Supreme Court Collection
- Full-text of Supreme Court decisions since 1990 with selected historical decisions. All
Supreme Court decisions, all lower federal court decisions and many state court decisions are available (Miami
only) on LexisNexis
Legal Research under Indexes & Databases or Research by Subject -- Government.
- OYEZ
- Multimedia Supreme Court database of leading constitutional law cases. Includes text of
decisions, abstracts, oral argument audio files and information on justices.
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- THOMAS - Legislative Information on the Internet
- Bill summaries, status, and full-text; Congressional Record; committee reports and information;
other legislative information and internet links. See also (Miami only) LexisNexis Congressional available under Indexes & Databases or Research
by Subject -- Government.
SPECIALIZED TOPICS
- Copyright Law (USA)
- Text of the law, regulations, court decisions, and related materials on copyright law.
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- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Non-profit organization focusing on privacy and cyberlaw.
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- Guide to Foreign and
International Legal Databases
- International legal resources on the Internet maintained by the New York University School
of Law Library.
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- Legaldocs
- Prepare customized legal documents online. Some are free; some require payment.
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- Multilaterals Project
- Texts of selected international treaties and conventions.
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- West Legal Directory
- Directory of lawyers and law firms searchable by area of practice and location.
