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LAW : Guide to Online Research
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| Online Reference Sources |
| Duhaime's Law Dictionary |
| Martindale Hubbell Lawyer Locator |
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Indexes and Databases Search for magazine, journal and newspaper articles. |
LEXIS/NEXIS
Academic Universe  |
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Recommended Web Resources These links can be a great time saver for information on a legal subjects. |
| Web Directories |
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FindLaw Includes a legal search engine (Law Crawler ), the FindLaw comprehensive subject directory to legal resources on the Web, and specialized directories, such as: the FindLaw Education Law Directory , Labor and Employment Law, and Small Business Law |
| Legal Information Institute – Cornell University |
| Meta Index for U.S. Legal Research |
| Federal Laws |
| Americans With Disabilities Act Homepage - U.S. Department of Justice |
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Civil
Rights Act of 1964 Full text of Pub. L 88-352 |
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Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Codification of the rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. |
| Legislation Related to the Attack of September 11th |
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Selected Laws
and Treaties - Information USA Full text of often referenced U.S. laws, such as the Civil Rights Acts, Americans with Disabilties Act, Freedom of Information Act, etc. |
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United States Code Compilation, by subject, of permanent U.S. laws. |
| U.S. Constitution - with annotations of cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court |
| U.S. Public Laws
(104th – 109th Congress) Full text of legislation, as passed by Congress. |
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FindLaw Supreme Court
Opinions: 1893-present Includes a searchable database of the Supreme Court decisions since 1893.Browsable by year and US Reports volume number and searchable by citation, case title and full text. Links to other Supreme Court web resources are included. |
| Supreme Court Decisions 1990 - present |
| OYEZ : U.S. Supreme
Court Multimedia An authoritative archive of Supreme Court audio, this project provides access to all audio recorded since 1995. Selective recordings from before 1995 are also available. |
| New York State Laws |
| Decisions from the NYS Court of Appeals |
| New York State Consolidated Laws |
| New York State Constitution |
| Other Recommended Web sites on the Law |
| Animal Legal and Historical Web
Center This web site from teh Michigan State University College of Law includes materials such as laws by state, court cases, articles, historical information and other documents regarding of animal law. |
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Famous
Trials Accounts of famous trials in U.S. history, such as The Salem Witch Trials, Scopes "Monkey" Trial, The "Scottsboro Boys," My Lai Court Martial, etc. Include biographical sketches, documents, description and analysis and images. |
| How our Laws are Made |
| LawHelp Provides low-income New Yorkers with referrals to free legal services. Also includes legal fact sheets and FAQS and information about the court system. |
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Using
the Internet for Substantive Legal Research Guide from UB Law Library. |
| E-texts - online books, journals, reports. etc. |
| Legal Journals on the Web |
This page last updated 8/8/2006 |