WEX: a collaborative legal Dictionary and Encyclopedia, Cornell University Law School
American Civil Liberties Union, non-profit organization with a particular agenda; provides a searchable database; also tabbed entries include Supreme Court and Legislative Update
Applied Ethics Resources on the WWW, in particular see Professional Ethics
Comparative Constitutions Project, University of Illinois; Center for Democracy; see also
ConstitutionMaking.org for more full text constitutions;
Federal Judicial Center, The FJC is the education and research agency for the federal court system; can be slow loading.See also: United States Courts; a Choice Outstanding site
FindLaw, an extremely powerful Internet guide to US case law, law codes, law review articles, legal news, lawyers, law schools, law consultants, legal organizations, and substantial information on more than 30 major areas of the law
FindLaw Court Forms Reasonably broad range of forms from federal and state courts.FindLaw Court Forms FAQ Page
Guide to Law Online, Library of Congress; major sub-heads are International and Multinational; Nations of the World; U.S. Federal; U.S. States and Territories; Guide Index
Human & Constitutional Rights, Columbia U. Law Library
Legal Information Institute [LII], Cornell University Law School; includes search engine; numerous full-text materials
LII: Eye on the Courts: Newsworthy Decisions Available on the Net
LII: State Courts--By Jurisdiction
Historic Supreme Court Decisions by Party Name
Historic Supreme Court Decisions by Topic, all 3 links above lead to Choice Highly Recommended sites; which are part of Cornell University Law Schools excellent site
Supreme Court Decisions Since 1990 by Name
Supreme Court Decisions Since 1990 by Topic
Supreme Court Decisions Since 1990 by Author
Landmark Supreme Court Cases, The site is a joint effort by Street Law and The US Supreme Court Historical Society.
National Indian Law Library, 2010; provided by the Native American Rights Fund. Indian law, whether federal or tribal (customary), is complex and convoluted. The general inaccessibility of tribal self-governance documents limits their practicality. NILL remedies this with free, invaluable, up-to-date coverage of federal and customary Indian law.Sites: Tribal Court Clearinghouse : A Project of the Tribal Law and Policy Institute
Open Jurist, Open Jurist gives access to almost 650,000 published court opinions without charge. Those last two words are an important part of the site's mission statement. Here users may access the opinions of the US Supreme Court and the regional courts of appeals at no cost. Open Jurist's coverage for the Supreme Court begins with 1790 and for the courts of appeals, 1880. Words are the tool for those doing serious legal research online; users may type keywords into a Google search engine within Open Jurist and limit results to a specific court.
Oyez : U.S. Supreme Court Media, a multimedia archive; the aim is to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955, as well as a one-stop educational Web page on the Supreme Court
Public Library of Law, from Fastcase.com Inc; PLoL is an "incredible free resource for any and all types of legal research: simple, easy to use, comprehensive, and reliable." The site offers a user guide and tutorials; a few of the materials are fee-based from Fastcase.com; Dunagan Library, UTPB does not pay any fees for this or other sites.
Stateline.org, tremendously useful site for finding current information on US state laws and policy
Supreme Court Database, The Database contains over two hundred pieces of information about each case decided by the Court between the 1953 and 2008 terms. Although steps are being taken to open this database to different levels of users, it is nevertheless geared primarily to advanced researchers and scholars.
The U.S. Code, courtesy of the Cornell University Law School
The Virtual Chase: Legal Research on the Internet, Well-organized, easy to navigate, has a search function. Legal Research Guide is particularly helpful, though "aimed at lawyers and other experienced legal researchers."
WomensLaw.org, This site provides practical legal help for victims of domestic violence. Tabs for seven broad sections (Staying Safe, Know the Laws, Preparing for Court, learn about Abuse, Where to Find Help, Helping Others, Legal Statutes) expand to pull-down subsection menus.