Arthur J. Morris Law Library
Principles of Legal Research Links
Chapter 1. Introduction: Context and Process
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Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask <www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html>
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Internet Archive <www.archive.org>
CyberCemetery <govinfo.library.unt.edu>
Google <www.google.com>
Yahoo! <search.yahoo.com>
Ask <ask.com>
* Bing [formerly Live Search] <www.bing.com>
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Search Engine Showdown <www.searchengineshowdown.com>
Lexis Web <www.lexisweb.com>
Google Advanced Search <www.google.com/advanced_search>
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* Clusty [no longer available]
Dogpile <www.dogpile.com>
GrabAll <www.graball.com>
* Google Directory [no longer available]
Yahoo! Directory <dir.yahoo.com>
Deep Web Research 2009 <www.llrx.com/features/deepweb2009.htm>
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Infomine <infomine.ucr.edu>
* Librarians’ Internet Index <www.ipl.org> [merged with Internet Public Library]
* FindLaw <lp.findlaw.com>
Legal Information Institute <www.law.cornell.edu>
Wikipedia <www.wikipedia.org>
Westlaw <www.westlaw.com>
Lexis <www.lexis.com>
* Loislaw [now LoislawConnect] <estore.loislaw.com>
VersusLaw <www.versuslaw.com>
* LexisNexis Academic <www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic/>
Westlaw Campus Research <campus.westlaw.com>
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Fastcase <www.fastcase.com>
Casemaker <www.casemaker.us>
Westlaw Database Directory <directory.westlaw.com>
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LexisNexis Searchable Directory of Online Sources <w3.nexis.com/sources/>
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* Loislaw [now LoislawConnect] <estore.loislaw.com>
VersusLaw <www.versuslaw.com>
Casemaker <www.casemaker.us>
Fastcase <www.fastcase.com>
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Public Library of Law <www.plol.org>
* PreCYdent [no longer available]
30
* Constitution of the United States (GPO) <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectiontab.action>
31
* HeinOnline <home.heinonline.org>
U.S. Constitution (FindLaw) <www.findlaw.com/casecode/constitution/>
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Records of the Federal Convention of 1787 <lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwfr.html>
Madison’s Notes on the Debates in the Federal Convention <avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/debcont.asp>
* HeinOnline <home.heinonline.org>
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Federalist Papers (THOMAS) <thomas.loc.gov/home/histdox/fedpapers.html>
Federalist Papers (Avalon Project) <avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/fed.asp>
Founders’ Constitution <press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/>
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Elliot’s Debates in the Several State Conventions
<lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwed.html>
Constitution Society <www.constitution.org>
Founding Documents (Constitution Society) <www.constitution.org/cs_found.htm>
Liberty Library of Constitutional Classics (Constitution Society) <www.constitution.org/liberlib.htm>
America’s Historical Newspapers <www.readex.com>
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State Constitutions (FindLaw) <www.findlaw.com/11stategov/indexconst.html>
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NBER/Maryland State Constitutions Project <www.stateconstitutions.umd.edu>
Chapter 3. The Legislature, Part 1: Statutes
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Statutory Interpretation: General Principles and Recent Trends
<www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/97-589.pdf>
67
* Public and Private Laws (GPO) <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=PLAW>
THOMAS <thomas.loc.gov>
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* HeinOnline <home.heinonline.org>
Statutes at Large (Library of Congress) <lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsl.html>
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Revised Statutes (Library of Congress) <lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsl.html>
75
United States Code (Office of the Law Revision Counsel) <uscode.house.gov>
United States Code (Legal Information Institute) <www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/>
* United States Code (GPO) <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionUScode.action?collectionCode=USCODE>
76
United States Code Classification Tables
<uscode.house.gov/classification/tables.shtml>
80
* State Legislatures Internet Links <www.ncsl.org/about-us/ncslservice/state-legislative-websites-directory.aspx>
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Law by Source: State (Legal Information Institute)
<www.law.cornell.edu/states/listing.html>
* Findlaw: Cases and Codes <www.findlaw.com/casecode/>
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Martindale.com [search "Groups & Topics"] <www.martindale.com>
Topical Index: State Statutes (Legal Information Institute)
<topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/state_statutes>
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NCCUSL Drafts and Final Acts <www.law.upenn.edu/bll/ulc/ulc.htm>
* NCCUSL <www.uniformlaws.org>
Uniform Laws (LII) <www.law.cornell.edu/uniform/>
* Suggested State Legislation <www.csg.org/programs/policyprograms/SSL.aspx>
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* National Center for Interstate Compacts <www.csg.org/ncic/>
Chapter 4. The Legislature, Part 2: Legislative Information
111
THOMAS <thomas.loc.gov>
LLSDC’s Legislative Source Book <www.llsdc.org/sourcebook/>
How Our Laws Are Made <thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html>
Enactment of a Law <thomas.loc.gov/home/enactment/enactlawtoc.html>
* Learn About Congress ["The Legislative Process" no longer available]
<congress.indiana.edu/learn-about-congress>
112
* Legislative Branch Resources (GPO) [no longer available as a group]
* ProQuest Congressional [was LexisNexis Congressional] <congressional.proquest.com>
113
White House <www.whitehouse.gov>
* CQ Weekly <library.cqpress.com/cqweekly/>
National Journal <nationaljournal.com>
Roll Call <www.rollcall.com>
Hill <www.thehill.com>
* GalleryWatch [now part of CQ Roll Call]
114
* Congressional Bills (GPO) <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=BILLS>
115
Bills and Resolutions (Library of Congress)
<memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwhbsb.html>
Law Library of Congress <www.loc.gov/law/>
Center for Legislative Archives <www.archives.gov/legislative/>
* Bills and Resolutions (Center for Research Libraries) <catalog.crl.edu> [no direct link; search "bills and resolutions" and Congress number]
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United States Senate <www.senate.gov>
United States House of Representatives <www.house.gov>
Quick Links to House and Senate Committee Hearings and Other Publications <www.llsdc.org/quick-links/>
* Congressional Hearings <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=CHRG>
117
C-SPAN <www.c-span.org>
119
* Congressional Reports <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=CRPT>
Overview of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set <www.llsdc.org/sch-v/#Overview>
120
U.S. Serial Set <memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwss.html>
CongressLine: The Committee Markup <www.llrx.com/congress/committeemarkup.htm>
122
Congressional Record: Content, History and Issues
<www.llsdc.org/sourcebook/docs/CRS-93-60.pdf>
Invisible Men (Slate) <www.slate.com/id/2138750/>
Not Live from Capitol Hill (Slate) <www.slate.com/id/2144780/>
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* Congressional Record Index <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=CRI>
* History of Bills <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=HOB>
* Congressional Record <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=CREC>
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* Bound Congressional Record <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=CRECB>
Overview of the Congressional Record and Its Predecessor Publications <www.llsdc.org/cong-record/>
125
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates (Library of Congress) <memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html>
126
* Congressional Documents <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=CDOC>
* Presidential Signing Statements: Constitutional and Institutional Implications <www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33667.pdf>
127
* Congressional Committee Prints <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=CPRT>
128
Congressional Budget Office <www.cbo.gov>
Government Accountability Office <www.gao.gov>
* GAO Reports and Comptroller General Decisions (GPO) <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=GAOREPORTS>
129
* Congressional Research Service Reports (University of North Texas Libraries) <digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/crsr/>
* Open CRS <opencrs.com>
* GalleryWatch [now part of CQ Roll Call]
Penny Hill Press <www.pennyhill.com>
Guide to CRS Reports on the Web <www.llrx.com/features/crsreports.htm>
* Access to CRS Reports <www.fas.org/sgp/crs/crs041807.pdf>
Selected Congresional Research Service Reports on Congress and Its Procedures <www.llsdc.org/crs-congress/>
131
Federal Legislative History Research: A Practitioner’s Guide to Compiling the Documents and Sifting for Legislative Intent <www.llsdc.org/Fed-Leg-Hist/>
132
Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws on the Internet <www.llsdc.org/leg-hist>
133
THOMAS <thomas.loc.gov>
134
* Legislative Branch Resources (GPO) [no longer available as a group]
United States Senate <www.senate.gov>
United States House of Representatives <www.house.gov>
Quick Links to House and Senate Committee Hearings and Other Publications <www.llsdc.org/quick-links/>
GPO Access and THOMAS for Legislative Research
<www.llrx.com/columns/govdomain6.htm>
135
* ProQuest Congressional [was LexisNexis Congressional] <congressional.proquest.com>
138
* Congressional Quarterly Inc. (CQ) [now CQ Roll Call] <corporate.cqrollcall.com>
CQ Press Electronic Library <library.cqpress.com>
139
* GalleryWatch [now part of CQ Roll Call]
141
* Congressional Calendars <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=CCAL>
Congressional Staff Directory <library.cqpress.com/csd/>
* Congressional Yellow Book <www.leadershipdirectories.com>
142
* Congressional Directory <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=CDIR>
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present <bioguide.congress.gov>
143
Arizona State Legislature <www.azleg.gov>
* State Legislatures Internet Links <www.ncsl.org/about-us/ncslservice/state-legislative-websites-directory.aspx>
State Legislatures, State Laws, and State Regulations:
Website Links and Telephone Numbers <www.llsdc.org/state-leg/>
144
LexisNexis State Capital <web.lexis-nexis.com/stcapuniv/>
Pennsylvania General Assembly <www.legis.state.pa.us>
Jenkins Law Library <www.jenkinslaw.org>
145
State Legislative History Research Guides on the Web <www.law.indiana.edu/lawlibrary/research/guides/statelegislative/>
146
Initiative & Referendum Institute <www.iandrinstitute.org>
Chapter 5. The Executive Branch
163
* Federal Register (GPO) <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR>
Executive Orders and Proclamations
<www.llsdc.org/sourcebook/docs/CRS-95-772.pdf>
Presidential Directives: Background and Overview
<www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/98-611.pdf>
* Presidential Actions <www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/>
164
* HeinOnline <home.heinonline.org>
American Presidency Project <www.presidency.ucsb.edu>
Executive Orders Disposition Tables
<www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/>
Codification of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders <www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/>
165
Presidential Directives and Executive Orders (FAS) <www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/direct.htm>
167
* Compilation of Presidential Documents <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=CPD>
* Public Papers of the Presidents <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=PPP>
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File Not Found: 10 Years After E-FOIA, Most Federal Agencies Are Delinquent <www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB216/>
U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services <www.uscis.gov>
170
U.S. Department of State <www.state.gov>
Federal Agency Directory (LSU) <www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/>
Federal Agency Index (WashLaw) <www.washlaw.edu/doclaw/executive5m.html>
USA.gov <www.usa.gov>
* OMB Policies for Federal Public Websites <www.howto.gov/web-content/>
171
Washington Information Directory <library.cqpress.com>
* United States Government Manual <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=GOVMAN>
172
* Carroll Publishing <www.carrollpub.com>
Federal Staff Directory <library.cqpress.com/fsd/>
Leadership Directories <www.leadershipdirectories.com>
175
Brief History Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Publication of the First Issue of the Federal Register
<www.archives.gov/federal-register/the-federal-register/history.pdf>
176
Federal Register Pages Published Annually <www.llsdc.org/attachments/wysiwyg/544/fed-reg-pages.pdf>
Research Guide to the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations <www.llsdc.org/fed-reg-cfr/>
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* Federal Register <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR>
* HeinOnline <home.heinonline.org>
* Public Inspection Desk, Office of the Federal Register <www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection>
179
Federal Register Index
<www.archives.gov/federal-register/the-federal-register/indexes.html>
* Unified Agenda <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectiontab.action>
180
RegInfo.gov <www.reginfo.gov>
Regulations.gov <www.regulations.gov>
Committee on the Status and Future of Federal e-Rulemaking <ceri.law.cornell.edu/erm-comm.php>
182
* Code of Federal Regulations <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR>
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations <ecfr.gpoaccess.gov>
184
* List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA) <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=LSA>
188
Manual for Administrative Law Judges <ualr.edu/malj/malj.pdf>
189
* Administrative Decisions (University of Virginia Library) <guides.lib.virginia.edu/administrative_decisions>
* HeinOnline <home.heinonline.org>
LLMC Digital <www.llmcdigital.org>
191
* Office of Legal Counsel (U.S. Department of Justice) <www.justice.gov/olc/>
192
Map of Federal Depository Libraries <catalog.gpo.gov/fdlpdir/FDLPdir.jsp>
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications <catalog.gpo.gov>
* Checklist of United States Public Documents: 1789-1909 <www.archive.org/details/checklistofunite01unitrich>
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* GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) <www.gpo.gov/fdsys/>
CyberCemetery <govinfo.library.unt.edu>
Internet Archive <www.archive.org>
* Memory Hole [no longer available]
* Superintendent of Documents (SuDocs) Classification Scheme <www.fdlp.gov/component/content/article/174-cataloging/856-sudoc-classification-scheme>
Fugitive Documents Elude Preservationists <tinyurl.com/cc87u5>
194
* RCFP Federal Open Government Guide <www.rcfp.org/federal-open-government-guide>
A Citizen’s Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 to Request Government Records <www.fas.org/sgp/foia/citizen.pdf>
* Freedom of Information Act Guide <www.justice.gov/oip/foi-act.htm>
195
BNA [now Bloomberg BNA] <www.bna.com>
CCH Inc. <www.cch.com>
RIA <ria.thomsonreuters.com>
198
State Government Information <www.loc.gov/rr/news/stategov/>
* State Blue Books <wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/State_Blue_Books>
Council of State Governments <www.csg.org>
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture <www.nasda.org>
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National Association of State Budget Officers <www.nasbo.org>
National Association of Secretaries of State <www.nass.org>
Association of State Correctional Administrators <www.asca.net>
National Association of State Energy Officials <www.naseo.org>
Environmental Council of the States <www.ecos.org>
National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers <www.nasact.org>
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies <www.fishwildlife.org>
National Governors Association <www.nga.org>
National Association of Insurance Commissioners <www.naic.org>
National Association of Attorneys General <www.naag.org>
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators <www.aamva.org>
North American Securities Administrators Association <www.nasaa.org>
American Public Human Services Association <www.aphsa.org>
Federation of Tax Administrators <www.taxadmin.org>
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials <www.transportation.org>
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners <www.naruc.org>
* Carroll Publishing <www.carrollpub.com>
Leadership Directories <www.leadershipdirectories.com>
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Administrative Codes and Registers Section (NASS) <www.administrativerules.org>
* State Legal Sources on the Web
<www-personal.umich.edu/~graceyor/doctemp/statelaw.html>
201
National Governors Association <www.nga.org>
National Association of Attorneys General <www.naag.org>
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* State Freedom of Information Laws <www.nfoic.org/state-freedom-of-information-laws>
* Open Government Guide <www.rcfp.org/open-government-guide>
* State List: The Electronic Source of State Publications <www.library.illinois.edu/doc/researchtools/guides/state/statelist.html>
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State and Local Government on the Net <www.statelocalgov.net>
Municipal Code Corporation <www.municode.com>
* Municipal Codes Online (Seattle Public Library) [no longer available]
American Legal Publishing’s Code Library <www.amlegal.com/library/>
* Municipal Codes Web Library [now part of Municode.com]
International Code Council <www.iccsafe.org>
MADCAD.com <www.madcad.com>
Building Code Reference Library <www.reedconstructiondata.com/building-codes/>
Public.Resource.org <bulk.resource.org/codes.gov/>
* Carroll Publishing <www.carrollpub.com>
Leadership Directories <www.leadershipdirectories.com>
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Index to Current Urban Documents <www.urbdocs.com>
Chapter 6. The Judiciary, Part 1: Introduction
219
* Universal Citation (ABA) [no longer available]
* AALL Citation Formats Committee [no longer available]
220
* Differences between Electronic and Paper West Reporters [not currently available]
224
Legal History: The Year Books <www.bu.edu/law/seipp/>
English Medieval Legal Documents <emld.usc.edu>
225
Justis <www.justis.com>
* English Reports (CommonLII) <www.commonlii.org/uk/cases/EngR/>
The Proceedings of the Old Bailey <www.oldbaileyonline.org>
Chapter 7. The Judiciary, Part 2: Case Law Sources
233
Supreme Court Historical Society <www.supremecourthistory.org>
* Supreme Court of the United States <www.supremecourt.gov>
SCOTUSblog <www.scotusblog.com>
234
Supreme Court Collection (LII) <www.law.cornell.edu/supct/>
* Supreme Court of the United States <www.supremecourt.gov>
235
SCOTUSblog <www.scotusblog.com>
* Information about Opinions (Supreme Court) <www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/info_opinions.aspx>
237
* Bound Volumes (Supreme Court) <www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/boundvolumes.aspx>
238
* HeinOnline <home.heinonline.org>
* HeinOnline: Searching 101 [formerly "Searching in HeinOnline"] <heinonline.org/HeinDocs/SearchinginHOL.pdf>
241
* AltLaw [no longer available]
U.S. Supreme Court Center (Justia) <supreme.justia.com>
* LexisONE [no longer available]
* PreCYdent [no longer available]
Public Library of Law <www.plol.org>
US Supreme Court Opinions (FindLaw) <www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html>
Fastcase <www.fastcase.com>
* Loislaw [now LoislawConnect] <estore.loislaw.com>
VersusLaw <www.versuslaw.com>
* Creating the Federal Judicial System
<www.fjc.gov/public/pdf.nsf/lookup/creating.pdf/$file/creating.pdf>
242
* Court Locator (U.S. Courts) <www.uscourts.gov/court_locator.aspx>
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit <www.cafc.uscourts.gov>
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces <www.armfor.uscourts.gov>
* United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims <www.uscourts.cavc.gov>
243
United States Court of Federal Claims <www.uscfc.uscourts.gov>
United States Court of International Trade <www.cit.uscourts.gov>
United States Tax Court <www.ustaxcourt.gov>
245
* AltLaw [no longer available]
Justia <www.justia.com>
Public Library of Law <www.plol.org>
* PreCYdent [no longer available]
* LexisONE [no longer available]
252
* State Court Organization 2004 <bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/sco04.pdf>
* State Court Structure Charts (NCSC) <www.courtstatistics.org/Other-Pages/State_Court_Structure_Charts.aspx>
* Court Statistics Project (NCSC) <www.courtstatistics.org>
253
* State Court Web Sites (NCSC)
<www.ncsc.org/Information-and-Resources/Browse-by-State/State-Court-Websites.aspx>
254
Oklahoma State Courts Network <www.oscn.net>
North Dakota Supreme Court <www.ndcourts.gov>
* PreCYdent [no longer available]
Public Library of Law <www.plol.org>
* LexisONE [no longer available]
State Resources (FindLaw) <www.findlaw.com/11stategov/>
New York Official Reports Service <government.westlaw.com/nyofficial/>
New York Court of Appeals Cases and Resources <caselaw.findlaw.com/courts/New-York>
New York Court of Appeals (LII) [no longer updated]
255
West’s National Reporter System <lawschool.westlaw.com/federalcourt/NationalReporterPage.asp>
259
* National Tribal Justice Resource Center [offline]
Tribal Court Clearinghouse <www.tribal-institute.org>
Chapter 8. The Judiciary, Part 3: Case Research
274
Westlaw’s “Field Searching” Capability <tinyurl.com/cvlfsv>
277
* Loislaw [now LoislawConnect] <estore.loislaw.com>
VersusLaw <www.versuslaw.com>
Casemaker <www.casemaker.us>
* PreCYdent [no longer available]
278
* LexisONE [no longer available]
Oklahoma State Courts Network <www.oscn.net>
288
* West’s ALR Digest [no longer available]
Chapter 9. The Judiciary, Part 4: Other Court Information
312
* Federal Rulemaking (U.S. Courts) <www.uscourts.gov/RulesAndPolicies.aspx>
313
Procedural Documents (House Committee on the Judiciary) <judiciary.house.gov/about/procedural.html>
Federal Rules (LII) <www.law.cornell.edu/rules/>
316
* Court Locator (U.S. Courts) <www.uscourts.gov/court_locator.aspx>
LLRX Court Rules, Forms and Dockets <www.llrx.com/courtrules>
* Court Rules (Supreme Court) <www.supremecourt.gov/ctrules/ctrules.aspx>
317
* Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manuals <www.ussc.gov/Guidelines>
318
* State Court Web Sites (NCSC)
<www.ncsc.org/Information-and-Resources/Browse-by-State/State-Court-Websites.aspx>
LLRX Court Rules, Forms and Dockets <www.llrx.com/courtrules>
319
* Center for Professional Responsibility (ABA) <www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility.html>
* Links to Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Pages <www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/resources/links_of_interest.html>
American Legal Ethics Library <www.law.cornell.edu/ethics/listing.html>
321
* Judicial Ethics and Regulation <www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/resources/judicial_ethics_regulation.html>
322
* Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978 <gdc.gale.com>
* Where to Find Briefs of the Supreme Court of the U.S. <www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/briefsource.aspx>
323
US Supreme Court Center (FindLaw) <supreme.lp.findlaw.com>
* Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases <www.americanbar.org/publications/preview_home.html>
* Supreme Court of the United States <www.supremecourt.gov>
* Oral Argument Transcripts
<www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/press/viewpressreleases.aspx?FileName=pr_09-28-04.html>
324
Oyez: U.S. Supreme Court Media <www.oyez.org>
* PACER <www.pacer.gov>
Free and Fee Based Appellate Court Briefs Online <www.llrx.com/features/briefsonline.htm>
Audio at the National Archives, About Oyez <www.oyez.org/about/>
325
* Findlaw <lp.findlaw.com>
CNN <www.cnn.com>
* Briefs (Office of the Solicitor General) <www.justice.gov/osg/briefs/index.html>
326
Jury Verdict Research <www.juryverdictresearch.com>
* Docket (Supreme Court) <www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docket.aspx>
* United States Law Week <www.bna.com/united-states-law-week-p5949/>
* PACER <www.pacer.gov>
* PACER Case Locator <www.pacer.gov/pcl.html>
327
* CourtLink <litigator.lexisnexis.com/Courtlink/>
Courtport <www.courtport.com>
* Public Access to Court Records: State Links <www.ncsc.org/topics/access-and-fairness/privacy-public-access-to-court-records/state-links.aspx>
Online Access to Court Records <papers.ssrn.com/abstract=1107412>
328
* Court Locator (U.S. Courts) <www.uscourts.gov/court_locator.aspx>
* State Court Web Sites (NCSC)
<www.ncsc.org/Information-and-Resources/Browse-by-State/State-Court-Websites.aspx>
Judicial Staff Directory <library.cqpress.com/jsd/>
Leadership Directories <www.leadershipdirectories.com>
* Judicial Nominations <www.usdoj.gov/olp/judicialnominations112.htm>
329
* National Tribal Justice Resource Center [not currently available]
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges <www.fjc.gov/public/home.nsf/hisj>
331
* Government Forms <www.usa.gov/Topics/Reference-Shelf/forms.shtml>
* LexisOne [now LexisNexis Communities List of Free Forms] <www.lexisone.com/lx1/store/catalog?action=rootFreeCategory&tcode=PORTAL>
Forms and Contracts <forms.lp.findlaw.com>
Revisiting Jury Instructions (Part 1) <www.llrx.com/columns/reference38.htm>
Revisiting Jury Instructions (Part 2) <www.llrx.com/columns/reference39.htm>
Jury Instructions Update <www.llrx.com/columns/reference53.htm>
Chapter 10. Secondary Sources, Part 1: Encyclopedias, Restatements, and Texts
341
ALI Certificate of Incorporation <www.ali.org/doc/charter.pdf>
342
How ALI Works [formerly About the American Law Institute] <www.ali.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=about.instituteworks>
343
* HeinOnline <home.heinonline.org>
American Law Institute <www.ali.org>
344
Past and Present ALI Projects <www.ali.org/doc/past_present_ALIprojects.pdf>
345
Witkin Legal Institute <www.witkin.com>
347
Nolo <www.nolo.com>
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses—Full Text <www.proquest.com>
349
Hollis Catalog (Harvard University) <hollis.harvard.edu>
Library of Congress Online Catalog <catalog.loc.gov>
* ABA-Approved Law Schools <www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/aba_approved_law_schools.html>
USA Law Schools by State <stu.findlaw.com/schools/usaschools/>
lib-web-cats <www.librarytechnology.org/libwebcats/>
WorldCat (free) <www.worldcat.org>
WorldCat (FirstSearch) <www.oclc.org/firstsearch/>
351
* IndexMaster <www.indexmaster.org>
* Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 <gdc.gale.com>
352
Early American Imprints <www.readex.com>
Early English Books Online (EEBO) <eebo.chadwyck.com>
* Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) <gdc.gale.com>
Google Book Search <books.google.com>
Internet Archive’s Text Archive <www.archive.org/details/texts>
Chapter 11. Secondary Sources, Part 2: Periodicals
358
Law Journals: Submissions and Ranking <lawlib.wlu.edu/LJ/>
* Little Things <www.ideasinactiontv.com/tcs_daily/2002/02/little-things.html>
360
On-Line Directory of Law Reviews and Scholarly Legal Publications <www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/prodev/lawreview/>
361
Berkeley Electronic Press <www.bepress.com>
NELLCO Legal Scholarship Repository <lsr.nellco.org>
Social Science Research Network <www.ssrn.com>
362
* LexisNexis Academic <www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic/>
Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek (Electronic Journals Library)
<rzblx1.uni-regensburg.de/ezeit/>
363
* HeinOnline <home.heinonline.org>
364
Legal Collection <www.ebscohost.com>
Virginia Journal of Law and Technology <www.vjolt.net>
* Legal Journals (USC) [no longer available]
Academic Law Reviews and Journals (FindLaw) <stu.findlaw.com/journals/>
Harvard Law Review <www.harvardlawreview.org>
Yale Law Journal <yalelawjournal.org>
Michigan Law Review <www.michiganlawreview.org>
Virginia Law Review <virginialawreview.org>
365
JSTOR <www.jstor.org>
Google Scholar <scholar.google.com>
An Examination of Citation Counts in a New Scholarly Communication Environment <www.dlib.org/dlib/september05/bauer/09bauer.html>
368
NCJRS Abstracts Database <www.ncjrs.gov/abstractdb/>
* Criminal Justice Periodicals Index [now ProQuest Criminal Justice] <www.proquest.com>
369
PubMed <www.pubmed.gov>
* Web of Knowledge <wokinfo.com>
Academic Search Complete <www.ebscohost.com>
General OneFile [formerly InfoTrac OneFile] <www.gale.cengage.com/onefile>
ProQuest Central <proquest.com>
IngentaConnect <www.ingentaconnect.com>
JSTOR <www.jstor.org>
370
Periodicals Archive Online <pao.chadwyck.com>
Periodical Index Online <pio.chadwyck.com>
SSRN eLibrary <papers.ssrn.com>
* bepress Legal Repository <law.bepress.com>
Current Law Journal Content (CJLC) [ceased]
Current Index to Legal Periodicals <lib.law.washington.edu/cilp/cilp.html>
371
Contents Pages from Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals [no longer available]
372
Google Alerts <www.google.com/alerts>
Yahoo! Alerts <alerts.yahoo.com>
* Bloglines [no longer available]
* NewsGator [no longer available]
law.com <www.law.com>
373
Law News Now <abajournal.com/news>
* JURIST <www.jurist.org>
* FindLaw Legal Pulse <legalnews.findlaw.com>
New York Times <www.nyt.com>
Washington Post <www.washingtonpost.com>
* Factiva <www.dowjones.com/factiva/>
Google News <news.google.com>
* NewsVoyager [ceased]
ProQuest Historical Newspapers <www.proquest.com>
374
America’s Historical Newspapers, 1690-1922
<www.newsbank.com/readex/?content=96>
* 19th Century U.S. Newspapers <gdc.gale.com>
NewspaperARCHIVE.com <newspaperarchive.com>
* Google News <news.google.com>
375
Mondaq <www.mondaq.com>
LawTRIO <www.infosourcespub.com>
Faculty Blog (University of Chicago Law School) <uchicagolaw.typepad.com>
Wisconsin Truck Accident Law Blog <www.wisconsintruckaccidentlawblog.com>
376
SCOTUSblog <www.scotusblog.com>
Blawg Directory <www.abajournal.com/blawgs>
Justia Blawg Search <blawgsearch.justia.com>
Technorati <www.technorati.com>
* Google Blog Search <www.google.com/blogsearch>
Washburn Discussion Groups <www.washlaw.edu/listservs/>
CataList <www.lsoft.com/lists/listref.html>
Chapter 12. Secondary Sources, Part 3: Reference Resources
380
* HeinOnline <home.heinonline.org>
* Law Dictionary (FindLaw) (1996) <dictionary.findlaw.com>
Law.com Dictionary (1995) <dictionary.law.com>
* Nolo's Free Dictionary of Law Terms and Legal Definitions <www.nolo.com/dictionary>
381
* Oxford English Dictionary <www.oed.com>
382
The Bluebook <www.legalbluebook.com>
383
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation <www.law.cornell.edu/citation/>
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations <www.legalabbrevs.cardiff.ac.uk>
Eighty Years: The Uniform System of Citation <www.legalbluebook.com/Public/Introduction.aspx>
384
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator <www.martindale.com>
The Martindale-Hubbell Story <www.llmc.com/Historical_AARef.asp#page_18>
lawyers.com <www.lawyers.com>
385
Thomson Legal Record <legalrecords.findlaw.com>
FindLaw Lawyer Directory <lawyers.findlaw.com>
Marquis Who’s Who <www.marquiswhoswho.com>
Best Lawyers <www.bestlawyers.com>
* Law Firms Yellow Book <www.leadershipdirectories.com>
Vault <www.vault.com>
386
NALP Directory of Legal Employers <www.nalpdirectory.com>
National Legal Aid and Defender Association <www.nlada.org>
National District Attorneys Association <www.ndaa.org>
Association of American Law Schools <www.aals.org>
* Quick Lawyer Search <www.legaldirectories.com>
Legal Associations & Organizations (FindLaw) <www.findlaw.com/06associations/>
Bar Associations and Other Legal Associations (WashLaw Web) <www.washlaw.edu/bar/>
Associations Unlimited <www.gale.cengage.com>
AssocationExecs <www.associationexecs.com>
387
* Judicial Business of the United States Courts <www.uscourts.gov/Statistics.aspx>
* Court Statistics Project (NCSC) <www.courtstatistics.org>
388
* Legal Profession Statistics (American Bar Association) <www.americanbar.org/resources_for_lawyers/profession_statistics.html>
* Uniform Crime Reports <www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/ucr>
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics <www.albany.edu/sourcebook/>
* U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics <bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov>
U.S. Census Bureau <www.census.gov>
Census of Population and Housing <www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/>
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) <www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/>
Statistical Abstract of the United States <www.census.gov/compendia/statab/>
389
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book <www.census.gov/compendia/smadb/>
County and City Data Book <www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html>
FedStats <www.fedstats.gov>
Historical Statistics of the United States <hsus.cambridge.org>
* ProQuest Statistical Insight <congressional.proquest.com/statistical>
Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) <www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm>
Gallup, Inc. <www.gallup.com>
390
Polling the Nations <poll.orspub.com/>
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research<www.ropercenter.uconn.edu>
* BRB Publications Inc. Free Resource Center <www.brbpub.com/free-public-records/>
NETR Public Records Online Directory <publicrecords.netronline.com>
* SearchSystems.net Public Record Locator <publicrecords.searchsystems.net>
391
* EDGAR (SEC) <www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml>
National Association of Secretaries of State <www.nass.org>
LLRX.com <www.llrx.com>
395
* A Guide to Montana Legal Research <courts.mt.gov/content/library/guides/guide.pdf>
396
New Jersey Legal Research Handbook supplement
<law-library.rutgers.edu/ilg/njlrhb5.php>
404
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law <www.mpepil.com>
* Hein Online <home.heinonline.org>
407
* Treaties and International Agreements Online <www.oceanalaw.com>
International Agreements (Department of State) <www.state.gov/s/l/treaty/caseact/>
Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties <digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/>
408
United States Trade Representative <www.ustr.gov>
Tax Treaties (Internal Revenue Service) <www.irs.gov/businesses/international/>
* Treaties in Force <www.state.gov/s/l/treaty/tif/>
409
Treaties primer (U.S. Senate) <www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Treaties.htm>
410
* Treaties (U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee) <www.foreign.senate.gov/treaties/>
Digest of International law (U.S. Department of State) <www.state.gov/s/l/c8183.htm>
411
* Foreign Relations of the United States (University of Wisconsin) <uwdc.library.wisc.edu/collections/FRUS>
* Foreign Relations of the United States (Department of State) <history.state.gov/historicaldocuments>
United Nations Treaty Collection <treaties.un.org>
Researching Customary International Law, State Practice and the Pronouncements of States Regarding International Law <www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Customary_International_Law.htm>
412
* Treaties and Agreements (Organization of American States) <www.oas.org/dil/treaties_and_agreements.htm>
Treaty Office (Council of Europe) <conventions.coe.int>
Hague Conference on Private International Law <www.hcch.net>
United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law <www.un.org/law/avl/>
Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL) <www.eisil.org>
* Frequently-Cited Treaties and Other International Instruments (University of Minnesota Law School) <library.law.umn.edu/researchguides/most-cited.html>
* Multilaterals Project (Fletcher School) <fletcher.archive.tusm-oit.org/multilaterals/>
Human Rights Library (University of Minnesota) <www.umn.edu/humanrts/>
413
World Treaty Index <db.lib.washington.edu/wti/wtdb.htm>
* Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General <treaties.un.org/pages/ParticipationStatus.aspx>
International Humanitarian Law -- Treaties and Documents [Geneva Conventions] <www.icrc.org/ihl>
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) <www.cites.org>
414
* Ratifications and Reservations (U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights) <www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/Statusfrset?OpenFrameSet>
À la Recherche des Travaux Préparatoires <www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Travaux_Preparatoires1.htm>
415
International Court of Justice <www.icj-cij.org>
Project on International Courts and Tribunals <www.pict-pcti.org>
International Judiciary in Context: A Synoptic Chart (PICT) <www.pict-pcti.org/publications/synoptic_chart.html>
International Courts & Tribunals Library (WorldLII) <www.worldlii.org/int/cases/>
International Criminal Court <www.icc-cpi.int>
416
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) <www.icty.org>
* International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) <www.unictr.org>
Special Court for Sierra Leone <www.sc-sl.org>
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) <www.itlos.org>
* International Criminal Courts for the Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone <www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/International_Criminal_Courts1.htm>
417
European Court of Justice <curia.europa.eu>
European Court of Human Rights <www.echr.coe.int>
* Inter-American Commission on Human Rights <www.oas.org/en/iachr/>
Inter-American Court of Human Rights <www.corteidh.or.cr>
418
African International Courts and Tribunals <www.aict-ctia.org>
* DomCLIC <www.domclic.org>
i.lex: The Legal Research System for International Law in U.S. Courts <ilex.asil.org>
UNILEX <www.unilex.info>
Institute of International Commercial Law (Pace Law School) <www.cisg.law.pace.edu>
Case Law on UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT) <www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/case_law.html>
ECOLEX <www.ecolex.org>
* Refworld <www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain>
Reports of International Arbitral Awards <www.un.org/law/riaa/>
419
Kluwer Arbitration <www.kluwerarbitration.com>
United Nations <www.un.org>
* Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Guide (Duke University Libraries) <guides.library.duke.edu/ngo_guide>
420
Yearbook of the United Nations <unyearbook.un.org/>
UN Documentation Centre <www.un.org/documents/>
United Nations Official Document System <documents.un.org>
Yearbook of the International Law Commission <untreaty.un.org/ilc/publications/yearbooks/yearbooks.htm>
United Nations Juridical Yearbook <www.un.org/law/UNJuridicalYearbook/>
UNCITRAL Yearbook <www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/publications/yearbook.html>
Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law <www.mpil.de/ww/en/pub/research/details/publications/institute/mpyunl.cfm>
421
UNBISNET: United Nations Bibliographic Information System <unbisnet.un.org>
* Access UN: Index to United Nations Documents and Publications <www.readex.com/readex/product.cfm?product=13>
United Nations Documentation: Research Guide <www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/>
United Nations System of Organizations <www.unsystem.org>
World Trade Organization <www.wto.org>
Selected U.N. Resources and Research Tools <www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/UN_Resources_Research_Tools.pdf>
GATT Digital Library: 1947-1994 <gatt.stanford.edu>
422
WorldTradeLaw.net <www.worldtradelaw.net>
European Union <europa.eu>
423
EUR-Lex <eur-lex.europa.eu>
Organization of American States <www.oas.org>
Council of Europe <www.coe.int>
Union of International Associations <www.uia.be>
* International Organizations and Related Information (University of Michigan Library) [no longer available]
European Union Legal Materials: An Infrequent User’s Guide <www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/European_Union1.htm>
European Union Law: An Integrated Guide <www.llrx.com/features/eulaw2.htm>
European Union Internet Resources <www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/govinfo/intl/gov_eu.html>
424
* ASIL Electronic Resource Guide <www.asil.org/erg/>
GlobaLex <www.nyulawglobal.org/Globalex/>
Chapter 14. The Law of Other Countries
431
JuriGlobe: World Legal Systems (University of Ottawa) <www.juriglobe.ca>
Primer on the Civil Law System
<www.fjc.gov/public/pdf.nsf/lookup/CivilLaw.pdf/$file/CivilLaw.pdf>
433
Market Research (International Trade Administration) <www.export.gov/mrktresearch/>
Judicial Assistance (Department of State) <travel.state.gov/law/judicial/judicial_702.html>
World Factbook <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/>
Europa World Plus <www.europaworld.com>
Statesman’s Yearbook Online <www.statesmansyearbook.com>
434
International Encyclopaedia of Laws <www.ielaws.com>
Foreign Law Guide <www.foreignlawguide.com>
435
GlobaLex <www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/>
Comparative and Foreign Law (LLRX) <www.llrx.com/comparative_and_foreign_law.html>
* Tables of Contents (Peace Palace Library) <www.peacepalacelibrary.nl/collection/e-resources/tables-of-content/>
436
Concourts.net <www.concourts.net>
* Constitutions of the Countries of the World <www.oceanalaw.com>
* International Constitutional Law <www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/>
Constitution Finder <confinder.richmond.edu>
* The Rise of Modern Constitutionalism, 1776-1849 <www.modern-constitutions.de>
Martindale.com <www.martindale.com>
Basic Guide to Researching Foreign Law <www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Foreign_Law_Research1.htm>
437
NATLEX <natlex.ilo.org>
Collection of National Copyright Laws <www.unesco.org/culture/copyrightlaws/>
*WIPO Lex [replacing Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA)] <www.wipo.int/wipolex/>
Legifrance <www.legifrance.gouv.fr>
German Law Archive <www.iuscomp.org/gla/>
Foreign Law Translations <www.utexas.edu/law/academics/centers/transnational/work_new/>
* Bulletin on Constitutional Case-Law <www.codices.coe.int>
Foreign Law: Subject Law Collections on the Web <www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Foreign_Collections1.htm>
438
Google Translate <translate.google.com>
* Bing Translator [succeeding Yahoo! Babel Fish] <www.microsofttranslator.com>
Quality of Legal Dictionaries: An Assessment <arno.unimaas.nl/show.cgi?fid=13383>
439
* Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citations [no longer available online]
* OSCOLA: The Oxford Standard for Citation Of Legal Authorities <www.law.ox.ac.uk/publications/oscola.php>
Foreign & International Law Resources (Harvard Law School) <www.law.harvard.edu/library/research/guides/int_foreign/web-resources/>
Guide to Law Online (Library of Congress) <www.loc.gov/law/help/guide.php>
World Legal Information Institute <www.worldlii.org>
* Country-by-Country Guide to Foreign Law Research (Yale Law School)
<library.law.yale.edu/research/guides/country-guide>
440
* Doing Business (World Bank) <www.doingbusiness.org/law-library>
441
British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) <www.bailii.org>
Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) <www.canlii.org>
443
* UK Public General Acts <www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga>
British History Online <www.british-history.ac.uk>
Justis <www.justis.com>
* Calculate Dates Based on Regnal Years <people.albion.edu/imacinnes/calendar//Regnal_Years.html>
* Legislation.gov.uk [replacing UK Statute Law Database] <www.legislation.gov.uk/>
Consolidated Statutes and Regulations (Canada) <laws.justice.gc.ca>
Canadian Legal Information Institute <www.canlii.org>
Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum, 1642–1660
<www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=606>
444
United Kingdom Parliament <www.parliament.uk>
Parliament of Canada <www.parl.gc.ca>
UK Government <www.direct.gov.uk>
Government of Canada <www.gc.ca>
445
* Government Gazettes Online
<www-personal.umich.edu/~graceyor/doctemp/gazettes/>
Washington D.C. Embassies <www.embassy.org/embassies/>
Foreign Embassy Information & Publications <www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/>
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