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§ 1-3. The Forms of Legal Information
Westlaw
Lexis / Lexis Advance
Westlaw Campus Research
LexisNexis Academic
LoislawConnect
VersusLaw
Casemaker
Fastcase
FindLaw
Legal Information Institute
Google
Lexis Web
§ 1-4. Legal Language
FindLaw Legal Dictionary
Law.com Dictionary
§ 1-5. Legal Citations
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
§ 1-7. Handling a Research Project
Wikipedia
§ 2-2. Overviews
Wikipedia
§ 2-5. Restatements of the Law
HeinOnline American Law Institute Collection
American Law Institute
§ 2-6. Law Reviews
HeinOnline Law Journal Library
Index to Legal Periodicals and Books (EBSCOHost)
LegalTrac (InfoTrac)
JSTOR
Google Scholar
Berkeley Electronic Press Law Commons (Digital Commons Network)
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
§ 3-2. Federal Court Cases
Supreme Court of the United States
SCOTUSblog
Supreme Court (LII)
HeinOnline U.S. Supreme Court Library
Google Scholar
Justia US Supreme Court Center
Public Library of Law
Geographic Boundaries of U.S. Courts of Appeals and U.S. District Courts
Justia
United States Courts Opinions (FDSys)
Court Locator (U.S. Courts)
§ 3-3. State Court Cases
Court Structure Charts (NCSC)
Arkansas Supreme Court and Arkansas Court of Appeals Opinions
Oklahoma Cases
Washington State Supreme and Appellate Court Opinions
Tribal Court Clearinghouse
Tribal Court Decisions: Sources
§ 3-4. Electronic Research
WestlawNext
Lexis Advance
Bloomberg Law
Casemaker
Fastcase
LoislawConnect
VersusLaw
Google Scholar
§ 4-4. Source for Federal Statutes
Congressional Bills (FDSys)
Congress.gov
U.S. Statutes at Large (HeinOnline)
U.S. Statutes at Large, 1789-1875 (Library of Congress)
U.S. Code (Office of the Law Revision Counsel)
U.S. Code (FDSys)
U.S. Code (LII)
§ 4-5. Source for State Statutes
State Legislatures Internet Links (NCSL)
Law by Source: State (LII)
Cases and Codes (FindLaw)
Topical Index: State Statutes (LII)
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
Uniform Laws (LII)
National Center for Interstate Compacts
§ 4-6. The U.S. Constitution
Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation
Farrand’s Records (Library of Congress)
Elliot’s Debates (Library of Congress)
The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution
The Founders’ Constitution
§ 4-7. State Constitutions
Constitutions of the United States: National and State
The Rise of Modern Constitutionalism, 1776-1849
Book of the States
§ 5-2. Federal Legislative History Sources
Congress.gov
Federal Digital System (FDSys)
ProQuest U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection
Readex U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1994
HeinOnline U.S. Congressional Documents
ProQuest Congressional Record Permanent Digital Collection
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates
ProQuest Congressional Hearings Digital Collection
Congressional Hearings (HeinOnline)
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
Congressional Budget Office
Government Accountability Office
Open CRS
University of North Texas Digital Library
ProQuest Congressional Research Digital Collection
§ 5-3. Congressional Research Resources
HeinOnline U.S. Federal Legislative History Library
Legislative Source Book (LLSDC)
Legislative Histories of U.S. Laws on the Internet: Commercial Sources (LLSDC)
Congress.gov
Federal Digital System (FDSys)
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
ProQuest Legislative Insight and ProQuest Congressional
WestlawNext
CQ Press Electronic Library
The Hill
CQ Roll Call
House and Senate Journals 1789-1875 (Library of Congress)
Congressional Yellow Book
Official Congressional Directory (FDSys)
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present
§ 5-4. State Legislative Information
State Legislatures Internet Links (NCSL)
State Legislatures, State Laws, and State Regulations: Website Links and Telephone Numbers (LLSDC)
State Legislative History Research Guides
Initiative & Referendum Institute
§ 6-2. Background Reference Sources
Federal Agency Directory (LSU) [no longer available]
USA.gov
Washington Information Directory
United States Government Manual
Carroll’s Federal Directory
Federal Yellow Book
§ 6-3. Federal Regulations
Office of the Federal Register
HeinOnline Federal Register Collection
Reginfo.gov
Regulations.gov
OpenRegs.com
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR)
HeinOnline Code of Federal Regulations Library
§ 6-4. Guidance Documents
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
A Citizen’s Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act
§ 6-5. Administrative Decisions and Rulings
HeinOnline U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, and Appeals
LLMC Digital
Administrative Decisions (University of Virginia Library)
HeinOnline U.S. Attorney General & Department of Justice Collection
Office of Legal Counsel (USDOJ)
§ 6-6. Presidential Lawmaking
American Presidency Project
Executive Orders (National Archives)
HeinOnline U.S. Presidential Library
§ 6-7. State Administrative Law
State Government Information (Library of Congress)
State Blue Books (ALA)
Carroll’s State Directory
State Yellow Book
Book of the States
Administrative Rules Online by State
National Governors Association
National Association of Attorneys General
Open Government Guide (Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press)
State FOI (National Freedom of Information Coalition)
§ 6-8. Local Law
State and Local Government on the Net
American Legal Publishing Corporation
Municipal Code Corporation
International Code Council
Building Codes Resource Center
Public.Resource.org
§ 7-2. Court Rules
Procedural Documents (U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary)
Rules & Policies (Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Federal Rules (LII)
Court Locator (U.S. Courts)
LLRX Court Rules, Forms and Dockets
Court Rules (U.S. Supreme Court)
United States Sentencing Commission
State Court Web Sites (NCSC)
LLRX Court Rules, Forms and Dockets
§ 7-3. Legal Ethics
State Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Sites (ABA)
§ 7-4. Briefs and Other Court Documents
Supreme Court Briefs (ABA)
The Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978
Supreme Court Argument Transcripts
Oyez Project
United States Law Week (BNA)
Supreme Court of the United States
PACER
PACER Case Locator
Free and Fee Based Appellate Court Briefs Online
Solicitor General Briefs
CNN.com
LexisNexis CourtLink
Records Project
LexisNexis Accurint
§ 7-5. Directories of Courts and Judges
Court Locator (U.S. Courts)
State Court Web Sites (NCSC)
Judicial Yellow Book
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, 1789-Present
§ 8-2. Looseleaf and Electronic Services
Bloomberg BNA
CCH IntelliConnect
RIA Checkpoint
§ 8-3. Current Awareness
Google Alerts
Law.com
ABA JournalLaw News Now
JURIST
LawTRIO
Current Index to Legal Periodicals
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Berkeley Electronic Press Law Commons (Digital Commons Network)
SCOTUSblog
ABA JournalBlawg Directory
Justia BlawgSearch
Legal Birds
Tile.net Lists
FDA Interactive Media
§ 8-4. Legal History Resources
ProQuest U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection
Readex U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1994
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates
The Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926
HeinOnline Legal Classics Library
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819
Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Early English Books Online
HathiTrust Digital Library
Internet Archive’s Text Archive
Google Books
America’s Historical Newspapers
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
§ 8-5. Statistics
United States Courts: Statistics
Court Statistics Project (NCSC)
Uniform Crime Reports
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Legal Profession Statistics (ABA)
U.S. Census Bureau
Census of Population and Housing
Economic Census
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
Statistical Abstract of the United States (Census Bureau)
Statistical Abstract of the United States (ProQuest)
Historical Statistics of the United States
FedStats
ProQuest Statistical Insight
Data.gov
Gallup, Inc.
Polling the Nations
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
§ 8-6. Legal Directories
Martindale.com
FindLaw Lawyer Directory [formerly Thomson Legal Record]
Best Lawyers
Law Firms Yellow Book
NALP Directory of Legal Employers
Legal Directories Publishing Co.
State and Local Bar Associations (ABA)
Associations Unlimited
AssociationExecs.com
§ 8-7. General News and Business Information
Factiva
Google News
Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies
Hoover’s Company Information
EDGAR
State Secretary of State Pages (NASS)
§ 8-8. Interedisciplinary Research
Web of Knowledge
EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete
InfoTrac OneFile
ProQuest Central
IngentaConnect
JSTOR
Periodicals Archive Online
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses–Full Text
WorldCat
Library of Congress Online Catalog
USA Law Schools by State (FindLaw)
Guide to Reference
§ 8-9. Specialized Research Guides
LLRX.com
§ 9-2. Preliminary Research
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law
HeinOnline Foreign and International Law Resources Database
§ 9-3. U.S. Practice in International Law
Treaty Affairs (Department of State)
HeinOnline Treaties and Agreements Library
Treaties and International Agreements Online
Treaties in Force
Frequently-Cited Treaties & Other International Instruments (University of Minnesota)
Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law
HeinOnline Foreign and International Law Resources Database
Foreign Relations of the United States (University of Wisconsin)
Foreign Relations of the United States (Department of State)
§ 9-4. General Treaty Research
United Nations Treaty Collection
HeinOnline United Nations Law Collection
Council of Europe Treaty Office
OAS Treaties and Agreements
Hague Conference on Private International Law
Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL)
Multilaterals Project
University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
Flare Index to Treaties
World Treaty Index
Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General
CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species)
International Humanitarian Law – Treaties and Documents [Geneva Conventions]
United Nations Treaty Collection
HeinOnline United Nations Law Collection
Collected Travaux Préparatoires (Yale Law School)
§ 9-5. Cases and Arbitrations
International Court of Justice
Project on International Courts and Tribunals
International Courts & Tribunals Collection (WorldLII)
International Criminal Court
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Special Court for Sierra Leone
Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
European Court of Justice
European Court of Human Rights
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
International Crimes Database [formerly Domestic Case Law on International Criminal Law (DomCLIC)]
UNILEX
Institute of International Commercial Law
Case Law on UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT)
ECOLEX
i.lex: The Legal Research System for International Law in U.S. Courts
Reports of International Arbitral Awards
Kluwer Arbitration
§ 9-6. International Organizations
United Nations
United Nations Handbook
Yearbook of the United Nations
UN Documents
Official Document System of the United Nations
UNBISNET
Access UN
United Nations Documentation: Research Guide
United Nations System of Organizations: Website Locator
World Trade Organization
WorldTradeLaw.net
European Union
Eur-Lex
Directory of European Union Legislation in Force
Organization of American States
Council of Europe
International Encyclopaedia of Laws: Intergovernmental Organizations
Yearbook of International Organizations
§ 9-7. Sources for Further Information
ASIL Electronic Resource Guide
GlobaLex
§ 10-2. Legal Systems of the World
JuriGlobe
§ 10-3. Reference Resources
Export.gov Market Research
International Judicial Assistance (Department of State)
CIA World Factbook
Europa World Year Book
Statesman’s Yearbook
International Encyclopaedia of Laws [website]
International Encyclopaedia of Laws [access]
Foreign Law Guide
GlobaLex
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
Constitutions of the Countries of the World
HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated
International Constitutional Law
Constitution Finder
The Rise of Modern Constitutionalism, 1776-1849
NATLEX (ILO)
Collection of National Copyright Laws
WIPO Lex
Legifrance English translations
German Law Archive
International Law Reports
Foreign Law Translations (University of Texas)
Bulletin on Constitutional Case-Law
HeinOnline Foreign and International Law Resources Database
Google Translate
OSCOLA: Oxford University Standard for Citation Of Legal Authorities
§ 10-4. Original Sources
Foreign Law Guide
GlobaLex
Guide to Law Online (Library of Congress)
World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII)
Doing Business (World Bank)
English Reports (HeinOnline)
English Reports (CommonLII)
HeinOnline World Trials Library
British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII)
Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)
UK Legislation
Justice Laws Website (Department of Justice Canada)
Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)
Statutes of the Realm (HeinOnline)
Justis UK Statutes
Regnal Year Calculator
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