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Law Resources

Westlaw Campus Research | LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe
| U.S. Supreme Court Opinions (1937-present) | Selected Historic Supreme Court Decisions |
| Circuit Courts | United States Code | Code of Federal Regulations | Federal Register |
| Duhaime's Law Dictionary |

Allexperts Legal Directory
Site features experienced attorneys willing to answer general, educational questions for free!

ALSO! (American Law Sources On-line)
Provides a comprehensive, uniform, and useful compilation of links to all online sources of American law that are available without charge. Also contains links to Canadian and Mexican sites.

ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law
A comprehensive site for international law.

The Federal Judicial Center
The research and education agency of the federal judicial system.

FindLaw
A good place to locate U.S. Supreme Court Opinions. Also find Lawyers and Law Firms, Tax Law, and Federal Tax Forms from the IRS. Try Law Crawler, a search engine for Internet law sites, or browse Academic Law Journals and Law Reviews (some full text).

The Law Engine!
Dedicated to providing the best online legal research sources available in a quick, easy-to-view, single-page format.

LawGuru.com
Check out the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Collection. This section has several hundred pre-written legal questions and answers in dozens of categories (e.g., Auto Accidents). Also see Laws of Other Nations. Get Free Answers to your Legal Questions. Search 500+ legal search engines and tools from this one site.

The 'Lectric Law Library
Visit The Laypeople's Law Lounge, where "legalese" is made understandable. The Reference Room has the "Lawcopedia" and the Forms Room contains many legal and business forms.

The Legal Information Institute: Cornell Law School
Offers legal material by topic and type or source; also find Selected Historic Decisions of the Supreme Court.

Legal Survival (requires Java)
Contains information on the following kinds of law: consumer, debtor/creditor, divorce/family, DWI/traffic, e-commerce, health care, immigration, landlord/tenant, municipal, personal injury, tax and more.

Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator
Locate a lawyer or law firm by name, firm, location or area of practice.

On the Docket
From the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

OYEZ
Includes all leading constitutional law cases and interesting audio and visual materials.

U.S. Courts
The Federal Judiciary Homepage.

Villanova Legal Express
A large legal site, with many links to legal materials.

WashLaw Web
A huge site; a good place to look for Expert Witnesses, Private Investigators, and Legal Consultants, Law Schools, and Full Text Search of State Laws.

Westlaw Campus Research
Primarily full-text database that covers news, business, and law-related information. Legal resources include primary sources such as American Law Review and American Jurisprudence, as well as law reviews and journals.

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