New York State Supreme Court Library at Buffalo
THE GREAT BIG LIST OF LEGAL WEB SITES
Sponsored by the New York State Supreme Court Library at Buffalo, this site was created by Joanne Walsh, Department of Library and Information Studies, State University of New York at Buffalo, in April 2000. The list is a new and expanded compilation of previous library guides to legal research on the Internet and would not have been possible without the groundwork and input of the following:
- Alice Askew (Law Library Assistant, Supreme Court Library
at Buffalo) Last updated: March 10, 2004. Please
send comments or suggestions to Jeannine Lee (sclbuff@courts.state.ny.us).
Booksellers
| Canadian Legal Sites | Comprehensive Sites | Criminal Justice | Alibris Specialists in out-of-print mass market
titles. American Booksellers Association Audio Editions Books on cassette. Barnes and Noble.com (Professional, Technical & Business Bookstore) BookWeb.org Search the directory of the American Booksellers Association and link to bookstore web sites. Common Reader Hard-to-find titles, many of them imported from England. Daedalus Books
Everybody's favorite bargain bookseller. E-Book Library Sponsored
by the University of Virginia, Electronic Text Center, this site
links to 1,800 publicly-available e-books including British and
American fiction, major authors, children's literature, the Bible,
Shakespeare, American history, African-American documents and more. half.com Secondhand books and CD's (mainly mass market) for half price or less. Penguin Putnam You can't order online, but they'll tell you how to order toll free. Quality Paperback Book Club (QPB.com)
Aboriginal Law and Legislation Access to Justice Network (ACJNet Canada) Alberta Courts Decisions of the Court of Appeal and provincial Court since 1998. Best Guide to Canadian Legal Research Site posted in flow chart format by law librarian Catherine Best of the University of British Columbia. Bora Laskin Law Library (University of Toronto) In addition to Canadian sites galore, this links to the British Parliament and courts as well as other Commonwealth high courts. British Columbia Superior Courts Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Provincial statutes also available. Canada Customs and Revenue
Agency The CCRA, formerly Revenue
Canada, provides frequently requested customs and tax forms
and publications online. Canada (Foreign and International Law) Comprehensive collection of links to Canadian legal sites arranged by topic. Canadian Consolidated Statutes and Regulations Statutes and regulations through the end of 2001 in downloadable full text. There are also links to Canada Gazette for more recent legislation and to Parliament's Government Bills page for the status of ongoing bills in the House of Commons and Senate. Canadian Criminal Justice Resource Page Compilation of sites dealing with criminal justice, corrections, law enforcement and juvenile delinquency created by a University of Ottawa professor. Canadian Criminal Law Centre Plain language articles about Canadian criminal law with links to federal and provincial laws and resources. Canadian Firearms Centre Information for visitors to Canada, forms, full text of the Firearms Act and Firearms Act regulations as well as e-filing of forms. Canadian Human Rights Reporter (CHRR) Digest of cases and decisions relating to such topics as discrimination, sexual harassment and disability rights. Canadian Internet Resources Sponsored by the University of Ottawa, this site offers a quick-and-easy topical index plus links to case law and legislation. Canadian Law Sources On-line . Canadian Lawyer Referral Service (CanLaw) Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) Very like Cornell's Legal Information Institute site, this posting by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, gives access to statutes and regulations, the Supreme and Federal Courts, Tax Court and the higher courts of most provinces. Canadian Legal Resources on the WWW Canadian Federal and Provincial Legislative Sources Canadian Legal Research Excellent introduction to Canada and its legal system with many links to government and the courts. Section on Quebec's legal system, which is unique among the 10 provinces and 3 territories. CBA.org (Canadian Bar Association) Citizenship and Immigration Canada Federal Court of Canada Includes downloadable forms, decisions and court rules. Original decisions (from 1992 to present) are accessible by date, case name and docket number. Guide to Ontario Courts Includes Court of Appeal judgments and endorsements, 1998 to present; judges directories and rules of court for the Superior Court of Justice and Ontario Court of Justice; Family Law rules and forms as well as fine schedules for the lower courts. LexUM Sponsored by the University of Montreal, Center for Public Law Research, this web site includes links to Quebec Civil Code, a complete collection of Supreme Court of Canada decisions and a searchable database of all bilateral treaties between the U.S. and Canada from 1783 to 1997. Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Justice Parliament Click on "Library of Parliament" for an alphabetical archive of full-text documents and acts. Quicklaw Subscription service which offers access to over 2,500 databases including caselaw from courts, boards and tribunals in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, as well as statutes, regulations and bills. Supreme Court of Canada Direct links to justices' bios, court administration, judgments and weekly bulletins. Note: when searching decisions by date, use the European format, i.e., 26.7.00 for July 26, 2000. Victim Assistance Online Non-profit advocacy organization located
in and operating under the laws of Ontario which seeks to
aid victims and survivors of crime with emotional support and
practical aid. AllRefer.com A hub of up-to-date and authoritative educational information including articles and reference materials. Major topics include earth & environment, history, literature & arts, health & medicine, people, philosophy & religion, science & technology, social science, law, sports, etc. American Law Sources On-Line Comprehensive,
uniform and useful compilation of links to freely accessible
on-line sources of law for the United States, Canada and Mexico. Ben's Guide to U.S.
Government Documents for Kids Best Information on the Net It's worth the effort of checking out this "best of the web" weekly list compiled by St. Ambrose University (Davenport, IA) librarians. Everything from a journalist's guide to economic terms to Hispanic/Latino news services plus archives of past lists. BigEar: Current Legal Resources on the Net What's new on the Net for lawyers. CataLaw Self-described "catalog of catalogs of worldwide law on the Internet" is searchable by topic or region. Chicago-Kent College of Law Site provides information on legal resources including legal research/information, libraries and journals, as well as technology in legal practice. Digital Librarian A librarian's choice of the best of the Web updated every few weeks. Past lists available for browsing. Direct Search This extensive compilation of specialized searchable/interactive databases provides access to all those resources that will not turn up simply by using a search engine. Electronic Reference Desk Sponsored by the Emory University School of Law. Access guides to federal laws or federal agencies. Federal Judicial Center Many FJC publications are available for free download at this site. FedWorld.gov Comprehensive central access point for searching, locating, ordering and acquiring government and business information. Includes link to 7,000+ U.S. Supreme Court full text decisions from 1937 through 1975 (U.S. Reports volumes 300 through 422). You can also obtain IRS forms, search government web pages and link to top government web sites. FirstGov Contains federal directories and agency listings, as well as a link to the White House home page. Includes information on U.S. Savings Bonds, passports and visas, Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid and veterans benefits. Gavel2gavel.com Internet legal research tool links to federal sources, courts and decisions, statutes, bar associations, forms, etc. Glossary Agent (tm) Annotated gateway to online monolingual, bilingual and multilingual glossaries of legal terms, including Bernstein's Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology, Everybody's Legal Dictionary, Real Life Dictionary of the Law, Glossary of Legal Terminology, Glossary of Personal Injury Law Terms. Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) Sponsored by the American Library Association, this is an excellent one-stop site for federal government information. The Frequently Used Sites Related to U.S. Federal Government Information provides access by level of government as well as subject. Choose an area - Copyright, Patents, Trademarks, Crime and Justice, Supreme Court, Tax Forms - for a list of links to relevant sites. Guide to Law Online Annotated collection of links prepared by the Law Library of Congress with emphasis on sites offering full text. Hieros Gamos Comprehensive legal web site containing national and international attorney directories, links to legal and law related journals, a guide to vendors, law schools and consultants. Includes telnet links to Westlaw and Lexis. INFOMINE Librarian built and featured on the University of California Libraries Government Information page in its Scholarly Resource Internet Collections. Internet Lawyer Annotated and rated monthly listing of Internet resources for attorneys is now available by subscription only. Internet Legal Research Compass Easy access to federal court and government sites, online state and local courts. Includes subject database for blue sky, immigration, federal securities, patent and tax law. See Villanova's Legal Express page for an excellent compilation of click-and-go law-related sites. Internet Legal Resource Guide Index of 4000+ select, international web sites for academic and professional information. Internet Public Library Amazingly comprehensive site that links to web sites in virtually any subject, including the law resources page which has many interesting law-related links. Internet Scout Project
Weekly online publication offering a selection of new and
newly discovered Internet resources. ixquick
Claims to be the "world's most powerful metasearch engine". Journal Abbreviations Sources - All That JAS A registry of web resources that list or provide access to the full titles of journal abbreviations for many fields. The Bluebook Abbreviations of Law Review Titles is almost as good as having Bieber's online. Jurist Sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Network for law professors links to course outlines, exams, web resources as well as law and book reviews. Legal news links include synopses of U.S. Supreme Court and New York Court of Appeals decisions. Law and Politics: Internet Guide Site designed with the legal pro in mind.
Lots of how-to-research information, including such esoterica
as researching Canadian and international law, Trialsmith and a posting of Law Engine! Comprehensive site with links for courts, statutes, law schools and libraries, CLE and ethics information, etc. Law Street.com News and analyses in the Law Street Journal plus summaries of federal laws and those of the 50 states. The New York materials are fairly basic though, covering only criminal, divorce, traffic, wills and real estate laws. 'Lectric Law Library Among other items of interest, this site has a law lexicon and, one of the largest collections of legal forms on the Web. Legal Information Institute (LII) Cornell Law School's LII publishes electronic, full text U.S. Supreme Court and N.Y. Court of Appeals decisions, the U.S. Code, the Federal Rules of Evidence and Civil Procedure and the Constitution. Site contains links to legal materials, organized topically and by source that are published elsewhere on the Web. Legal
Web Site Directory Sponsored by LexisOne. Librarians' Index to the Internet Vast compilation of web sites maintained by UC Berkeley. MoreLaw.Com Once-over-lightly approach to verdicts and settlements with enough detail to know whether to dig further. Jury verdicts and settlements can be searched by state, month and year, court, judge, attorney or expert witness name. Hypertext links to the e-mail addresses of attorneys and expert witnesses are at this site as well. New England Law Library Consortium Network of academic (ABA accredited law schools), private non-profit, or government law libraries in the Northeast sharing cooperative collection development and resource sharing. refdesk.com Serendipitous site with links to news, statistics, directories, fun facts and all kinds of stuff you didn't know you were looking for until you logged on. Includes searchable dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, almanac and Bartlett's quotations. Re:QUEST dot Net Links to federal and state government sites with resources for legal research, legal forms, law schools and legal employment available at the Government page and resources regarding politics, the parties involved and elections at the Politics page. Rominger Legal All-encompassing legal research site with federal and state materials as well as legal organizations and directories StartSpot Network Gateway to a variety of useful information through its Spot sites. Search LibrarySpot, for instance, for a wealth of reference material or TripSpot for travel guides with tips on how to get to your favorite desination as well as where to stay when you get there. SurfWax General interest source. Virtual Chase Originally meant for law librarians and other experienced legal researchers, this site now comprises more than 250 pages of information about Internet resources and research strategies. WashLaw WEB Excellent, comprehensive site from Washburn University School of Law containing numerous links to just about every legal resource imaginable. webdesk.com Provides news, links and resources on a wide range of popular subjects. World Wide Legal Information Association Legal information, on a per country basis, for some English-speaking nations (including U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia and New Zealand). New York materials can be found more directly elsewhere, but it may be useful for researching laws of the other countries. Includes a legal dictionary and directory of attorneys on the Web. WWW Virtual Library - Law Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington presents this Virtual Law Library (part of the World Wide Web Virtual Library) Search by term, topic (area of law) or by information type (i.e., law firm, school, government or journal). Xrefer "The web's reference engine" provides free access to encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, books of quotations, etc., from the world's leading publishers, most of them British, and all of them cross-referenced. A note of caution: since the cross-references are mostly British, the legal definitions come from English common law, specifically the Oxford Dictionary of Law. Xrefer is easy to use -- choose your general area, such as Business & Law, then enter your search terms and Go. Zimmerman's Research Guide
Cleveland law librarian Andrew Zimmerman's A-to-Z guide to
legal topics, searchable by keyword or phrase. Depending on the
topic and Zimmerman's assessment of the best source of material,
you may be linked to another web site or referred to Westlaw, Lexis,
print media or a telephone number. Buffalo (New York) Police Department Buffalo's Most Wanted, arrest statistics, department phone numbers and links to other criminal justice sites. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) CopNet Directory of police and criminal justice
web sites. Copnet New York links to police agencies, associations,
wanted/missing persons lists, state crime statistics, etc. Erie County Sheriff's Office Department phone and email directories, Most Wanted List and information about the Erie County Holding Center. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Justice Technology Information Network (JUSTNET) Child of the National Law Enforcement and Correction Technology Center, it shows the latest in cop gear - e.g., reports on the efficacy of new body armor, explosives, contraband detection equipment and "red light" photo enforcement systems. Law Enforcement Sites on the Web Links to various sheriffs' offices and police departments in the U.S. and abroad. National Fraud Information Center (Internet Fraud Watch) This web site of the National Consumers League targets telemarketing and Internet fraud, particularly against the elderly. New York City Department of Correction Helpful directions on how to visit an inmate (there are monthly visitation calendars), post bail and obtain attorney/legal passes (for which there are downloadable applications). New York City Police Department View the Department hierarchy, missing persons, Most Wanted and/or links to the home page of every precinct, police service area and transit district in the five boroughs. Officer.Com Police officers' Internet directory. Sex Offender Registries
Provides Sex Offender Registries as well as laws on community
notification. ATTORNEYS Greater Buffalo Legal Directory Lists area attorneys by specialty along with their phone numbers and links to their web pages. Includes articles submitted by local practitioners on such subjects as traffic fatality, crime victim litigation and FAQs about DWI. New York State Attorney Directory The New York State Unified Court System has made this directory available so you can search by attorney name for their address and telephone number.
555-1212.com Fee-based online phone directory. AcqWeb International directory of publishers and vendors. Anywho Reverse phone directory. (Won't work unless the phone is listed and the phone is in the name of the person who called.) BRB Publications, Inc. - Public Record Research System List of 300+ federal, state, county and city URL's with free public record information. New York State sites include the Department of State, the city of Olean's assessor and Medina County. FedWorld U.S. Department of Commerce site which lets you browse its information network, word-search it and/or word-search for government reports. Forbes.com List include Forbes 500s, Largest Private Companies, as well as 200 Best Small Companies and the International 500. Each entry includes name, rank, type of business, number of employees and revenue. Go Toll Free: the Internet 800 Directory Hoover's Online "The ultimate source for company information" which permits plain English questions about businesses. Infobel.com International telephone directories on
the Web. infoUSA.com
Search by business/person's name and/or phone number National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Reverse Phone Directories Fee-based online directory. Special Investigations Sponsored by the United States, General Accounting Office, follow the link to "Other Publications" and locate the 113-page "Investigators Guide to Sources of Information" using the complete listing of Special Publications. Ultimate White Pages Enter what you know about the party you are looking for just once, hit the tab key, then search in sequence Yahoo, Who Where, Switchboard, Infospace, Anywho, Worldpages. Be aware, however, that this is a commercial site which, if at first you don't succeed (and we didn't with unlisted friends), will offer an "advanced search" for a fee. Virtual Gumshoe All kinds of links to all kinds of web sites for one person determined to find another - archives and adoption records to criminal histories and cults, to state parole boards and vital records. Vital Records Information - United States American Medical Association Physician Select Search for medical doctors by name or specialty. (Membership in the AMA is not a prerequisite for listing.) American Psychological Association DocFinder Sponsored by AIM - Administrators in Medicine, this site is the only combined public online physician database in the nation that has its direct source of data from state government licensing boards and that also remains free of charge to the public. Provides links to home pages of state medical boards. Expert4Law Directory of experts and consultants, lawyers available for consultation and ADR specialists. Sponsored by the Los Angeles County Bar Association. ExpertPages.com Listings by specialty, state or country. ExpertWitness.com Internet directory of expert witnesses. LawInfo.com Fill-in boxes enable search not only for experts but also for attorneys, consultants, private investigators, court reporters, paralegals and so on. National Directory of Expert Witnesses Experts listed in 400 categories. Zeno's Forensic Site Links to all manner of forensic expertise - forensic sciences, forensic medicine, forensic psychiatry, etc. Encompasses laboratories and individual expert witnesses. For Construction and Safety Consultants see: American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Federal Courts Finder Full text, U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals decisions available within days of being handed down, including Second Circuit cases (mostly since 1995, but some prior). Second Circuit Court of Appeals proceedings are also available at Cornell's LII and Pace Law School. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Full text, current decisions and legal material as well as access to court rules and the Federal Rules of Evidence. Supreme Court of the United States Contains docket and court rules, information for visitors and those who wish to plead a case before the nation's highest court, as well as links to bench opinions and term decisions. United States Supreme Court Collection (LII) Pending cases as well as decisions from May 1990 to present. United States Tax Court Tax Court opinions and memoranda searchable by petitioner's name, date or judge from January 1999 and summary opinions from January 2001, court forms, rules and fee schedules, plus everything you need to know about the court in plain English. usscplus.com Search for free for syllabus of decisions (by citation, party name or subject matter) at this otherwise fee based site. For other decisions see also: District of Columbia Circuit (February 1995 - ) Federal Circuit (August 1995 - ) First Circuit (November 1995 - ) Second Circuit (January 1995 - ) Third Circuit (May 1994 - ) Fourth Circuit (January 1995 - ) Fifth Circuit (December 1990 - ) Sixth Circuit (November 1994 - ) Seventh Circuit (1989 - ) Eighth Circuit (November 1995 - ) Ninth Circuit (1995 - ) Tenth Circuit (August 1995 thru October 1997, October 1997 - ) Eleventh Circuit (November 1994 -
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