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 [retired], Supreme Court Library at Buffalo)
- David G. Badertscher (Principal Law Librarian, Supreme Court, Criminal Term,
1st Judicial District, New York City)
- The Cornell University Law Library
- Jay Deveau (Director of Library and Research Services, Goldberg Segalla, LLP)
- Melissa Holland (School of Information and Library Studies, University at Buffalo)
- Jeannine A. Lee (Senior Law Librarian, Supreme Court Library at Buffalo)
- Angela M. Patti (Law Librarian, Supreme Court Library at Buffalo)

Please send comments or suggestions for the Supreme Court Law Library Buffalo to sclbuff@courts.state.ny.us.

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CANADIAN LEGAL SITES

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 Courts Provincial statutes also available.

Canada Border Services Agency The CBSA is responsible for providing integrated border services that support national security priorities and facilitate the free flow of persons and goods, including animals and plants, which meet all requirements under the program legislation.

Canada (Foreign and International Law) Comprehensive collection of links to Canadian legal sites arranged by topic.

Canada News

Canada NewsWire

Canada Revenue Agency The CRA administers tax laws for the Government of Canada and for most provinces and territories; and various social and economic benefit and incentive programs delivered through the tax system.

Canadian Bar Association

Canadian Consolidated Statutes and Regulations Statutes and regulations through August 2004 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

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.

Canadian Patents Database

CBA.org (Canadian Bar Association)

Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Federal Court of Canada Includes downloadable forms, decisions and court rules. Original decisions (from 1990 to present) are accessible by date, case name and docket number.

Government of Canada

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.

Industry Canada

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 and Labrador Department of Justice

Parliament of Canada Virtual Library The objective is to provide Parliament with comprehensive and reliable information, documentation, research and analysis while maintaining extensive and pertinent collections to support the functions of legislation and representation; and to provide information about Canada's Parliament to the public.

Publications Ontario On-Line

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.

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COMPREHENSIVE SITES

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 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.

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 US laws and government.

Federal Judicial Center Many FJC publications are available for free download at this site.

FedWorld 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) including Bernstein's Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology, Everybody's Legal Glossary, Law.com Dictionary, Glossary of Legal Terminology, Glossary of Personal Injury 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 Group 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 Abbreviation 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 Policy Institutions 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 positions for trial lawyers. New features of the site include Quick Ideas for attorneys and an article targeted to law students in the Law Study section entitled "Finding Express and Implied Rules."

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.

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.

Villanova Legal Express

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.

World Wide Legal Information Association (wwlia.org) 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.

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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 for all 50 states as well as agencies world-wide.

Erie County District Attorney

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.

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.

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EXPERT WITNESSES

American Medical Association Doctor Finder Search for medical doctors by name or specialty. (Membership in the AMA is not a prerequisite for listing.)

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

DocFinder Sponsored by 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.

Experts.com

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.

National Safety Council

Zeno's Forensic Site Links to all manner of forensic expertise - forensic sciences, forensic medicine, forensic psychiatry, etc. Encompasses laboratories and individual expert witnesses.

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FEDERAL CASE LAW

Federal Courts Finder Full text decisions handed down by the US Supreme Court, US Circuit Courts of Appeals as well as District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts and specialized federal courts.

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.

Findlaw Federal Cases US Supreme Court, US Circuit Courts of Appeals, US Trial Courts, federal courts and other entities outside the Judicial Branch.

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 thru July 2001, August 2001 - )

Second Circuit (January 1995 - )

Third Circuit (May 1994 - )

Fourth Circuit (January 1995 thru July 2001 , January 1996 - )

Fifth Circuit (January 1992 - )

Sixth Circuit (November 1994 - )

Seventh Circuit (June 1995 - )

Eighth Circuit (November 1995 - )

Ninth Circuit (1995 - )

Tenth Circuit (August 1995 thru October 1997, October 1997-)

Eleventh Circuit (January 1995 - )

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FEDERAL MATERIALS

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Code of Federal Regulations Searchable full text of the CFR provided by the House of Representatives.

Congressional Record This searchable, full text database of the official record of the proceedings and debates (1994-present) of the United States Congress includes senatorial speeches and debates.

Constitution of the United States Searchable, full text includes the preamble, articles and sections.

Democratic Party

Federal Agencies and Commissions

Federal Agencies Directory Complete alphabetical and hierarchical directories posted by the Louisiana State University libraries.

Federal Court Locator Sponsored by Villanova University School of Law, provides information related to the federal judiciary, including court opinions.

Federal Government Resources on the Web University of Michigan Library's Documents Center site has links to bibliographic sources, historic documents, executive orders, directory of agencies and more.

Federal Judiciary

Federal Web Locator Provided by the Center for Information Law and Policy, "intended to be the one stop shopping point for federal government information on the World Wide Web".

FedLaw Useful site for federal government lawyers and employees or anyone doing federal legal research, plus there's a page of law related "how-to" sites.

Findlaw Lawyer Directory

FirstGov A "start" page for U.S. government information resources on the web.

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Google Uncle Sam Searches only websites that contain ".gov" or ".mil".

GPO Access Searchable databases of full text executive and legislative material, such as U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register (1994-), Congressional Record (1994-) and Public Laws (1995-). Other databases are available such as the Government Information Locator Service, the Pathway Indexer (of 1,300+ agency and military web sites) and the Monthly Catalog (MOCAT 1994 - ) which provides bibliographic records of government information resources plus site links. Full text of Congressional bills beginning in 1993 and Congressional reports and documents beginning in 1995 are accessible.

INFOMINE Librarian built and featured on the University of California Libraries Government Information page in its Scholarly Resource Internet Collections.

Law About... 127 articles which provide an overview to numerous legal topics including bankruptcy, contracts, real property, torts, etc. Provided by Wex, a collaboratively built, freely available legal dictionary and encyclopedia. Wex is a product of the Legal Information Institute at the Cornell Law School.

Library of Congress "The nation's library" is the world's largest repository of knowledge. This site has the THOMAS database (current and historical information on the U.S. Congress) and the American Memory Historical Collection (key documents, films, photographs and sound recordings of our nation's history) among other valuable resources.

Meta-Index for U.S. Legal Research Georgia State University College of Law's searchable site for federal law sources, Supreme Court and all Federal Circuit courts, plus U.S. Code and Congressional Record, in full text.

National Security Archive Posted by George Washington University, this is the world's largest non-governmetnal library of declassified U.S. security documents. Includes full text of the Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act

Republican (G.O.P.) National Committee

Smithsonian Institution "The Nation's attic" holds some 140 million artifacts and specimens, comprised of sixteen museums and galleries and the National Zoo.

Terrorism Law & Policy Devoted to news, laws and legislation about terrorism at home and abroad.

THOMAS This site from Congress offers searchable, full text of the Congressional Record (1989 forward), full text of all bills, public laws and legislation and tracking information about them. Also find committee information and a library of historical documents.

United States Code Cornell Legal Information Institute's web site is generated from the most recent version made available by the U.S. House of Representatives.

United States Code House of Representative's site. Titles 1- 41 are based on Supplement III of the 2000 edition (January 19, 2004) of the Code. Titles 42 - 50 Appendix are based on Supplement II of the 2000 edition (January 6, 2003) of the Code. You may also search prior versions, access state statutes, federal regulations and court decisions.

United States Federal Government Agencies Directory Hundreds of government agencies organized by government branches.

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FEDERAL/STATE COURTS

Courts.net Billed as "The Nation's Court Directory," this site provides directory listings for federal and most state courts.

Federal Court Locator Links to all U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals and District Courts web sites, including New York's Eastern , Northern and Southern District Courts. Also provides links to U.S. Bankruptcy Courts. Visit the Hermes Archive of the U.S. Supreme Court at Cornell; Jurist's Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court. Other federal courts include the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Court of International Trade. See also such federal judicial agencies as the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the Federal Judicial Center, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

Federal Judiciary A clearinghouse for information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government, this site has links to District and Bankruptcy Courts and offers court fees information and official bankruptcy forms.

Federal Public Defender's Office - Western District of New York Directory of mailing and email addresses and staff telephone numbers as well as form plea agreement and a database of Downward Departures from the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

National Center for State Courts Site is maintained by the Center, an independent, nonprofit organization committed to the advancement of justice.

Oyez Project U.S. Supreme Court multi-media database. Contains abstracts of key constitutional cases as well as cases sorted by subject, more than 2000 hours of Supreme Court audio, with complete coverage dating back to 1995. Play Oyez Baseball, a continuation of the Law-Baseball Quiz that used to appear in the "New York Times."

Supreme Court of the United States

Supreme Court of the United States Access free Supreme Court case law courtesy of the Lexis service dating back to 1790 as well as selected federal and state cases from January 1996. Briefs are available from Findlaw's Supreme Court Center and the Solicitor General (all briefs from July 1998 - present; selected briefs from 1982-96).

United States Attorneys' Manual Word-for-word version of the U.S. Attorneys' Manual. You will, however, need to use a pkunzip function to download.

United States Supreme Court Monitor Resembles U.S. Law Week in its division into news, decisions, certiorari granted, etc. News is free. Other links are available by subscription.

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INSURANCE

A.M. Best - the Insurance Information Source Online ratings for nearly 6,000 insurance companies in the U.S. and abroad. Company profiles and subscriptions available for a fee.

Complete Glossary of Insurance Coverage Explanations

insure.com Consumer insurance guide.

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LAW REVIEWS & JOURNALS

FindLaw Search by topic, law school or journal name.

Hieros Gamos Read journals online at this site.

Legal Journals Arranged by category.

University Law Review Project Links to general and subject specific online law reviews containing full text or abstracts.

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LAW SCHOOLS AND RELATED SITES

Albany Law School

America's Best Colleges

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Brooklyn Law School

City University of New York School of Law

Columbia Law School

Complete Guide to Law Schools Rankings by US News, based on two types of data: expert opinion about program quality and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school's faculty, research, and students.

Cornell University Law School

Cornell Law School (Legal Information Institute)

Fordham University School of Law

Georgetown University Law Center Provides major legal gateways and links to state, federal, and international law.

Harvard Law School A complementary website is HL Central, sponsored by an independent, non-profit corporation comprised entirely of Harvard Law School students. The site offers links to the academic calendar, student organizations, and an archive of old exams back to 1995. Course outlines for such noted offerings as Alan Dershowitz's criminal law and Laurence Tribe's constitutional law are available to students only and are password-protected.

Hofstra University School of Law

Indiana University School of Law

Law Schools

My Bar Prep Fee-based on-line course developed to make bar examination preparation efficient and economical.

New York Law School

New York University School of Law

Pace Law School

Peterson's Graduate Programs Search more than 180 law schools, find resources on financing your education as well as LSAT test preparation materials.

St. John's University School of Law

Syracuse University College of Law

Touro Law Center

University at Buffalo Law School

University of Pretoria (South Africa) Faculty of Law and Law Library

University of Southern California Law School

Villanova University School of Law

Washburn University School of Law

Yale Law School

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LEGAL DIRECTORIES

Martindale.com Lawyer Locator

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 address and telephone number.

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LEGAL FORMS

FindForms.com

FindLaw

Free Legal Forms for Lawyers Forms intended for corporate and securities lawyers.

ILRG (Internet Legal Resource Guide) Legal Forms Archive Most basic forms dealing with buying and selling, credit, leases and real estate, family law, transfers and assignments, employment and taxes.

'Lectric Law Library

Legal Forms (Consultwebs.com) Links to sources of forms rather than the forms themselves.

Legaldocs Prepare customized legal documents directly online.

lexisONE Provides both free and pay forms searchable by topic as well as jurisdiction.

National Labor Relations Board Downloadable NLRB forms 501, 502, 508, 509, 601, 4480 and 4701.

Official Bankruptcy Forms

Online Forms Center Legal, business and government forms.

SEC Filings and Forms (EDGAR)

Uncle Sam, Forms from the Feds A wealth of downloadable forms and publications from federal agencies - all manner of paperwork from the BATF, VA, FCC, HUD, SBA, ERISA, HCFA, HHS, among many others. Of possible interest: passport applications, U.S. Bankruptcy Court forms.

US Legal Forms, Inc. You can order assorted state or federal forms online such as those used in New York for name changes, general litigation, business, adoption and child protection.

Washburn University Law School (WashLaw Web) Both free and fee based forms. Includes links to state and federal tax forms and some state court forms, although none for New York.

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LEGAL INTEREST

Access America Less a gateway to government sources than a bulletin board about changes and updates to such sites.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) The mission of the ACLU is to preserve and protect first amendment rights (freedom of speech,
religion, etc), right to due process, right to privacy and right to equal protection under the law. Find a discussion of the death penalty, prisoners' rights, women's rights and rights of the poor.

American Memory Gateway to primary sources of U.S. historical and cultural materials.

Americans United for Separation of Church and State Advocates for separation of church and state in the U.S. Congress and state legislatures.

Assessment Ratios for New York State Geographical listings of equalization rates and residential assessment ratios for county and town. Equalization Rates and Municipal Profiles are available.

Avalon Project at the Yale Law School If you have ever felt the need to browse historic treaties, charters and trial testimony, browse here for documents from pre-18th century to the present, beginning with Aristotle's Athenian Constitution. Other papers of interest: U.S. treaties with various Indian tribes, documents of the Nuremberg war crimes trials, the Yalta Conference, and the Anglo-American Commission of Inquiry on establishing a Jewish state in Palestine.

BBBOnLine A subsidiary of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, [its] mission is to promote trust and confidence on the Internet. The site covers consumer tips, how to file complaints, how online businesses can apply for BBB privacy and reliability seals. There's also a final draft of the Code of Online Business Practices.

Better Business Bureau

Bibliomania Classics of fiction, nonfiction and poetry in full, downloadable text.

Census Data

Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation U.S. Congressional documents and debates, 1774-1873.

Civilrights.org

Commercial Law

Consumer Law Page Emphasis is on law for the pro se plaintiff with links to more than 1,000 government, non-government and law library resources covering defective products, toxic chemicals, medicine, disability, safety, injury prevention, etc.

Copyright Office (U.S.) Obtain application forms, information circulars and factsheets.

Crime Statistics Reports are available from the FBI, the U.S. Department of Justice as well as from the federal government.

CyberCemetery Provide permanent public access to the web sites and publications of defunct U.S. government agencies and commissions.

Death Penalty Summaries of clinical cases, scholarly articles and links to state organizations concerned with this topic. Sponsored by Cornell Law School.

Earthjustice Non-profit law firm advocating for environment, wildlife and public health.

EDGAR Database of corporate information sponsored by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

eHow More than 15,000 how-to's in simple English on almost any topic, from how to research a patent and enforce a trademark to back out of a contract on a home for sale.

Equal Justice Works

Famous Trials Highly entertaining and informative site maintained by a University of Missouri/Kansas City law professor. When you tire of reading up on such landmark cases as the Scopes and Salem Witch Trials, play a round of Bill of Rights golf or test your knowledge with the Constitutional Trivia quiz based on Jeopardy. If you want to find out where the bodies are buried, check out burial places of famous and not-so-famous literary folk.

Fedstats Statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.

Firearms Laws The Violence Policy Center, a.k.a. the anti-NRA, keeps an eye on federal gun legislation and the latest products from firearms and ammunition manufacturers. There's a state-by-state listing of gun laws based on the BATF's "State Laws and Publications - Firearms, 1998 edition."

Firearms Laws, New York State Quick reference on gun ownership and licensure from the NRA.

Freedom Forum First amendment issues in journalism and education.

Genealogy Has link to Social Security Death Index.

Global Legal Information Network Sponsored by the Law Libraryof Congress, GLIN is a database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations.

Governments on the WWW

Immigration Portal (Immigration Lawyers on the Web)

InterNet Bankruptcy Library Searchable full text covering many aspects of bankruptcy. Includes online directories of bankruptcy clerks.

Internet Prospector Reference Desk Aimed at non-profit fundraisers, The Prospector reports on prospect research sources related to Corporations, Foundations/Grants, International, News Online, People, Tools, etc.

Introduction to Basic Legal Citation Hypertext reference to 2003 edition of Cornell Professor Peter W. Martin's primer. Based on the 18th edition of the "Bluebook", it's an introduction for beginners and a refresher for more experienced legal scholars.

Jerry Capeci's Gang Land "Real Stuff about Organized Crime" by former New York Daily News columnist Jerry Capeci. Now the Director of Communications at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Capeci publishes this weekly online column.

Jurist Authoritative legal news and real-time legal research website produced for the legal education of its readers and law student staffers. Concentrates on substantive legal issues with significant social and jurisprudential implications with emphasis on quickly locating and presenting primary source materials such as judicial decisions, legislation, testimony, reports and releases.

LawLibraries.com Code and case law reference library. Goal is to provide clients with the best possible tools to transform information to knowledge. LawLibraries is a browser-based subscription service for the legal community stocked with thousands of laws, opinions, rules, forms and other legal resources that can be searched, viewed, printed and downloaded from any web browser.

LawForKids.org Even though this web site is a product of the Arizona Bar Association targeted to the youth of that state, you may care to inspect this snappy looking, kid friendly approach to uch topics as drivers' licenses, underage drinking, tobacco possession, truancy, curfews, and other aspects of juvenile justice.

lawjobs.com

Legal Dictionary Legal words, phrases and terms. See also Harvard Law School Library's 1L Dictionary.

Legal Encyclopedia Links for a variety of legal areas; annotations for topics.

Legal Ethics Comprehensive library of codes and rules for attorney conduct. The New York State listing includes links to the "Lawyer's Code of Professional Responsibility", rules of conduct for the Appellate Division First and Second, disciplinary procedures, New York State Bar Association ethics opinions and rules for judicial conduct.

LegalSurvival.com This sites features a quarterly online newsletter, online bookstore, law FAQs, legal checklists, prepaid legal plans, an attorney locator, attorney marketing services, and useful forms. Legal Links and Resources provides information on a variety of topics including divorce, DWI/traffic, estate planning, etc.

Legal Terminology Online monolingual, bilingual and multilingual glossaries of legal terms, including Bernstein's Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology, Everybody's Legal Glossary, Law.com Dictionary, Glossary of Legal Terminology, Glossary of Personal Injury Law Terms.

Mediate.com Articles and an international directory of mediators searchable by name, location and area of practice.

Misko Law Firm Features Dallas attorney Fred Misko's 400+ page treatise "Misko on Class Actions", more than 20 papers by Misko on related topics, such as "Selection, Preparation, and Direct Examination of Expert Witnesses."

My Bar Prep Fee-based on-line course developed to make bar examination preparation efficient and economical.

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Opensecrets.org A guide to the money in U.S. elections - who's giving and who's getting.

Political Money Line Search by name or zip code to find out who the big political contributors are in your neighborhood, which candidates they support and what their line of work is. Covers 1980-2006 election cycles.

probono.net The mission of Pro Bono Net is simple. First, use information technology to increase the amount and quality of legal services provided to low-income individuals and communities by the public interest/pro bono lawyers. Second, create a virtual community of public interest lawyers that bridges private, legal services and academic sectors of the profession and that serves as a model for similar networks in other legal communities.

Project Vote Smart Recommended for reliable, political information.

Public Advocate for the City of New York

Public International Law Annotated links to Internet sites dealing with human rights, the UN, war and peace, crime and the international courts.

Securities Class Action Clearinghouse (Stanford Law School)

Smoking Gun Lurid accounts of bizarre cases based (they claim) on court documents and government files. Much more than you ever wanted to know about the peccadilloes of pols, celebs and others in the limelight.

Southern Poverty Law Center Site includes Klanwatch, information about hate groups and hate crimes litigation.

Terrorism and Terrorists Devoted to news, laws and legislation about terrorism at home and abroad.

TnCrimLaw (Tennessee Criminal Law Defense Resources) Provides links to Federal and all 50 states laws as well as a variety of legal topics.

Uniform Commercial Code

Uniform Crime Reports Crime and justice statistics compiled by the FBI.

United Nations

Vehicle Crash Data Sponsored by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety For auto safety information with comprehensive listing of international crash-test results and insurance risk data, go to crashtest.com

Violence Policy Center Research, analysis and advocacy for effective general policy.

Western New York Law Center News, views and job openings in the local legal community plus a link to more than 1,000 decisions in the Great Upstate Law Project's Fair Hearing Bank.

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LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS AND RELATED PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Albany County Bar Association

American Association of Law Libraries

American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

American Judges Association AJA publications online include Benchmark, Court Review and full text of "Domestic Violence and the Courtroom".

Asian American Bar Association of New York

Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Serves the professional needs of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations and other private sector organizations worldwide.

Association of Legal Administrators

Bar Association of Erie County

Canadian Bar Association

New York City Bar (Association of the Bar of the City of New York)

NALS (National Association of Legal Secretaries)

National Association of Attorneys General

National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)

National Association of Professional Process Servers (NAPPS)

National District Attorneys Association (NDAA)

National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA)

New York County Lawyers' Association

New York State Bar Association Full text of the Lawyer's Code of Professional Responsibility, the Code of Judicial Conduct, index and digest of Committee on Professional Ethics opinions and the Guide to Attorney Disciplinary Procedures in New York State.

New York State Defenders Association

New York State Professional Process Servers Association (NYSPPSA)

New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA)

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice This consumer advocate group's site provides information about a variety of class actions, from toxic torts to discrimination and makes briefs available.

United States Process Servers Association

Women's Bar Association of the State of New York

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LEGAL PUBLISHERS

AcqWeb International directory of publishers and vendors.

Alert Publications Publisher of "Legal Information Alert" and "Research Advisor" newsletters for attorneys, law librarians and paralegals.

American Law Institute-American Bar Association (ALI-ABA). Committee on Continuing Professional Education Lists committee's periodicals, books, video and audio cassettes with order information; includes articles database.

American National Standards Institute

Anderson Publishing Publisher of such legal treatises as "New York Evidence Courtroom Manual" and federal practice guides.

Aspen Publishers Purveyors of treatises on pension and employee benefits, antitrust and securities regulation.

BNA Online bookstore for an extensive collection of books, CD-ROMs in tax, health care, environment and human resources law. Access BNA's Labor Relations Reporter Index and Table of Cases online.

BRB Publications Publisher of "The Sourcebook of Local Court and County Record Retrievers" and a link to the Public Record Retriever Network (which includes Paralegal Services of Buffalo), searchable by state currently and soon by county.

CCH Gateway to CCH product line of tax materials (which can be ordered online).

Gould Publications Shop online for such legal publications as "New York Search and Seizure".

James Publishing

LegalWorks Home of "Cyberspace Lawyer", a monthly newsletter and "Internet Law Researcher".

Lexis Publishing

Matthew Bender

Michie

National Conference of State Legislatures Covers the 50 states - national issues affecting them, partisan composition of the respective governing bodies, session schedules, rules, term limits, members' directories and statistics.

NOLO Do-it-yourself law publisher which offers 50+ downloadable "e-products" books (guides and forms) for a fee.

Practicing Law Institute (PLI) Treatises on banking, business, estate planning/elder law, immigration, intellectual property, litigation and taxation.

Shepard's

VerdictSearch Formerly the "New York Jury Verdict Reporter", VerdictSearch New York is available in print by paid subscription.

WANT Publishing Your Nation's Courts home page, including fee-based online directories of state and federal courts.

West/Thomson

William S. Hein You can order Hein publications, claim missing pages and get information about binding services.

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LEGAL RESEARCH TUTORIALS

Legal Process Explains how a Congressional bill becomes a law, with related links.

Legal Research Using the Internet Law librarian's guide, with many links.

Reading Legal Citations

Research Guides

Research Guides and Videos Boston College Law Library's guide designed to teach users how to find and understand legal materials.

Uncle Sam - Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications

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MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES

Albany, City of

Allegany County

Amherst, Town of Click on Government for a directory of Town offices, agendas for Town board meetings and a growing archive of Town board meeting minutes. Town Code is also available.

Buffalo, City of Includes text of city charter. Other City of Buffalo departments and agencies include the Common Council, City Comptroller, and Police.

Cattaraugus County County maps, legislative directory with committee assignments and link to Sheriff's Department.

Chautauqua County Government

Erie County Link to the site for the county charter and county administrative code. Includes recent local laws. Other County of Erie departments and agencies include District Attorney, Sheriff's Office, County Clerk and the County Comptroller.

General Code Publishers Access full-text (and up-to-date) codes for more than 100 New York counties, cities, towns, and villages, and over 70 cities, boroughs, and townships in New Jersey. These include:

Akron, Village of
Albion, City of
Amherst, Town of
Aurora, Town of
Batavia, City of
Batavia, Town of
Buffalo, City of
Cheektowaga, Town of
Clarence, Town of
Concord, Town of
Depew, Village of
Eden, Town of
Evans, Town of
Hamburg, Village of
Lackawanna, City of
Lancaster, Town of
Lockport, Town of
Marilla, Town of
Niagara, Town of
Olean, City of
Springville, Village of
Rochester, City of
Tonawanda, Town of
West Seneca, Town of 

Monroe County

Municipal Codes Seattle Public Library site links to city and county codes available on the World Wide Web.

National Association of Counties

New York City The official New York City website. Other New York City departments and agencies include: Comptroller, City Council, Department of Correction, Police and Public Advocate.

New York City Charter and Administrative Code In order to view online versions of the New York City Charter and Administrative Code, begin at the New York State Legislature. Click on the "Laws of New York." Then scroll down to the bottom of the list to the "Miscellaneous Section."

New York State Association of Counties

Rochester, City of Includes text of City code.

State & County QuickFacts

Syracuse, City of

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NEW YORK STATE CODES & STATUTES

Consolidated/Unconsolidated Laws Visit the State Assembly's page or the State Senate's page for links to the State Constitution, State Consolidated Laws, Unconsolidated Laws and search the site for New York State chapter law for the current year.

New York Assembly Bills

New York Senate Bills

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NEW YORK STATE COURTS, COURT RULES & CASE LAW

Criminal Jury Instructions, 2d The instructions do not all have footnotes (they're being added) but are the most recent.

Erie County Family Court Useful site with information for filing of petitions. Downloadable Family Court forms, filing how-tos and a court telephone directory.

New York State Appellate Division Decisions Features a six-month archive of the latest decisions from the four New York State Appellate Divisions.

New York State Appellate Division, First Department

New York State Appellate Division, Second Department

New York State Appellate Division, Third Department

New York State Appellate Division, Fourth Department In addition to the Court’s decisions (February 2000-present), the site contains information concerning the Justices and staff and events involving them, the Court’s Rules of Practice, Disciplinary Rules, Court Calendars, Bar Admissions, the Appellate Division Law Library, and the Court’s Auxiliary Agencies.

New York State Court of Appeals Contains the State's highest court's calendar, rules of court, directions, judges' profiles and the most recent annual report. The Court's decisions (January 2005-present) are here and available the day of their release to the general public. Earlier decisions (October 2003-present) are available on the NYS Law Reporting Bureau site.

New York State Court of Appeals Decisions Sponsored by Cornell's Legal Information Institute (LII), recent
decisions are available as well as an archive of decisions from 1992-2005 listed by date and party name. There is also a topical index to decisions since 1990.

New York Official Reports Maintained by the Law Reporting Bureau, researchers will find New York slip decisions from the Court of Appeals, all four Appellate Divisions, reported trials, as well as online searching of the Official Reports 2d series. The latter is available by subscription or credit card payment.

New York State Court of Claims News of the State of New York's sole forum for civil litigation seeking damages from the State. The MacLaw online database contains decisions from March 2000 through the present.

New York State Supreme Court Civil Branch New York County (First Judicial District) Includes uniform rules of the New York County Justices as well as basic forms such as Request for Judicial Intervention (RJI), preliminary conference orders and protocols.

New York State Supreme Court Criminal Term New York County First Judicial District Directory of departments, courtrooms and judges as well as a calendar of court terms, a glossary of legal terms and such FAQs as posting bail, getting an attorney and obtaining court records and rap sheets.

New York State Supreme Court Library/Buffalo (Eighth Judicial District)

New York State Supreme Court Criminal Law Library of New York City (First Judicial District)

New York State Unified Court System This directory site of the state's courts provides updates of court rules, links to New York bar associations, and downloadable court forms. Also link from this site to Criminal Jury Instructions 2d, New York State Attorney Directoryand the new New York State Law Reporting Bureau site for slip decisions from the Court of Appeals and the four Appellate Divisions.

Welcome to CourtHelp! Excellent resource for the self-represented. Includes a guide to the courts, a glossary of legal terms, public access law libraries, court address/phone directory, plus court forms to download.

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NEW YORK STATE OFFICES & AGENCIES

New York State Visit the state's web site to link to the Governor's home page and to a useful site with links to state departments, agencies and commissions.

New York State & Local Government on the Net Contains links to agency, municipality and library sites.

New York State Assembly

New York State Attorney General

New York State Banking Department

New York State Board of Elections

New York State Board of Law Examiners

New York State Bureau of Labor Statistics

New York State Citizen Guide

New York State Committee on Open Government This site provides links to Freedom of Information Law Advisory opinions as well as Open Meetings Law Advisory opinions.

New York State Consumer Protection Board

New York State Department of Civil Service

New York State Department of Correctional Services Provides inmate information through a lookup link. [Please note: DOCS advises not to provide inmate information to another inmate; such data is considered contraband.]

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation For quick reference, an uncertified version of Title 6 NYCRR (Environmental Conservation) is available as well as Commissioner's decisions, orders and opinions.

New York State Department of Family Assistance (formerly Department of Social Services) Site for Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance and Children and Family Services includes information on child support, child protective and adoptive services (with state's pioneering online photolisting of kids in foster care who are eligible for adoption) and disability determinations.

New York State Department of Health

New York State Department of Labor

New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Downloadable forms for driver/vehicle record requests, statements of ownership, registration/title applications, requests for copies of accident reports, visual acuity reports, applications for handicappedparking permits and title replacement are just some of those available.

New York State Department of State Searchable Corporation and Business Entity database, as well as Licensing Registrants database in which you can look up private investigators, notaries, security guards and real estate brokers/salespeople by ID number, name or business name.

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Tax information, forms andinstructions, with tax rate tables, for the Empire State's various taxes as well as site for electronic filers and link to IRS. Can also review Technical Services Bureau memoranda and advisory opinions from 1993 to the present.

New York State Department of Transportation

New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal

New York State Division of Human Rights

New York State Divison of Parole This site provides information on Jenna's Law as well as the complete text of the New York State Parole Handbook.

New York State Division of the Budget

New York State Education Department

New York State Government Information Locator Service Single point of access to information services provided by New York State Government agencies, the State Legislature and the Judiciary.

New York State "I LOVE New York"

New York State Insurance Department

New York State Law Reporting Bureau

New York State Library Contains excellent tutorial on how to research New York legislative history and an online catalog of state government documents. Check the New York State Document Depository Program.

New York State Office of Professional Medical Conduct

New York State Office of Real Property Services

New York State Office of the Attorney General Opinions (1995-present) are available.

New York State Office of the Comptroller Current opinions (1994-present) are available as well as those archived (1988-1993).

New York State Office of the Governor

New York State Office of Unclaimed Funds Searchable database of unclaimed funds held by the State Comptroller.

New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

New York State Police

New York State Public Employment Relations Board Decisions (2000-present) are available.

New York State Public Service Commission Reports, opinions, orders, rules and regulations are available.

New York State Senate

New York State Statistics Presented by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, this website is designed to provide extensive statistical information about New York State and its people. It contains information covering demographics, economics, elections, government finance, public safety, housing, education, health, energy, and much more. Provides a link to the New York State Statistical Yearbook.

New York State Thruway Authority

New York State Unified Court System

New York State Women's Advisory Website

New York State Workers' Compensation Board

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NEWS

National/World | Regional

National/World

ABC News

American Journalism Review

Associated Press (AP)

Atlantic Online

CBS News

Chicago Tribune

Christian Science Monitor

CNN.com

Congressional Quarterly

Court TV Offers live and taped trial coverage in daytime; investigative drama, expert reality and relevant
non-fiction series in the evening.

Crain's New York Business

Daily Telegraph

Drudge Report

FindLaw Legal News U.S. and international legal news, updated throughout the day and organized by topic, with story summaries and a list of related resources. Sections on cyberspace law, the Supreme Court, the Justice Department, plus full text of new Supreme Court and federal circuit courts' decisions as well as links to other law and news sources.

Fox News

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