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Comprehensive Sites

1. Legal Information Institute
   Searchable full-text integrates information from the Legal Information Institute, and Cornell School of Law. Hyper-text to recent Supreme Court decisions are readily available.
   At this site you will find Wex. Wex is an ambitious effort to construct a collaboratively-created, public-access law dictionary and encyclopedia. It is sponsored and hosted by the Legal Information Institute at the Cornell Law School.
2. Washlaw Web
   Offers full-text information on law related discussion groups. There is a useful Table of Contents which aids the user in locating and exploring particular areas of law. (Check out the following links: State Law, Bar Associations, Law Directories, Law Journals, Continuing Education, Law Firms)
3. Emory Law Finder Electronic Reference Desk
4. FindLaw: Internet Legal Resources
   This is a great resource due to the numerous legal fields covered (Law Schools to Statutes/Laws). Easily accessible and provides information in a logical format. Free www site of Thomson/West.
5. Law and Policy Institutions Law and Policy Institutions provides a well-organized point of access for legal and legislative information. In addition to domestic legal topics, this site provides information on significant international treaties, journals, and legal databases ranging from antiquity to the present and representing all nationalities.
   
6. LexisOne: The Resource for small law firms
   Free www site of Lexis/Nexis.
7. Hieros Gamos
   Contains information about 6,000 legal organizations, and self-listing using modifiable databases of various legal entries. This site also has a unique feature allowing the user to display data in foreign languages.
8. Internet Law Library
   Searchable full-text of information formerly compiled by the United States House of Representatives Law Library. Now maintained by Etext Archives. It allows quick access to Federal Laws, and various legal directories and reviews. The U.S. Code and Code of Federal Regulations are also searchable at this site, complete with a Reference Desk that lists the "20 Most Requested Pages" from the library.
9. World Wide Web Virtual Library: Law
   Provides searchable full-text on Online Research Sources including the Virtual Library. It is not as easily accessible as some sites, and most of the information pertains to the Indiana School of Law and its offerings.
10. New York Courts and Law Guide
    This guide includes more than 100 documents, written in plain English, that explain the courts and laws of New York to non-lawyers. It is the most comprehensive explanation of the New York legal system on the Internet.
11. Yahoo's Law Guide
    This is an informative site which allows the user to search Yahoo's reference materials as well as the topic of Law on a broader spectrum. There are many new searchable topics providing a vast range of legal issues that can be researched, such as case law, Journals, and basic legal research.
12. Jurist: Legal News & Research
    JURIST is the authoritative legal news and real-time legal research website powered by a team of over 20 law student reporters, editors and web developers led by law professor Bernard Hibbitts at the University of Pittsburg School of Law in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
13. Gavel2Gavel.com
    a FREE online law library offering substantive, fully annotated, links to valuable legal and governmental resources.
14. Judicial View
    The Judicial ViewTM, owned by The Judicial View, LLC, is an advertising supported online publication viewable at www.judicialview.com. The primary purpose of The Judicial View is to publish categorized summaries of recent court decisions, publish categorized articles regarding the law, people, and entities of interest to the legal profession, and to provide a means for the exchange of ideas regarding the foregoing.

1. New York State Laws
   The Constitution and Statutes of New York State.
2. Sources of Legislative History for State Law
   Legislative History information in many states is available either on line or by telephone inquiries. Agencies within the various states that are commonly helpful can include the Legislature, Legislative Counsel, Secretary of State, State Library, or State Archives. This site provides information on the various States. Scroll to your state or use one of the lettered links below to find information on the state of your choice.
3. Guide to New York Legal Research in the Mendik Library (2006 Revision) New York Law School
   A primer in Adobe PDF format written by the librarians at the New York Law School Law Library. Shelving locations are for the New York Law School Mendik Library, please ask a Queens County Law Library staff member for the specific location of each title discussed in the Guide at either the Jamaica or Kew Gardens court law libraries.
4. State Law
   This site from Washburn University School of Law provides links to statutes and and codes available in electronic form from many states. It also offers full-text information regarding legal areas of interest to all states. The format of this site is easy to access, and allows the user to locate information quickly.
5. State and Territorial Laws
   This site from the U.S. House of Representatives provides links to full-text versions of statutes and codes for all the states. It also offers references to Laws of jurisdictions, as well as several legal reviews and services.
6. State Codes
   Full-text codes arranged according to state by the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School. This site provides the user with access to material from the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as related State Legislative Information. There are a vast number of topics that can be easily researched through this single site.
7. State Statutes on Selected Topics
   Law texts from many states arranged topically by the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School. A listing of State Statutes can be easily accessed through this site for further legal reference. This feature allows the user to obtain and compare the information quickly.
8. State Legislative Sites
   This site from the National Conference of State Legislatures provides links to legislative materials for some states. It offers documents in full-text and allows quick access to each of them.
9. Session Law Update -USC Authorized Intranet Users only
   Summary of 1998-2004 Session Laws of Particular Interest to NYS Unified Court System.
10. New York City Council
    New York City Local Laws 1990 - present. Also, all bills introduced 1995 - present.
11. State Statutes
    This page seeks to link to sites containing full-text state constitutions, statutes (called codes or compiled laws in some states), legislation (bills, amendments, etc.), session laws (bills that have become laws), and administrative rules. Updated 2/4/06.

1. NYCRR
   The NYCRR primarily contains state agency rules and regulations adopted under the State Administrative Procedure Act (SAPA). The 22 Titles include one for each state department, one for miscellaneous agencies and one for the Judiciary. The Office of Court Administration and the Judiciary are exempt from SAPA requirements.
2. REG Alert
   This is a commercial site operated by Statescope of Arlington, VA. It provides up-to-date information on proposed and adopted regulatory activities at the state level.
3. State Capitals
   This is a newsletter that reports emerging trends in state legislation and regulations in all 50 states. Fifteen major regulatory areas are covered.
4. State Net
   State Net monitors every bill in the 50 states, District of Columbia and Congress and every state agency regulation. Headquartered in Sacramento, CA, State Net was created by legislative experts who invented a computerized tracking system that has evolved into a leading source of legislative and regulatory information.

1. Court Web Sites National Center for State Courts.
   This page provides judicial branch links for each state, focusing on the administrative office of the courts, the court of last resort, any intermediate appellate courts, and each trial court level.
2. State Courts On-Line
   At Law.com homepage look for Regional Legal News link at upper-left of homepage. Select 1 of 10 state case-law websites maintained by ALM. Links to state courts provided by American Lawyer Media. This site offers full-text information regarding the various levels and branches of state courts, and their rulings. This reference would be useful in locating a specific state court decision. ALM registration and paid subscription required to access these sites.

1. U.S. Code
   Searchable full-text of the official version, made available by the United States House of Representatives.
2. Thomas
   Important Legislative service offered by the Library of Congress. It provides the searchable full-text of the Congressional Record (1989-present), recent bill texts and tracking information about them.
3. GPO Access
   The U.S. Superintendent of Documents distributes its materials electronically through this system. It includes searchable full-text of Congressional bills starting in 1993, Congressional reports and documents starting in 1995, and the Congressional Record, starting in 1995. This source provides an abundance of information, but it may be difficult to locate a particular subject area due to the format of the subject index.
4. Congressional Record
   Searchable full-text from 1989-present is provided by the United States House of Representatives. This site includes various senatorial speeches, and debates as additional informational sources.
5. Federal Register
   The U.S. Superintendent of Documents distributes its materials electronically through this system. It includes searchable full-text of the Federal Register from 1994-present.
6. Code of Federal Regulations
   Searchable full-text of the C.F.R. is provided by the U.S. House of Representatives. It provides basic material about the C.F.R. and its purpose. This site has a useful reference guide outlining additional sources with relevant information, on how to access them.
7. Federal Regulatory Information
   This site provided by the University of Michigan offers a comprehensive guide to all types of federal regulatory sources. It gives detailed instructions on how to access the various online sources for additional, relevant information.
8. FirstGov
   Whatever you want or need from the U.S. government, it's here on FirstGov.gov. You'll find a rich treasure of online information, services and resources.

1. Federal Courts
   This site provides searchable full-text made available by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. It lists several Court-related search topics with useful descriptions following each of them for quick reference.
2. History of the Federal Judiciary
   Released on February 9, 2000 by the Federal Judicial Center (FJC), this site constitutes "a major, previously-unpublished reference source for the history of the federal courts". It is composed of five major sections. The first, Judges of the United States Courts, contains the Federal Judges Biographical Database, a browseable or keyword-searchable database of the service records and professional resumes of presidentially-appointed judges since 1789. Users can construct their own queries about groups of federal judges, including the justices of the Supreme Court. The second section, Courts of the Federal Judiciary, offers legislative histories of courts and circuits within the federal judiciary, in addition to lists of the chief judges and information on the location of the official records of each court. The Landmark Judicial Legislation section presents the full-text of 21 statutes related to the organization and administration of the judiciary, presented in a timeline with notes on their historical significance. The final two sections explore selected topics in judicial history and exhibit annotated photos of historical federal courthouses, browsed via a pull-down menu. Additional resources include a collection of FJC publications and (annotated) related links.
3. U.S. Courts Law Finder
4. United States Supreme Court
   At this site the Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School provides the full-text of opinions from 1990-present which are searchable by year and keyword. A few older opinions are also available. It provides excellent background information which allows the user to gain more knowledge about the functions of the Supreme Court.
5. United States Courts of Appeal
6. United States District Courts
   This site provides detailed information explaining the uses of automated Information in the U.S. Federal Court system. It lists methods for obtaining court decisions, as well as other court information, and services available to the public.
7. United States Bankruptcy
8. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
   Searchable full-text on current newsworthy court decisions and legal material. Provides access to Court Rules including the Supreme Court's New Rules and Federal Rules of Evidence. This site offers an abundance of material regarding the impact of Information Technology in the legal field.
9. Federal Rules of Evidence
   Lists the Federal Rules of Evidence, as would be found in the Rules of Court written text. The directory provides additional sources that enhance the material outlined by the Federal Rules.

1. Judicial Administration - National Center for State Courts
   This site is dedicated to the improvement of justice and provides links to court web sites through out the country, NCSC the Institute for Court Management and Court Technology Programs; and other judicial organizations such as Conferences of Chief Justices, Conference of State Court Administrators, National Association of Court Management, American Judges Association, National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks, National College of Probate Judges, and the National Association of Women Judges.
2. Attorneys - Chambers and Partners
   Now in its 5th Edition, Chambers USA covers all the major practice areas at national level, as well as the key specialisms within each state.
3. West's Legal Directory
   This site is provided by the West Group which allows the user to locate information about law firms, government officers, and corporate law offices, in the United States and Canada. There is a useful Site Map which offers a variety of sources to assist the user in conducting legal research.
4. Continuing Legal Education - ALI_ABA Committee on CLE
   This site offers information about post-admission legal education to members of the profession. It lists the user's access to various materials in legal education, as well as quick links to other relative sites.
5. Discussion Groups - The Law List
   Keyword searchable database of law lists (discussion groups) arranged A to Z with instructions on how to search them. Also, a list of law related usenet groups.
6. Law Firms - FINDLAW
   The site offers various links to law firms and lawyers. Information regarding these topics can be obtained through the Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer search and the West Dictionary of Lawyers for quick access.
7. Hieros Gamos
   This site provides twelve directories listing databases and useful legal resources for the user to access. There is an additional listing of law firms located throughout various parts of the world, allowing the user to access information on a global scale.
8. Law Lexicon - The 'Lectric Law Library
   This part of a multiple database provides the meaning of law related words, terms, and phrases.
9. Law Libraries - United States Law Libraries
   An extensive directory of academic law libraries with telnet connections.
10. Yahoo - Legal Research Libraries
    ...the United States may and the entire world. There is a unique New Pager feature which allows the user to receive automatic updates on recent events. There is not a specific legal index, however, there are several categories that may be researched for legal references.
11. New York Times
    This site provides a vast number of accessible sources with a helpful guide for first time users of the site. It allows information to be accessed by category for quick reference.
12. New York Law Journal
13. Wall Street Journal

1. General Law Reviews
   FindLaw for Students > Academic Law Reviews and Journals > General Law Reviews
2. Articles - Law Journals on the Web
   Searchable index of selected law journals and reviews.

1. University of Michigan Directory of Online Government Gazettes - Government Gazettes, which are published by federal governments worldwide, are the means through which the government can communicate legal notices and legislation to officials and the general public. Most important online collection of foreign law.
2. FLARE Foreign Law Research
   FLARE is a collaboration between the major libraries collecting law in the United Kingdom: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Bodleian Law Library, Squire Law Library, British Library, and School of Oriental and African Studies. It is working to improve the coverage and accessibility of foreign legal materials at the national level and to raise expertise in their use.
3. Oceana Publications
   A Division of Oxford University Press, Inc. The Premier Publisher of International Legal Materials. Since 1948 Oceana has been the premier publisher of essential international legal information specifically designed for law librarians, practicing attorneys, business executives, academicians, and researchers worldwide.
4. The UK Statute Law Database
   The UK Statute Law Database (SLD) is the official revised edition of the primary legislation of the United Kingdom made available online.
5. The Anglo-American Legal Tradition Project
   Documents from Medieval and Early Modern England from the National Archives in London
6. Electronic Information System for International Law - EISIL is the brand new knowledge network for international law on the web. After several years in development by the American Society of International Law, EISIL's coverage of the full spectrum of international law has been completed for its full launch in September 2004. EISIL has already received the prestigious "Best Website of 2004" award from the International Association of Law Libraries.
7. Globalex
   GlobaLex is an electronic legal publication dedicated to international and foreign law research. Published by the Hauser Global Law School Program at NYU School of Law. GlobaLex is committed to the dissemination of high-level international, foreign, and comparative law research tools in order to accommodate the needs of an increasingly global educational and practicing legal world.
8. International Association of Law Libraries
   The International Association of Law Libraries (IALL) is a worldwide organization of librarians, libraries, and other persons and institutions concerned with the acquisition and use of legal information emanating from sources other than their own jurisdictions.
9. English Medieval Legal Documents
   The goal of this project is to create a collaborative database on the published sources of English medieval legal documents, and to provide links to the growing number of online sources currently being developed.

1. Google
2. Infoseek
3. Lycos
4. Alta Vista
5. Northern Light
6. WebCrawler
7. LawCrawler
8. WorldCat
9. LAW.com - Quest - Legal Search Engine

1. Center for Court Innovation - Located in New York, the Center for Court Innovation is a unique public-private partnership that is dedicated to enhancing the performance of courts and those whose work intersects with the courts.
2. Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary - Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary website. The Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, which consists of 19 appointed members, recruits, evaluates, and nominates highly qualified judicial candidates for appointment to the New York City Criminal Court, Family Court and, for interim appointments, to the Civil Court. The Committee is also charged with evaluating incumbent judges for reappointment to these courts.
3. New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct - The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct is the state agency responsible for investigating complaints of misconduct against judges of the state unified court system.
4. New York State Judicial Campaign Ethics Center - The Judicial Campaign Ethics Center serves as a central resource on campaign ethics for all judicial candidates and provides the public with information about the judicial election process.
5. New York State Judicial Institute - The New York State Judicial Institute is a 52-week-a -year center for education and research designed to enhance the quality of the courts and ensure that the New York State Judiciary sets the standard for judicial excellence around the country. This web site is part of Pace University.
   New York State Judicial Institute - The New York State Judicial Institute is a 52-week-a -year center for education and research designed to enhance the quality of the courts and ensure that the New York State Judiciary sets the standard for judicial excellence around the country. This web site is part of the New York Unified Court System.
6. NY State Bar Association
7. NY State Bar - Public Information - Legalease Pamphlet Series, Lawyer Referral by County, Why you need a will, Adoption in NYS,Divorce and Separation in NYS and if you have an Auto Accident
8. NY State Bar Code of Professional Responsibility
9. NY State Bar Ethics Opinions
10. NY State Guide to Attorney Disciplinary Procedure
11. NY State Board of Law Examiners - Five members of the bar, appointed from time to time by the Court of Appeals. The Board holds examinations twice each year in each judicial department under rules of the Court of Appeals for admission of attorneys and counselors-at-law. The Board renders an annual report to the court each year.
12. NY State UCS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics - The Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics provides ethical advice to New York State Judges and quasi-judicial officials about their own perspective conduct.

1. Legal Dockets Online - Legal Dockets Online allows you to quickly and inexpensively research and obtain court case information, dockets, and other public records. Our extensive collection of government and commercial resources will help answer the question so often asked, "Is it available online?"