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Legal Research
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Get Your Free Case Law on the Web 
 This May 2009 article describes and links to "10 sites that provide free access to [U.S.] case law. Each has its peculiar strengths and weaknesses. Which is right for your research project? The answer depends on what you need." Discusses jurisdictions, time periods, and searching options. From Law.com. http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1202430532688 Topics: Law Last updated May 21, 2009 Justia
The goal of this site is "making legal information, resources and services easy to find on the Internet." Features summaries of legal practice areas, links to federal and state law sources, information about law schools and lawyers, and material on noteworthy cases involving computer and Internet technology (such as Facebook and Google). Also includes information about public interest and pro bono projects. From a company that also provides online marketing solutions for law firms. http://www.justia.com/ Topics: Law Last updated Sep 22, 2008 Law Library Resource Xchange (LLRX)
This "Webzine" has a special focus on research, management, and technology topics for legal professionals, but any serious Internet researcher will benefit from checking it regularly (updated twice a month). Contains articles, Web reviews, and columns written by law librarians, attorneys, and other experts. They have a mailing list you can subscribe to for monthly updates. http://www.llrx.com/ Topics: Law, Law, Librarianship, Libraries & Archives by Type, Magazines, Social Science Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Legislative Research Incorporated
Attorneys and students frequently need to know the intent behind a piece of legislation or regulation. While Legislative Research Incorporated offers fee-based services for attorneys, they provide free research and practice guides for determining the history and intent of regulations. The site includes an index to "dead regs" - regulations invalidated by a judicial decision - which is maintained by the law librarian of the California Office of Administrative Law. http://www.lrihistory.com/ Topics: Law, Law Last updated Feb 3, 2003 Locating the Law: A Handbook for Non-Law Librarians
This online version (in PDF files) of the book by the same name "provide[s] basic information about California and Federal legal materials." Chapters include "How to Read a Citation," "Basic Legal Research Techniques," "Legal Reference vs. Legal Advice," "Building and Maintaining a Basic Legal Collection," as well as bibliographies of selected California and federal materials and a glossary. Appendices list California law schools and county law libraries. From the Southern California Association of Law Libraries (SCALL). http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/scall/locating.htm Topics: Law, Literature & Books Last updated Jul 13, 2005 Popular Names (U.S. Code)
This brief article lists three ways of looking up United States Code items by popular name, including the U.S. Code's print Acts Cited by Popular Name, Westlaw's USCA Popular Name Table (USCA-POP), and the free online source, Popular Names of Acts in the U.S. Code (offered by Cornell University Law School). From the Law Tips Archive of the U.S. Department of Labor's Wirtz Labor Law Library. http://www.dol.gov/oasam/library/law/lawtips/popularnames.htm Topics: Law Last updated Apr 8, 2008 The Public Library of Law (PLoL)
Free access to selected U.S. legal materials. Includes cases from the U.S. Supreme Court, Federal Circuit Courts back to 1950, state courts back to 1997, federal statutes, codes from all 50 states, and more. Includes tutorials on finding a case and searching for statutes. Requires free registration to view cases. Additional material available for a fee. From an online legal research provider. http://www.plol.org/Pages/Search.aspx Topics: Law Last updated Sep 22, 2008 Research Guide: Compiling a California Legislative History
A step-by-step guide to compiling the history of a California law, useful for legal researchers, lay advocates of legal issues, and students trying to determine what legislators had in mind in drafting a particular law. From the Hastings Law Library (University of California, Hastings College of Law). http://library.uchastings.edu/library/california-research/calleghist.html Topics: Law Last updated Sep 19, 2008 World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII)
This site provides links to hundreds of legal databases from dozens of countries. Searchable, or browsable by country, type of publication (such as international decision, court case, legislation, or treaty), or subject. Also includes links to law journals, material about lawyers, and more. Includes links to sites in languages other than English. WorldLII is a collaborative project of several legal information institutes, who are all participants in the free access to law movement. http://www.worldlii.org/ Topics: Law Last updated Nov 1, 2006 Zimmerman's Research Guide
This site provides an annotated guide to online law resources for researchers and law librarians. Searchable by keyword, and browsable by topic. Maintained by librarian Andrew Zimmerman. From LexisNexis. http://www.pelicaninn.com/ Topics: Law, Law Last updated Nov 16, 2009 |
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