General Legal Resources

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: US Congressional Documents and Debates «from the Library of Congress

Copyright and Fair Use «from Stanford University

Famous Trials «from the UMKC School of Law

FindLaw «massive legal resource from Thomson

LawsOnline «numerous legal resources from the makers of Lawchek

Legal Information Institute «numerous legal resources from the Cornell Law School

PreCYdent «legal search engine for lawyers, law librarians, law students, and the general public

Public Library of Law «provides access to federal and state court cases, federal statutory law and codes, regulations, court rules, constitutions, legal forms, and more

The US Constitution «recommended reading

The Virtual Chase «designed for legal researchers, this resource is "for finding legal or factual information or information about companies or people"

US Congressional Bills «access to bills and laws beginning with the 93rd Congress (1973-1974)

US Patriot Act «(PDF) do something that your senator didn't--read it

The Avalon Project «documents in law, history, and diplomacy from Yale Law School

US Supreme Court «rulings, dockets, and other information available

Wex Encyclopedia «from the Cornell Law School


Lawyer Locators

Martindale-Hubbell «find a lawyer by name, location, or practice area


Legal Dictionaries

Jurist Legal Dictionary «from University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Law.com Dictionary «from ALM

The Free Dictionary «the main source is The People's Law Dictionary

Wex Dictionary «from the Cornell Law School


Patents

Google Patents

US Patent Database «from the US Patent and Trademark Office




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