Government Resources - Law

FindLaw - http://findlaw.com/ FindLaw Law Crawler - http://www.lawcrawler.com/ Rutgers Law School Library - Guide to Law Resources - http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/law/law.shtml Contains: New Jersey Law, Federal Law, Law of Other States, Foreign Law, International Law, Organizations, General Legal Sites and Miscellaneous. Code of Federal Regulations - http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html A codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. Search the entire set of CFR databases by keyword, or retrieve available CFR sections by citation, or search CFR titles and/or volumes. Federal Register - http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html The official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents. The database includes 1995-2000, vols. 60-65. Law and politics - Internet Guide - http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/5011/ Designed for the legal profession, academia and the public for legal research. Legislative Source Book - http://www.llsdc.org/sourcebook Compiled by members of the Legislative Special Interest Section. Includes current status on selected legislation, questions and answers in legislative and regulatory research, quick links to House and Senate Committee Documents and Hearings, Union List of Legislative Documents 1994. NARA Archival Information Locator (NAIL) - http://www.nara.gov/nara/nail.html NAIL is the working prototype for a future online catalog of holdings in Washington, D.C., the regional records services facilities, and the Presidential libraries. Until a full catalog is developed, NAIL will continue to serve as the NARA' on-line information system. Contains information about a wide variety of NARA's holdings across the country. Represents a limited portion of NARA's vast holdings. Internet Access to Rules - http://www.nass.org/acr/internet.html Links are given to the home page, register, code, and manual of jurisdictions throughout the U.S. The home page link points to the agency directly responsible for receiving rule filings, publishing rules, or both. Definitions vary among the jurisdictions - states, the federal government, territories, protectorates, etc. Here, "register" refers to publications like the Federal Register which may contain notice and/or full text of proposed and adopted rules, and/or other types of government notices. The use of the term "register" includes similar publications which, in some jurisdictions, may be called Bulletin or Journal. "Code" refers to publications like the Code of Federal Regulations which contain all effective administrative rules. "Manual" refers to the guidance document produced to assist rulewriting agencies. State Court Locator - http://vls.law.vill.edu/Locator/statecourt/ A service provided for by Villanova University School of Law and intended to be the home page for state court systems on the Web. Provides links to home pages and opinions by state judiciaries. Full-text State Statutes and Legislation on the Internet - http://www.prairienet.org/~scruffy/f.htm Links to sites containing full-text state constitutions, statutes - called codes or compiled laws in some states, legislation - bills, amendments and similar documents, and session laws - bills that have become laws. Constitutions, Statutes and Codes - http://www.law.cornell.edu/statutes.html Both Federal and State included. Topical Index: State Statutes on the Internet - http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/state_statutes.html Most but not all state statutes on the Web are organized along lines fitting the topical breakdown given here, including such topics as agriculture, business and professions, education, family law, labor, and taxation. AllLaw - http://www.alllaw.com/default.asp Includes legal organizations, "search for attorneys", forms, and journals. New Jersey State Legislature - http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ Includes bills, statutes, chapter laws, constitution, legislative digest, legislative documents. Pennsylvania Bulletin Online - http://www.pabulletin.com/ Pennsylvania Code - http://www.pacode.com/index.html Treaties United Nations Treaty Collection - http://untreaty.un.org/ Back to Finding Government Resources | Back to Rider Libraries