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 Law Resources 

See also : U.S. Constitution -- U.S. Government

• FindLaw: Law, Lawyers, and Legal Resources
  This is an excellent source for laws AND access to both the U.S. and foreign governments. Includes a Find Law for the Public section with FAQs, state laws, help finding a lawyer, etc. and a Special Coverage section for law news.
• GlobalLex
  Links to resources on international and comparative law.
• GPO - U.S. Government Printing Office
  Links to information published by the U.S. government, including the Congressional Record, U.S. Code (laws), Code of Federal Regulations, Supreme Court decisions, and more.
• GUIDE: The Guide to Law Online
  From the Law Library of Congress, "an annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online."
• Internet Law Library
  Searchable U.S. legal Code and Code of Federal Regulations, and links to federal, state, and international laws, laws of other nations, law schools and law libraries, and other information.
• LawGuru.com: Internet Law Library
  Originally the US House of Representatives Law Library, this site provides links to a large number of legal resources relating to American (federal and state) and foreign laws.
• Legal Help :
  • Using these sites is NOT a substitute for professional legal advice!
  • American Bar Association: Public Resources
  • FindLegalHelp.org (lawyer directory)
  • FreeAdvice.com
  • LawGuru.com
  • LawHelp.org (lawyer directory and legal info.)
  • Self Help Support.org
• Legal Information Institute
  Cornell Law School's excellent research site for laws and legal reference.
• Legal Lad
  Short weekly podcasts about American law and justice.
• New York State Law
  • New York State Constitution
  • New York State Laws
  • NY Legal and Law Links
  • New York State Legislature
• Online Legal Resources
  Resource from a British university indexing both U.S. and U.K. law sites by topic.
• The Public Library of Law
  "PLoL is the largest free law library in the world, because we assemble law available for free scattered across many different sites -- all in one place."
• Teacher & Student Resources
  Links to court cases and decisions and other law-related materials. From Project LEGAL at Syracuse University.
• Thomas - U.S. Congress on the Net
  Text of legislation, reports, the Congression Record, votes, links to House and Senate websites, historical documents, directories, and more.
• WashLaw Web
  Extensive set of resources from the Washburn University School of Law Library.
• World Legal Information Institute
  "Free, independent and non-profit access to worldwide law."

 Supreme Court 

• The Curiae Project
  "Provides Supreme Court records and briefs and other relevant materials free of charge on the Internet. Cases are selected for addition to the site based on a ranking developed from citation data in historical and constitutional texts."
• History of the Supreme Court
  Companion to a television series about the Supreme Court.
• Landmark Supreme Court Cases
  Information and teaching strategies for important U.S. Supreme Court cases, including case studies, moot court activities, political cartoons, background studies, links to the full text of the decision, and more.
• Selected Historic Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court
  From the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University, this site contains links to articles on over 600 historic Supreme Court cases.
• Supreme Court Historical Society
  "The Supreme Court Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of the history of the Supreme Court of the United States." Includes information on how the Court works, visiting the Court, technology, and more.
• Supreme Court Times
  "United States Supreme Court Cases and Commentary. Plain-English descriptions; Plain-talk commentary."
• U.S. Supreme Court
  General information about the Court, Docket Information, downloadable files of the Court Schedule, Supreme Court Calendar, Court Rules, Opinions, and links to related sites.

 Specific Laws and Kinds of Law 

See also : U.S. Constitution for consitutional law and related topics, such as First Amendment issues.

• Electronic Surveillance Laws
  "Electronic Surveillance involves the traditional laws on wiretapping--any interception of a telephone transmission by accessing the telephone signal itself--and eavesdropping--listening in on conversations without the consent of the parties." Covers both state and federal laws.
• Victim Law
  "Your source for crime victim rights and protections."
• Hot Topics: USA Patriot Act
  "This website was created to provide the public with access to information about the USA PATRIOT Act, intellectual freedom, civil rights and social justice. The following links provide access to the USA Patriot Act text and offer a variety of resources for education, government information and activism."
• Justia: Federal Court Filings
  Browsable by State, Nature of Suit, and Cases; searchable by place of filing, date, party name, and/or suit type.
• RJ&L Religious Liberty Archive
  "An extensive repository of valuable information and a useful resource for anyone seeking information about state and federal laws pertaining to religious freedom in the United States."