Internet Resources for Legal Research Ann H Holland

Internet Resources for Legal Research Ann H. Holland, IRO AMERICAN EMBASSY BEIJING Tel: (010) 6597 -3242, ext. 204 FAX: 6597 -3247 E-Mail: aholland@pd. state. gov

The Presentation will cover… z Megasites for General Legal Research z United States Law y. Federal Government y. State law y. Municipal law z International Law z Associations z U. S. Dept. of State free legal resources

Mega sites z. These are comprehensive web sites a good place to begin a search.

http: //www. findlaw. com/

http: //www. law. cornell. edu/

http: //www. hg. org/

http: //www. lawsource. com/also/

http: //www. nolo. com/

http: //www. nolo. com/ lawcenter/index. cfm

http: //www. lexisone. com/

Legal Internet Guide

http: //www. law. com/

http: //www. jurist. law. pitt. edu/

http: //www. lawguru. com/

http: //www. lawguru. com/

http: //www. lawyerexpress. com/

http: //www. virtualchase. com/

http: //www. llrx. com

U. S. Federal Legal Resources : Legislative Executive Judicial

United States Law - Federal Level z. Federal Laws can be sub-divided into: y. Statutory law from the Legislative Branch e. g. Bills, Public Laws, US Code y. Administrative law from the Executive Branch e. g. FCC Rules for Radio y. Case law from the Judicial branch of the Government e. g. Court opinions

The Legislative Branch

http: //www. senate. gov/

http: //www. house. gov/

http: //www. house. gov/

http: //thomas. loc. gov/

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Results of THOMAS search on HIV

http: //memory. loc. gov/ ammem/amlaw/lwsl. html

The Judicial Branch

http: //www. supremecourtus. gov/ Bush and gore

Full-Text of Bush vs Gore Case

http: //www. fjc. gov/

http: //www. uscourts. gov/

http: //www. uscourts. gov/links. html

http: //www. fedcir. gov/

http: //www. ll. georgetown. edu/ Fed-Ct/cafed. html

http: //www. ll. georgetown. edu/ Fed-Ct/Circuit/dc/opinions/ 00 -5212 a. html

http: //www. usdoj. gov/

http: //www. ojp. usdoj. gov/bjs/

http: //www. ncjrs. org/

http: //www. ussc. gov/

Executive Branch

http: //www. access. gpo. gov/ su_docs/aces 140. html

http: //www. access. gpo. gov/nara/cfr/index. html

http: //www. oalj. dol. gov/