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Wisconsin
- Guide to Wisconsin Legal Information Sources
This website offers helpful tabs highlighting resources for case law, legislation, regulations and more.
http://law.wisc.libguides.com/wilegalinfosources - Wisconsin State Law Library
This Wisconsin site offers access to statutory, administrative and case law for federal, state and tribal jurisdictions as well as secondary resources such as legal forms. Browse the Legal Topics pages to find informational websites and the law on over 400 topics.
http://wsll.state.wi.us/
United States
- FindLaw (Internet Legal Resources)
Well-organized topic index. Includes state and federal resources, along with lists of organizations, law schools, firms and lawyers. Links to other useful resources. Search the whole database or by subject category.
http://www.findlaw.com/ - Guide to the Law Online
Produced by the Law Library of Congress and the Global Legal Information Network (GLIN). The site consists of four main areas: the US, Nations, International and Multinational, and Subjects. From the links on the US page, users can access guides and overviews, full-text court opinions, public laws/US Code, Code of Federal Regulations, House and Senate documents and prints, hearings, administrative rulings, online law reviews, and more.
http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/index.html - Internet Legal Resource Guide
Comprehensive, searchable collection of legal resources for lawyers and non-lawyers. Selection criteria include uniqueness and relative value of information.
http://www.ilrg.com/ - JURIST: Legal News and Research
A Web-based legal news and research service that is informative, reliable, and entertaining for anyone vaguely interested in the legal field. Updated on a daily basis, it presents accurate, objective articles that users can count on. Refreshingly, punditry does not play a role in this resource. The site's main sections are US Legal News, World Legal News, Op-Eds, Comments, Perspectives, Practice, Analysis, and Today in Legal History.
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/ - LAWlink
Legal research and information resources selected by the American Bar Association.
http://www.abanet.org/lawlink/home.html - Law and Politics: Internet Guide
One-stop source for legal research. Searchable site intended for the legal profession, academia, and the public.
http://www.lpig.org/ - Oyez: U.S. Supreme Court Media
Oyez contains the oral and written transcripts of most major Supreme Court cases since 1955. The Court records its oral arguments, and through funding from the National Science Foundation and other groups, Oyez has posted many of these transcripts. Students can listen to actual oral arguments and hear lawyers and the justices. Additionally, the site provides video tours of the Court. One can also find judicial biographies, current calendar or docket information, past decisions, and stories about past and pending cases.
http://www.oyez.org/ - Supreme Court Collection
Opinions from May 1990, information about the Court, and links to important historical decisions of the Court. The site is searchable, and the order lists are searchable back to October 1998.
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/index.html - Supreme Court Database
The Supreme Court Database makes accessing, reading, and deciphering U.S. Supreme Court decisions easier. Visitors should click on "View the 101 Lessons" on the far right hand side of the page, to get started. The database includes the decisions from 1958-2008, and visitors should click on "Analysis" to start their search. For those who know the name of the case, or the volume and page, the search function on the far right hand side, top of the page, will accommodate that. This website allows for some great results for those interested in trying to establish themes or similarities across Supreme Court jurisprudence.
http://scdb.wustl.edu/index.php - Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court's official site provides general information, opinions, term orders, argument calendar, schedules, court rules, bar admission forms and instructions, case-handling guides, special notices, biographies of current and past justices, architectural details, and press releases. Includes a search engine for finding documents.
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/ - THOMAS: Legislative Information on
the Internet
From the Library of Congress, this site supplies the full text of bills, bill summaries and legislative status, public laws, days-in-session calendars, committee reports, House and Senate roll call votes, explanations of the legislative process, historic Congressional documents, and more. All data is browsable and searchable.
http://thomas.loc.gov/ - U.S. Code
Browse or search U.S. Code materials by title and section.
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/ - WomensLaw.org
This site provides practical legal help for victims of domestic violence. Tabs for seven broad sections (Staying Safe, Know the Laws, Preparing for Court, Learn about Abuse, Where to Find Help, Helping Others, and Legal Statutes) are included on every page. The site serves diverse populations; it is available in Spanish, and it features sections for teens, male victims, and people living on military bases. Additionally, sections on tribal law and Jewish divorce law are available. There are several pages of links to national and local organizations, including shelters and legal aid, organized by state. Also found on every page are the National Domestic Violence Hotline number and an Ask a Question button.
http://www.womenslaw.org/
International
- Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress
This site contains studies of 101 lesser-known areas of the world, or regions in which U.S. forces might be deployed.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html - Foreign Affairs Online
This highly recommended resource is specifically designed to assist students and other individuals interested in International Relations, International Law, and U.S. Foreign Policy.
http://people.virginia.edu/~rjb3v/rjb.html - Global Legal Information Network
The Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) is a public database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations.
http://www.glin.gov/search.action - Governments on the World Wide Web
This comprehensive database contains information on parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils from more than 220 foreign countries.
http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/ - International Criminal Court
Click on the “Assembly of States Parties” link for information on individual countries.
http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Home/ - JURIST: Legal News and Research
A Web-based legal news and research service that is informative, reliable, and entertaining for anyone vaguely interested in the legal field. Updated on a daily basis, it presents accurate, objective articles that users can count on. Refreshingly, punditry does not play a role in this resource. The site's main sections are US Legal News, World Legal News, Op-Eds, Comments, Perspectives, Practice, Analysis, and Today in Legal History.
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/ - Nations of the World (Nations and Associated Jurisdictions)
Part of the Law Library of Congress Guide to Law Online, this site offers a myriad of country information, but with emphasis on links that offer the full texts of laws regulations, and court decisions along with expert commentary from practicing legal professionals. Also, materials related to law and government that were written by or for lay persons have been included, as have government sites providing general information.
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/nations.html - Portals to the World from the Library of Congress
This site contains a collection of electronic resources on the nations of the world selected by Library of Congress subject experts.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html - United Nations
This site contains information on United Nations activities, documents, and links to numerous United Nations resources.
http://www.un.org/english/ - WASHLAW WEB -- Washburn University School of Law
This site contains a comprehensive collection on links to law resources for foreign countries.
http://www.washlaw.edu/
Link to Government for more sites.