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General Law Resources

LexisNexis Academic  Indexes thousands of domestic and foreign newspapers, as well as journals, and other publications in News, Business company reports and articles, Legal Research, Medical and Reference. The legal research category includes law reviews, law news, federal and state laws and cases. Mostly full text. Includes Hoover's full text. Coverage dates vary.

Duhaime's Law DictionaryResearched, written in plain language and provided free of charge to the world-wide legal information community by a Canadian lawyer.

FindLawAn extensive source for case law (state and federal), administrative law, constitutional law, consumer law, directories, legal news, and other law related references. Useful for legal professionals, students, the general public, and corporate counsels.

lexisONEThe Free Case Law section contains searchable full-text state and federal decisions. Free Forms contains up-to-date legal forms, organized alphabetically by topic. The Legal Internet Guide features annotated legal links, organized in 24 categories. Registration needed to access the case law and legal forms.

Martindale - Lawyer LocatorFind lawyers by name, state, law school, and firm.

The Law Engine!Legal research sources available in a quick, single-page format.

The Legal Information InstituteCornell Law School offers legal material by topic and type or source.

WashLawA guide to legal information on the Internet from Washburn University School of Law. Links available in many categories.

Federal Law

Federal Register
This U.S. federal government source includes all the Executive rules, proposed rules, and regulations published on a given day. The Unified Agenda (Semiannual Regulatory Agenda) is available as a separate database. Coverage: 1994-present. Updated daily.

Selected Historic Supreme Court Decisions
Cornell's Legal Information Institute compiles Supreme Court data.

Supreme Court DecisionsSearch by citation, party, or browse by year in FindLaw.

United States Code
The United States Code in contains the general and permanent laws of the United States. These are searchable and browsable. 1994 through 2000 plus Supplements.

Michigan Law

Commonly Requested [Michigan] DocumentsFrom the Michigan Law Library

Institute of Continuing Legal EducationResearch Michigan Law for free. Michigan Legislature Search for Michigan Bills, Compiled Laws, Public Acts, and more.

Municipal Codes OnlineThe Seattle Public Library provides links to city and county codes available for unrestricted searching on the world wide web.

State and Municipal Law

State CourtsState Constitutions, Codes & Statutes

Foreign and International Law

Law From Around the WorldLegal material by country as well as international organizations, treaties and other international legal matters. Research Guide to International Law on the Internet Large collection of links on International Law on the Internet from the University of Bologna Faculty of Political Science.

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