Census Bureau Data Ferret Center Searchable US census database.
Case Law
Cornell Index of Opinions
Versus
Law (fee based)
Lawyer's Weekly Archive searching is free, case retrieval is
fee-based
Congressional
Directory: Published by the House of Representatives. Updated
periodically on-line, making the on-line version more up-to-date than print versions.
U.S. Copyright Office Home Page U.S. Copyright Office
Website. Free forms and instructions for copyright applications. However,
actual paper application generally necessary.
FBI FOIPA Electronic Reading Room: Access to a collection of
Freedom of Information Act information, including files on Marilyn Monroe and other
celebrities.
FDIC: Law, Regulations, Related Acts:
Federal Civil Trials
Searchable database of federal court actions for the last 17 years.
Searchable by subject matter area, decision for plaintiff or defendant, amount of award,
amount of damages requested, and other similar factors.
The
Federal Courts Law Review Articles by magistrate judges on matters such as
discrimination suits, damages in employment cases, voir dire. Site also includes an
explanation of the magistrate system.
Federal Grand Jury information: Basic information on Federal
grand juries (definitions, basic procedures).
Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives, National Park
Service
The
Federal Judiciary Homepage Information about the Federal judiciary system
(history, employment opportunities, current issues such as electronic case filing), links
to websites for each circuit, and the Federal Judiciary Channel. The Federal Judiciary
Channel "pushes" to the user news releases, updated vacancy listings, employment
opportunities, newly added content, and other information about the Federal judiciary.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal Rules of Evidence
Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manuals and Amendments Published
by the United States Sentencing Commission. Includes Amendments. Intended to be searchable
(but search feature disabled on last review).
Federal
Web Locator, Villanova University
FedWorld
Information Network Home Page Guide to finding Federal information on the
Internet.
FindLaw US Supreme Court Opinions
GAO
Home Page
Government
Printing Office
Government Resources on the Internet Reference Works and Web Tools
International Trade Commission Tariff Affairs and Related Matters
Published by the US International Trade Commission.
Juristic
Park Federal Law Page
Links to Government
Agencies Links to Federal agencies. Site is published by the Office of
the President .
List of Sites List of links to US Federal Government sites.
NASD
Regulation
Northern Light US Government Search Free Edition
Oyez
Oyez Oyez Unedited RealAudio files of US Supreme Court oral arguments for
selected case including United States v. Nixon (executive privilege - 1974); Roe v. Wade -
1973; Griswold v. Connecticut (contraceptives - 1965); and Pennsylvania v. Casey (informed
consent and 24 hour waiting period for abortions - 1992). Selected cases
include hypertext links to the actual opinions.
Patent
and Trademark Office Home Page Official US Government Patent and Trademark
Office Web site. Free.
Producer Price Index Notification Service
Social
Security Online
THOMAS
-- U.S. Congress on the Internet Current US Federal Legislative Information.
Bills, Laws, Congressional Record, reports, and links to further information. By the
Library of Congress.
Uniform
Computer Information Transactions Act
U.S.
Constitution Prepared by the Congressional Research Service, Library of
Congress.
U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development-Home Page
U.S.
Depository Ready Reference Sources
U.S. Code Cornell
University Site. Code is generated from the most recent version made available by U.S.
House of Representatives. Text dates appear for each Code section. Good method of
updating. Generally very reliable. Can search by code, section or within titles.
USDA Economic Research Service
USSC+ Online Frameset
U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs
Legal
Document Forms
Legal
Newsletter Advertising, marketing and public
relations.
Palm Central Amazing resource page for all things
"Palm." Includes information on new titles and updates, uses for education, law,
business and finance, calculators, etc.
Palm
Pilot for Legal Professionals: Tips and resources for legal users of Palm
Pilots.
Palm
Pilot Stocksite
The TechnoLawyer Very good email list for keeping up-to-date on
technological developments in the legal profession.
Contents
Pages from Law Reviews
The
Federal Courts Law Review
Law
and Politics - Law Journals
St.
Louis Bar Journal
University
Law Review Project
Law Library Resource Xchange (LLRX): Very good free Webzine on
legal resources and technology. The June, 1999 issue features articles on Y2K legal
issues for non-lawyers, Shepherd's vs. KeyCite, law firm intranets, viruses, search engine
comparisons, resources for on-line rules of court and electronic discussion groups.
LLRX is a promotional tool for Current Legal Resources, publishers of on-line legal tools
such as court rules and statutes. The site is owned by Law Library Resource Xchange,
L.L.C.
AltaVista Canada: Index of Canadian pages, including in-depth
index of Canada governmental pages. Also includes a very good Canadian news article
search feature.
ASIL Information Resources.
International legal resource links.
Best Guide to Canadian Legal Research: An instructional guide
to Canadian legal research, focusing on strategy and effective use of primary and
secondary sources in both print and electronic formats.
Business Culture Briefings (fee
based)
Canadian
Department of Justice: Laws:
Doing Business Abroad: Get Customs Webs
EUR-Lex:
European Union law.
Europa: Links to European law
resources.
European and
Comparative Private Law Page:
Foreign
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members
Foreign and
International Law Resources Published by the University of Chicago.
Foreign
and International Law Resources on the Web Published by Cornell University
Global Legal Information
Network Sponsored by the Library of Congress. Database of laws, regulations and
other international legal sources. Documents are contributed by governments of
member nations from original official texts. Full texts in language of originating
country and English summaries/abstracts in English.
Guide to
Foreign and International Legal Databases - Table of Contents Published by NYU.
Hieros Gamos -The Comprehensive Law and
Government Site Good international law search engine and database.
International ADR:
International Arbitration Resources International ADR resource materials
including treaties, arbitration laws, awards and decisions, institutions and rules, model
clauses, arbitrators, publications, country index and search feature.
International Law Dictionary and
Directory Definitions of words and phrases used in private and public
international law, descriptions of international organizations with links (when possible),
acronyms of international organizations, country descriptions. Alphabetical searching
only. Published by Professory Ray August, author of International Business Law,
Public International Law and International Law Dictionary and Directory. Professor
in College of Business and Economics at Washington State University in Pullman,
Washington. Has a JD from University of Texas at Austin, an LL.M. from Cambridge and Ph.D.
in American Legal History from University of Idaho.
Legal Research on
International Law Issues Using the Internet By Lyonette
Louis-Jacques, Foreign and International Law Librarian and Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School,
D'Angelo Law Library Chicago Law School
SEDAR Canadian
equivalent of EDGAR.
Stetson
Law - International Programs
TCC Treaty Page
United Kingdom Legal Resources
Pages Edited by librarian Delia Venables.
United Kingdom Public Records Office
United Kingdom Records
Database
United Nations Treaty Collection
Web Site UN Treaty Collection. Access currently free, but pay subscription is
planned.
American Legal Ethics Library Published by Cornell Law School's
Legal Information Institute site (LII). Includes rules and codes for most States,
ethics opinions, legal commentaries, and similar materials. Also includes ethics
commentaries by legal scholars and major law firms in 11 jurisdictions.
E-Mail and the Attorney - Client Privilege
Missouri Disciplinary Counsel, Ethics Opinions (E-mail and
Internet)
Missouri
Informal Advisory Opinions
'Net Ethics Readings Compiled by the Computer Law Section of the
State Bar of Georgia - NetEthics Readings
Law News Network: A service of the American Lawyer Media.
Compilation of national legal news from the American Lawyer Media's 20 print newspapers
and journals, including The American Lawyer, The National Law Journal, Legal Times, The
New York Law Journal, The Recorder, California Law Week, Texas Lawyer, Philadelphia
Intelligencer, Florida Daily Business Review, New Jersey Law Journal and the Connecticut
Law Tribune. Updated daily (5 days per week). Includes employment listings,
practice area information and email mailing list.
Professional City.com:
Marketing, accounting and legal links, plus discussion boards for professional
industry-related discussions. Good collection of specialized legal-related Websites.
Also includes a collection of basic information such as business news, calculators
and conversion programs, maps, general reference and government resources, shipping
information, weather, software downloads and statistical information.
ALI-ABA Legal Links
Digital Librarian: Law
Resources: Great collection of legal links.
FindLaw Comprehensive legal
search engine and directory.
GSU College of Law -- Meta-Index
for U.S. Legal Research Meta searches (from a number of different search
engines) for case law (by jurisdiction), legislation, federal regulations, Usenet legal
topics, and people. Created by the GSU College of Law.
InSITE - Annotated
Legal Websites by Cornell U Valuable resource in cutting through the
"clutter" of legal Websites.
Law and
Politics: Internet Guide
LawCrawler LawCrawler uses
technology licensed from AltaVista. Therefore, LawCrawler functions in exactly the same
way as AltaVista except that LawCrawler attempts to automatically filter out non-legal
sites from its database. Consequently, LawCrawler should return fewer irrelevant research
results for searches involving only legal issues. Note: LawCrawler searches the FindLaw
search directory in addition to the Web.
LawEngine Legal
resource and research page that attempts to provide the law profession and interested
consumers with a quick overview of on-line legal sources.
LawGuru Includes a collection of legal forms, legal questions,
answers and research from U.S. attorneys, a legal research guide, and a search engine that
searches a variety of legal resources including, but not limited to, cases, codes and
statutes from a number of states (not including Missouri), Federal Administrative Law and
Bankruptcy decisions, Federal Regulations, Federal Code of Judicial Conduct, ABA
publications, Executive Orders, Berne Convention, FindLaw, Journal of Global Legal
Studies, Law Journal Extra, Martindale Hubbell, Rule of Law Source Book and many
others. Site also includes a "Multi Resource Legal Research" feature that
allows simulteanous searching of multiple state codes and statutes, multiple state court
decisions (not including Missouri), and multiple U.S. Federal Code and Courts. The
Multi Resource Legal Research Center requires registration.
LawOffice.com: Business and consumer focus. Claims to have
the Web's largest database of attorney contact information. Also includes legal
guides on various practice areas, information on "common" legal questions,
Oran's Legal Dictionary, links to other law-related sites and legal publications available
for on-line purchase.
LawRunner: A Legal Research Tool An intelligent agent-based
front-end interface from AltaVista, as well as other select legal databases.
LawSite
LawSites of the Month: Business Law I
Legal Document Forms
Ralph Losey's Law Web and The Information Law Web
Advertising Law
Arbitration/Mediation
ADR Resource Guide
International ADR:
International Arbitration Resources International ADR resource materials
including treaties, arbitration laws, awards and decisions, institutions and rules, model
clauses, arbitrators, publications, country index and search feature.
Banking
FDIC: Law, Regulations, Related Acts
Borrower Risk and the Price and Nonprice Terms of Bank
Loans
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Statistics
Bankruptcy "Turnarounds" Information on companies
emerging from bankruptcy.
Chapter
9 Municipal Bankruptcy Relief
Congressional Staff Handbook - Bankruptcy
Federal
Filings: Bankruptcy Online On-line fee-based Federal Filings Business
Newswire (detailed coverage of distressed companies teetering on the edge of bankruptcy
and companies already undergoing Chapter 11 reorganization) and Daily Bankruptcy Review
(includes information on Chapter 11 Petitions, Reorganization Plans, Court Proceedings and
Decisions, Interviews with Key Participants, creditor lists, asset dispositions, court
filings, including motions and monthly financial statements, SEC filings, including
information from 10-Qs and 10-Ks, press releases, company news , corporate insolvency trends, trends
in the turnaround profession, loan pricing, asset/company acquisitions, information for
claims investors, warning signs ... indicators of potential bankruptcy).
Guidance
on EPA Participation in Bankruptcy Cases
Mediation in Bankruptcy
Municipal Bankruptcy
National Bankruptcy
Review Commission
Official
Bankruptcy Forms
Recommendations
for Reform of Consumer Bankruptcy Law by Four Dissenting Commissioners
State
Sovereign Immunity in Bankruptcy
Statement of Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Warren on Bankruptcy
and the Single Parent
Superior Court Law Library - Bankruptcy Research Guide
U.S.
Bankruptcy Court of Eastern District of Missouri
Business
Bankruptcy "Turnarounds" Information on companies
emerging from bankruptcy.
Business Law Today: ABA business law publication
Center
for Research on Contracts and the Structure of Enterprise
Historical
Securites Pricing
Insurance News Network - Insurance Glossary
LivEDGAR Mergers and Acquisitions Database Database of SC14D1
cash tender offers and related filings. Full-text documents available on-line.
Search
Systems Public Records Databases (fee based)
Securities Class Action Clearinghouse - Designated Internet Site
Maintained by Stanford University.
Securities Lawyer's Deskbook Published for the Center for Corporate
Law by the Center for Electronic Text in the Law. Site states that it attempts to provide
up-to-date legal information (but disclaims liability). Includes full text of basic
federal securities law and regulations, and associated principal SEC forms.
SEDAR Canadian equivalent of EDGAR.
Computer/Internet
Business Law--Committee on Cyberspace Law Home Page Great
resources and a place to get involved in to shape cyberspace law issues and connect with
other cyberlawyers.
The Fraud Bureau:
Internet fraud information
Internet
Case Digest Authored and published by Perkins Coie LLP.
Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act
Internet
Consumer Assistance Bureau Internet fraud and scams
Netwatch Internet fraud and scams information
Scambusters
Internet related scams and on-line fraud
Consumer
The
Better Business Bureau Central Web Server for U.S. and Canada
The Fraud Bureau:
Internet fraud information
FTC Consumer Protection Site
Internet
Consumer Assistance Bureau (Internet fraud and scams)
National
Consumer Law Center, Inc.
National
Foundation for Consumer Credit
National
Fraud Information Center
Netwatch (Internet fraud and scams)
Scambusters
Internet related scams and on-line fraud
Stanford
Law Review: Privacy and Encryption
Copyright,
Patent, Trademark
Ag Biotechnology Patents and New
Technologies - Full text Biotechnology Patents available for 1994-1995.
Canadian Patent
Database - The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) test version of the
Canadian Patent Bibliographic Database, (October 1, 1989 to the present).
Copyright & Fair Use Published by Stanford University Law
School.
Copyright Information Page
Copyright Office Home Page U.S. Copyright Office Website.
Free forms and instructions for copyright applications. However, actual paper
application generally necessary.
Copyright
Clearance Center
Crash
Course in Copyright
DNA Patent
Database
European
Patent Office (EPO)
First
Use Intellectual property software and registry
FPLC
IP Mall - Main Menu (Intellectual Property Mall)
Library
of Congress Copyright Information
IBM
Patent Server Over 2 million U.S. Patents, 1971 to the present. Full text GIF
images available for the years 1980-1997. (See FAQ for search information).
Internet Law (BitLaw) The Internet Law section of BitLaw
discusses numerous legal issues specifically related to the Internet.
MicroPatent
Fee-based. Patent and trademark information, patent document delivery, patent
research, trademark research, file histories. Similar to Corporate
Intelligence Service. Includes European and Japanese patent information.
Patent
and Trademark Office Home Page Official US Government Patent and Trademark
Office Web site. Free.
Patent Cooperation Treaty Electronic Gazette World Intellectual
Property Organization project to make Patent Cooperation Treaty Patents available online.
Patent Examiner -- Corporate Survival Guide to Patenting
Patent
Full-Text and Bibliographic Databases
QPAT.US
Registration required. Citation and abstract information for 1974-present US
patents.
STO's Internet Patent Search System
- Retrieve patent titles using class/subclass code or retrieve patent abstracts using
patent number.
UCLA
Copyright Center
U.S.
Patents at CNIDR - Center for Networked Information Discovery and Retrieval. U.S.
Patent bibliographic data.
World
Intellectual Property Organization (international
copyright)
Criminal
CourtLink
Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manuals and Amendments Published
by the United States Sentencing Commission. Includes Amendments. Intended to be searchable
(but search feature disabled on last review).
Pandora's Box: The
Secrecy of Child Sexual Abuse (See also, Sex
Offenders Sue for Offline Status)
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics (.pdf)
WWW Library - Crime and Law
Yahoo Sex Offender Registries Index (See also, Sex
Offenders Sue for Offline Status)
Employment
Working Stiff
Glass Ceiling Commission Papers (.pdf)
How
Unions Use the Internet
LLRX Labor Law
MOLINDEX International database of bibliographic
references to occupational health and safety and other workplace/labour related issues.
OSHWEB
: Occupational Safety and Health Resources Links to topics such as chemical and
materials safety datasheets, pesticide information, fire, electrical and construction
safety.
Substance
Abuse Information Database (SAID) Produced by the U.S. Department of
Labor. Includes abstracts, summaries and selective full-text books, pamphlets and
training manuals.
Elder
Social
Security Law
Social
Security Online
Environment
(including agriculture)
Agricultural Resources Center: Website for the private, not-for-profit
Agricultural Resources Center of the University of California. The Center engages in
research and public education on issues and policies related to the public health and
environmental effects of pesticide use.
Database
of Environmental Risk Management Plans
Directory of Agricultural Experts Directory of government, academic
and private agricultural experts.
Directories of Agriculture-Related Internet Information Resources
Internet sites for agriculture-related research including sites on agricultural
statistics, animal products, animal science, distribution and marketing, food science and
food products, forestry, human nutrition, natural resources, plant sciences, Integrated
Pest Management resources, soil science, organic farming and veterinary science.
Distribution of Major Herbicides in Groundwater of the U.S.
Earth's Environmental Experts (3E) Database Environmentalist
expert database. Includes experts and specialists in fields ranging from accoustics
to biology to water and wild life.
Environmental Chemicals Data and Information Network (ECDIN)
Databank sponsored by the Environmental Research Programmes of the Joint Research Centre
of the Commission of European Communities.
EPA Enviromapper for Environmental Hazard Information
EXTONET : EXtension TOXicology NETwork The EXTOXNET
InfoBase provides a variety of information about pesticides including Pesticide
Information Profiles (PIPs), Toxicology Information Briefs (TIBs), Toxicology Issues of
Concern (TICs), Factsheets, News about Toxicology Issues, Newsletters, Resources for
Toxicology Information, and Technical Information. Authored by toxicologists and
chemists.
Pesticide National Synthesis Project
Family
Law
Health
Law
Anti-HMO Site
Insurance
AM Best Insurance Company Ratings Database
Cornell Insurance Links
Insurance News Network - Insurance Glossary
Litigation
The Blue Sheet The Blue Sheet specializes in reporting on-line jury
verdict information for civil Cases from Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma
and Texas. The Online Research archive contains over 5000 recent case summaries. Fee
based. To test it, login in as "demo," and provide "demo" as the
password and client.
BriefServe
U.S. Supreme Court briefs.
CaseStream Alert Federal case monitor (fee based)
Court Rules Central Missouri State Rules of Court.
Directory of Agricultural Experts Directory of government,
academic and private agricultural experts.
Earth's Environmental Experts (3E) Database Environmentalist
expert database. Includes experts and specialists in fields ranging from accoustics
to biology to water and wild life.
Expert
Pages
Expert Witness Web
Expert Witnesses
Subsection of FindLaw
Federal Civil Trials
Searchable database of federal court actions for the last 17 years.
Searchable by subject matter area, decision for plaintiff or defendant, amount of award,
amount of damages requested, and other similar factors.
Federal Grand Jury information Basic information on Federal
grand juries (definitions, basic procedures)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal Rules of Evidence
Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manuals and Amendments: Published
by the United States Sentencing Commission. Includes Amendments. Intended to be searchable
(but search feature disabled on last review).
Internet
Directory of Expert Witnesses
National
Fraud Information Center
Online Directory of Expert Witnesses Published by Claims
Providers of America. Experts pay a fee to be listed in this database.
Oyez
Oyez Oyez Unedited RealAudio files of US Supreme Court oral arguments for
selected case including United States v. Nixon (executive privilege - 1974); Roe v. Wade -
1973; Griswold v. Connecticut (contraceptives - 1965); and Pennsylvania v. Casey (informed
consent and 24 hour waiting period for abortions - 1992). Selected cases
include hypertext links to the actual opinions.
The Piper Letter:
State Court Databases: Directory of electronic resources for state
appellate court decisions. Includes information on the database publisher, coverage,
and fees charged (if any).
Search
Systems Public Records Databases (fee based)
Securities Class Action Clearinghouse - Designated Internet Site
Maintained by Stanford University.
U.S.
Supreme Court Records and Briefs
Virtual Chase Internet Litigation Resources
Municipal
County
Population Estimates: The Population Estimates Program produces for counties
each year: total population estimates and county estimates by age, sex, race, and Hispanic
origin. The release of total population estimates in winter also includes demographic
components of change. In the summer, the Program releases the estimates by age, sex, race,
and Hispanic origin. The reference date for county population estimates is July 1.
U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development-Home Page
Wishfer's Home
Page II Information on Florida PUD laws
Not-for-Profit
GuideStar IRS 990 Forms
Internet
Non-Profit Center (assets, income, activities, location). Also
information for not-for-profits including federal law primer, grant writing, volunteer
recruitment and coordination, etc.
National
Charities Information Bureau Guidelines for charitable giving, including the
Standards in Philanthropy guidelines develped by the Information Bureau. Reports on
charitable organizations may be ordered on-line.
Real
Estate
ACREL
- American College of Real Estate Lawyers (Public Access)
Assessors
Resource Library
Commercial Lease Space Market Information Does not yet include
Missouri information.
DealMakers
Real Estate Referral DataBase
Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives, National Park
Service
IRED
- International Real Estate Digest
Partial Interests in Land
Peelle's National Recorder Database (property recorder's offices)
Search
Systems Public Records Databases (fee based)
U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development-Home Page
Sports
Sports
Law News
Tax (see also U.S. Federal Government and Sate
Listings)
World Tax Information
Bracton's
De Legibus:
On-Line
Law Dictionaries
Uniform Law Commissioners Drafts Published by the National
Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws in association with the University of
Pennsylvania Law School. Great deal of information provided in addition to proposed
revisions to uniform laws. Includes UCC proposed changes.
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Central Missouri Child Advocacy Law Center Support and resources for
child advocates, including Child Advocacy News, GAL Standards of many states, Online GAL
Handbook, and Child Advocacy Links.
Court Rules Central:
Missouri State Rules of Court.
Government Resources on the Internet Reference Works and Web Tools
Missouri Attorney General
The
Missouri Bar - Law & Legal Resources for Missouri Lawyers
Missouri Corporations Database: Searchable by corporation name,
registered agent or charter number. Quick, but the page gives no information on the
publisher, last date of updating or how often the database is updated.
Missouri Courts Digest Table of Contents
Missouri Disciplinary Counsel, Ethics Opinions (E-mail and
Internet)
Missouri Courts Digest Table of Contents
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Educatio
Missouri
General Assembly
Missouri House and Senate Bills
Missouri Revised Statutes
Missouri
State Government Home Page
NetTech Links to St. Louis
and Missouri Legal Resources: Fairly comprehensive set of links to legal
information for St. Louis legal professionals. Not much out there in Missouri yet.
The Piper Letter:
State Court Databases: Directory of electronic resources for state
appellate court decisions. Includes information on the database publisher, coverage,
and fees charged (if any).
St. Louis City Code,
Charter and Ordinances Maintained by the Bar Association of Metropolitan St.
Louis.
St. Louis City Revised Code
Maintained by the St. Louis Public Library System.
State Home Pages
State Web Locator, Villanova University
Supreme Court of Missouri
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