Westlaw (Legal Administrative Assistant students - contact the
library for the current password)
WestLaw is one of the premier legal databases. The law school
version at lawschool.westlaw.com provides access for educational use by
students currently enrolled in Legal Administrative Assistant classes.
This site has an extensive list of legal and other resources. The legal section provides
links to Bar Associations, U.S. Government legal sites, State sites, Lawyers, Federal and
State Forms.
Along with Hieros Gamos this is one of the best legal sites available.
FindLaw is well organized and is easier to navigate than Hieros Gamos. Its sections
include: Legal Subject Index, Laws: Cases and Codes, Law Schools, U.S. Federal Government
Resources, State Law Resources, Professional Education, Foreign & International
Resources, News and Reference Material, Legal Practice Information & Materials.. The
lists of state resources are particularly useful.
This site lives up to its claim. Its links to legal information on the
Internet are extremely comprehensive. Hieros Gamos contains sections about
Governments, Law Journals, Law Library, Law Firms, Law Associations and more. For State
and Federal information and case law, try the Government Law section. For journals,
reference material and current legal news, check the Law Library. Students considering law
school should browse the reviews and resources on the Students' Page.
The Internet Legal Resource Guide is another well organized site. In
addition to its lists of Internet resources it contains
LawRunner a search site which uses AltaVista™ Software to search a comprehensive list of legal sites and
LawRunner American State Index which provides
indices of state legal sites and searches which can limited to particular states.
This site which is maintained by the University of Indiana Law School -
Bloomington provides links to Law Schools & Libraries, Law Firms, United States
Government Sites, State Government Sites, Law Journals on the WWW, Organizations,
Foundations, Publishers and Vendors, Legal Information by Topic and a list of other
Internet Legal Indices.
Thomas which is maintained by the Library of Congress provides
information about Congress, current legislative activities, and the results of legislative
activity since the the 93d Congress (1973/1974). The link to
Judicial Resources contains links to
Federal Statutes, Regulations, Judicial Opinions, Court Rules, Comptroller General
Decisions, Law Journals and Law-Related Internet Sites.
FedLaw contains
a large number of links to resources for Federal Legal Research. The links to many
duplicate sites for laws, regulations and other resources are particularly useful.
The General and Permanent Laws of the United States as of 16 January
1996. This site maintained by the Legal Information Institute of the Cornell Law School
allows researchers to search or browse individual titles of the code. It provides a
variety of search mechanisms.
U.S. Code as of 16 January 1996 via GPO Access. This site provides a
different search engine. The
Search Tips section provides sample searches by citation, Public Law number, phrase and
other techniques.
The Popular Name table is an alphabetical listing of the popular names
assigned to legislative acts. This site created by the Legal Information Institute at
Cornell Law School is based on a CD-ROM produced by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel
of the House of Representatives.
The Federal Register is the official daily publication for Rules,
Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive
Orders and other Presidential Documents. The Federal Register Online is sponsored by the
Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration. The database
is updated daily and contains the Federal Register from 1994 to present.
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is a codification of the general
and permanent rules published by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal
Government.
FindLaw's searchable database of the Supreme Court decisions since 1893
(U.S. Supreme Court Decisions: US Reports 150-, 1893-). Browseable by year (1893 to
current) and US Reports volume number (150 to current) and searchable by citation, case
title and full text. Search results may contain cases prior to 1893.
This site provided by the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense
Lawyers provides one of the best collections of Internet legal resources relating to
Tennessee.
The TACDL provides an excellent collection of links to Tennessee and
other legal resources through the
Tennessee Criminal
Law Defense Resources (TnCrimLaw) site.
