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FBI Uniform Crime Report (UCR)
Gain access to the FBI Uniform Crime Reports which provides information serious crimes committed in the U.S.
URL: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
Federal Court Management Statistics
Federal Court Management Statistics offers information about the statistical side of the operation and caseloads of the U.S. District Courts and Court of Appeals.
URL: http://www.uscourts.gov/fcmstat/index.html
Federal District Court Civil Trials
Federal District Court Civil Trials can be used to identify detailed information civil trials in the federal district court system that has been completed from 1978-2000. Limited to cases fully tried.
URL: http://legal1.cit.cornell.edu:8090/fed_ct.htm
Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center (FJSRC)
The Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center (FJSRC) helps find information about offenders in the federal justice system.
URL: http://fjsrc.urban.org/index.cfm
National Center for State Courts
The National Center for State Courts is a site that provides judicial branch links for each state, focusing on the administrative office of the courts, the court of last resort, any intermediate appellate courts, and each trial court level.
URL: http://www.ncsconline.org/D_KIS/info_court_web_sites.html
Texas Judicial Directory
http://www.tyla.org/JudicialDirectory/
The Texas Judicial Directory provides helpful information from each court in each county in Texas, including contact information, personal history, court preferences and other advice and tips. It presently includes information on state and the appellate courts.
U.S. Census Bureau
The Census Bureau Web Site provides on-line access to our data, publications, and products.. Search for information about people and businesses in the U.S.
URL: http://www.census.gov/
U.S. Census Bureau's Economic Census
The Economic Census profiles American business every 5 years, from the national to the local level. Last provided online is 2002 as of this writing.
URL: http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/
U.S. Census Bureau International Database Summaries
The U.S. Census Bureau International Database Summaries returns information regarding the population in foreign countries.
URL: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
U.S. Census Bureau's Statistical Abstract
The U.S. Census Bureau's Statistical Abstract contains statistics on social and economical conditions in the U.S.
URL: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics contains data related to commerce, the economy, and the workforce. Search through databases & tables, subject areas, publications and economic releases.
URL: http://www.bls.gov
U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) Annual Reports
The U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) Annual Reports locates statistics that contain data on the application of sentencing guidelines on a federal level.
URL: http://www.ussc.gov/annrpts.htm
Legal Connections
The Sedona Conference
The Sedona Conference® Institute (TSCI) is the continuing legal education extension of The Sedona Conference® Working Group Series. TSCI presents fully accredited, one-day CLE programs in major cities across the country, featuring speakers and materials from the Working Groups. Through TSCI, attorneys, judges, and other professionals receive high quality legal instruction at locations closer to their work, at lower cost, and in a more traditional classroom-style format.
URL: http://www.thesedonaconference.org/
Living Will
Online Living Will provided by LawInfo.com for your convenience. Fill in the form, click "Create Form", and a new window will open with a printable version of your living will, including your name and pertinent information.
All information appearing in bold type are the form fields that the program completes either automatically or with the information you supplied on this form.
Complete the form fields, print the Living Will (once you are satisfied with it) and bring it to your attorney, so you can have two witnesses sign it and have it notorized. Your attorney can also advise you on what you need to do next.
URL: http://ktrk.lawinfo.com/index.cfm?action=ltrlivingwill
All Law.com
At AllLaw.com, download forms for wills, trusts and advance directives.
URL: http://www.alllaw.com/
American Law Sources On-Line (ALSO)
ALSO - American Law Sources Online provides a comprehensive collection of links to free sources of law on the Internet, organized by jurisdiction. For each jurisdiction, ALSO provides links to sources of primary law--cases, statutes and regulation--then to commentary on the law, such as law reviews and books, and finally to practice aids such as official forms or court information.
URL: http://www.lawsource.com/also/
[Official] California Legislative Information
Official site for California legislative information. This site is maintained by the Legislative Counsel of California, pursuant to California law.
URL: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/index.html
California Law
California Law consists of 29 codes, covering various subject areas, the State Constitution and Statutes. Information presented reflects laws currently in effect. All California Codes have been updated to include the 2006 Statutes.
URL: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
CataLaw
[From the site: "The catalog of catalogs of law. If you can't find it within two links of CataLaw... it doesn't exist."] Catalogs of worldwide law on the internet arranged into a uniform, universal and unique meta index. Search by legal topic or regional law.
URL: http://www.catalaw.com/
China Law - Law Library of Congress Legal Research Guide
The Legal Research Guide - China Law is an annotated compendium of sources that includes China's Constitution, its Executive, Legislative and Judicial branch information, as well as an exhaustive guide to legal and general resources. Links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary, and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics.
URL: http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/china.html
Copyright office of the US Library of Congress
U.S. Copyright Office is an office of public record for copyright registration and deposit of copyright material, with instructions, copyright searches, laws and policies, publications and more.
URL: http://www.copyright.gov/
Courthouse Direct.com
CourthouseDirect.com offers free public record links nationwide and they provide Real Property (Deeds, IRS Liens, Abstracts of Judgment, Releases, etc...) Record documents online for over 180 counties nationwide.
URL: http://www.courthousedirect.com
Daubert on the Web
Daubert on the Web offers more than 200 appellate cases, organized by circuit and field of expertise, along with a procedural guide, tactics and an evolving treatise.
URL: http://www.daubertontheweb.com
Digital Physiognomy Software
Digital Physiognomy is a downloadable software that allows anyone to read a face using a neural network to identify correlations between facial features and psychological characteristics.
URL: http://www.uniphiz.com/physiognomy.htm
Facial Expressions from Sociable Machines
Facial Expressions, from Sociable Machines, is a semi-interactive page dedicated to the study and interpretation of facial expressions. Uses a robot named Kismet to demonstrate the mechanics of facial differentiations.
URL: http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/sociable/facial-expression.html
Fed Law
An old-school website, FedLaw returns thousands of links to a variety of legal and regulatory sources, including federal laws, rules, and regulations; judicial decisions; some state laws; sources relating to arbitration and mediation; general research and reference sources; professional associations; and law related how-to locations.
URL: http://www.thecre.com/fedlaw/default.htm
Find Law
FindLaw provides resources for the public, students, business and legal professionals. Find cases & codes, federal & state resources, forms, legal organizations, foreign and international links.
URL: http://www.findlaw.com/
Free Advice - P.I. Statute of Limitations
From Free Advice: Statute of limitations is the time period within which one can bring a lawsuit for personal injuries. This page gives state, length of limitation, code #'s, and a link to that states website.
URL: http://law.freeadvice.com/resources/personal_injury_statute_of_limitations.htm
Free ERISA.com
freeERISA.com provides free and unlimited Internet access to retirement and welfare benefit information on U.S. employers as it appears on Form 5500 and/or 5500 C/R.
URL: http://freeerisa.com/
Fuld & Company, Inc.
Fuld & Company Inc. is the world's preeminent research and consulting firm in the field of business and competitive intelligence.
URL: http://www.fuld.com/
The Harris County Judicial Information Management Service
The Harris County Judicial Information Management Service allows you to research one's Harris County criminal history in detail. Can also index their name through civil findings and research the opposing lawyer. Provides up to the minute docket information on your case. This is a pay service and only contains court information for the district and county courts in Harris County.
URL: http://home.jims.hctx.net/WebServices.aspx
Hieros Gamos
Hieros Gamos is a large and comprehensive legal site with links to federal and state agencies, organizations, cases, laws, regulation codes, publications, resources and much more.
URL: http://www.hg.org/litg.html
Index Master
IndeMaster is a one-of-a-kind service for reviewing and purchasing legal treatises over the Web. Features a database containing the actual indices and tables of contents for thousands of treatises from more than 60 legal publishers. Search by author, title, topic or publisher, seven day (as of this writing) free trial with subscription prices that apply after.
URL: http://www.indexmaster.com/
Indian Laws (India)
IndLaw.com
Indlaw.com is a business-to-business Internet provider of research modules relating to Indian legal, tax and regulatory issues and their services offered to users on the net.
URL: http://www.indlaw.com/
Laws for India (Laws4India)
Laws 4 India.com was developed by a company providing consultancy in the field of drafting of documents for tenancy agreements, taxation services, instant income tax calculators, corporate laws, foreign exchange laws, and so much more.
URL: http://www.laws4india.com/
Library of Congress (Law) Guide to Indian Law
The Library of Congress' Guide to Indian Law is a legal research guide to the facets of India's legal system.
URL: http://www.loc.gov/law/help/india.html
Internet Tools for Lawyers
Internet Tools for Lawyers makes it easier for lawyers and other legal professionals to use the Internet with a mixture of articles, links, how-to guides and more, all focused on Lawyers' use of the internet.
URL: http://www.netlawtools.com/
Law & Policy Institutions Guide
The Law & Policy Institutions Guide is a selective legal resource, listing only those sites that it finds to be the most informative and current. The entire site is searchable.
URL: http://www.lpig.org/
Law.com
Law.com offers everything from breaking legal news and current court opinions to nationwide job listings and a catalog of continuing education seminars. An online suite of practice management software is also provided.
URL: http://www.law.com/
Law Crawler
Law Crawler searches sites only known to contain legal information, government domains and commercial domains. Searches for particular types of sites or databases such as state sites, law reviews, etc.
URL: http://lawcrawler.findlaw.com/
The Law Marketing Portal
The Law Marketing Portal provides resources to help lawyers make their businesses more efficient. Find information on how legal technology can be used by law firms or sole practitioners interested in marketing themselves. Topics include law firm website improvement, becoming and effective "e-lawyer" and building a marketing database.
URL: http://www.lfmi.com/
Lawyerware
"Connecting law and technology," Lawyerware.com features message boards on its LawFiles legal technology forum, articles, deals on products and hosts a product directory with links and downloads. Also has tech help, and a section to submit new product info.
URL: http://www.lawyerware.com/
'Lectric Law Library
The 'Lectric Law Library is an eclectic law library that houses a business lounge, legal professionals lounge, study of law study, reference room, and forms room to name a few. The lawcopedia offers terms, phrases, links, topic areas, links to resource sites and search engines.
URL: http://www.lectlaw.com/
Legal Information Institute
The Legal Information Institute is Cornell University's virtual library of legal resources includes constitution, code, court resources, directories, opinions and law school information.
URL: http://www.law.cornell.edu/
Legal List
The Legal List contains over 2000 email discussion lists covering 52 different areas of law.
URL: http://www.counselweb.com/lists/
Lexexakt - the Online German Law Dictionary
Lexexakt is an Online Resource aid to understanding German Law.
URL: http://www.lexexakt.de/?ln=en%26PHPSESSID=86b8e88b55ef39ad16a88410891eeb33
lexisONE
lexisONE® provides free online legal resource, aimed at solo practitioners and small firms. Find free forms, free case law, statutory law guide and legal internet guide. Also includes sections such as Practice Management, Professional Development, Client Development, Lifestyle and Wireless.
URL: http://www.lexisone.com/index.html
LLRX.com - Law Library Resource Xchange
A web publication with a special focus on research, management and technology topics for legal professionals. The Law Library Resource Xchange's features include articles, departments and columns with up-to- date information written by law librarians, attorneys, information specialists and consultants.
URL: http://www.llrx.com
Temple Translations
Temple Translations is a London-based company specializing in document translation services, legal translation services and foreign language translations. It is the only translation agency focused soley on legal and financial documents.
URL: http://www.templetranslations.com
Mealey's Legal News
Now a part of LexisNexis, Mealy's Legal News features issue related reports with a collection of corresponding documents. Includes updated legal news and seminar details.
URL: http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/news.aspx
Mega Law
MegaLaw combines the legal World Wide Web with LawBot, the legal search engine, to discover cases, codes, forms, law jobs, law reviews, law schools, bar associations, experts, CLE and more. Offers links to court rules, legal forms, law topics, federal and state laws, court reporting resources and international links.
URL: http://www.megalaw.com/
The Naked Face - New Yorker Article
From the New York Archives, Malcolm Gladwell explains how you can read a person's thoughts by looking at the person's face.
URL: http://www.gladwell.com/2002/2002_08_05_a_face.htm
National Center for State Courts
National Center for State Courts provides and abundance of links to state, federal, and international court web sites and to court associations.
URL: http://www.ncsconline.org/
Pacer Service Center
The Pacer Service Center is the federal judiciary's centralized registration, billing, and technical support center for electronic access to U.S. district, bankruptcy, and appellate court records. This is a pay service.
URL: http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/
Patent Searching Database
With Free Patents Online, access millions of patents and patent applications using the most powerful patent search engine online. The site's patent database is always expanding and always free.
URL: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/
The People's Lawyer - Professor Richard M. Alderman
For more than 20 years, Richard Alderman - The People's Lawyer - has devoted his career to educating the public about the law, disseminating comprehensive legal advice as a public service. He also writes a syndicated column and has authored 14 books and numerous articles.
URL: http://www.peopleslawyer.net/
Recalls
Recalls.gov is the official U.S. Government recall website and includes recalls from various Federal Agencies.
URL: http://www.recalls.gov/
Skipease
Skipease is a fast, free skiptracing and collections platform for legal and layman research.
URL: http://www.skipease.com/
U.S. Government Documents Ready Reference Collection
From Columbia University Libraries (a depository for Federal documents since 1882) the US Government Documents lists the most frequently accessed government documents covering a variety of subjects.
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/usgd/index.html
Virtual Chase - Public Records and Public Information
The Virtual Chase Public Records contains public records and databases of public information, teaching researchers how to find and use information about people. Also included are Tools for finding public records and public information.
URL: http://www.virtualchase.com/topics/introduction_public_records.shtml
WashLaw Web
WashLaw Web is one of the earliest and most exhaustive legal indexes on the internet. Has a straight index of all the topics it covers. The entire site can be searched by keywords or click on topics to go to a page of links.
URL: http://www.washlaw.edu/
WWW Virtual Law Library
Brought to you by the Indiana School of Law, the WWW Virtual Law Library suggests searching the database by keyword or the directory to find resources on law schools, libraries and legal journals.
URL: http://www.law.indiana.edu/v-lib/
Legal Dictionaries
Duhaime's Legal Dictionary
Lawyer offers the Duhaime Legal Dictionary, an alphabetical listing of common legal terms defined in simple language.
URL: http://www.duhaime.org/
FindLaw
Findlaw's Dictionary for Legal Professionals Perform keyword searches to find legal terms and definitions. Also locate meanings of obsolete Latin, French and English words.
URL: http://dictionary.lp.findlaw.com/
Glossary of Legal Terms
Check out this bare-bones Glossary of Legal Terms, offered in alphabetical order, with meanings for each.
URL: http://www.id.uscourts.gov/glossary.htm
Law.com - Dictionary
Wade through confusing legalese with the comprehensive Law.com Legal Dictionary for legal terms. Make sub-searches for specific words and phrases, and use reverse lookup using the definition to get the term.
URL: http://dictionary.law.com/
'Lectric Law Library's Legal Lexicon - Dictionary
With the The 'Lectric Law Library's Legal Lexicon's Lyceum, check out thousands of explanations and definitions for legal terms, phrases and concepts.
Legal Dictionary - Fifth District Court
Judicial court of New Mexico offers a Legal Dictionary, with terms separated out alphabetically.
URL: http://www.fifthdistrictcourt.com/dictionary/legal.htm
Nolo Legal Dictionary
With navigation that is difficult to read, the Nolo Legal Dictionary still returns a complete glossary of terms. From the common to the bizarre, find almost any legal term imaginable.
URL: http://www.nolo.com/glossary.cfm
