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General Information
- Bit Law - resource on technology law
Created by a partner with the intellectual property law firm, Beck & Tysver, Bit Law offers more than 1,800 web pages on patent, copyright, trademark, and Internet legal issues. To find topics within this web site either select from the broad categories provided on the home page or use the keyword search listed below them.
- FindLaw
Findlaw.com offers access to collections of online legal resources for businesses, consumers, law students, and legal professionals. A lawyer/law firm search by zip, city, state, name, and area of practice is also available from this site.
- AllLaw.com
A directory of online legal resources, AllLaw.com includes links to legal organizations, law schools, legal practice information, legal support services, business news and resources, general reference, law offices by state and practice, federal and state resources, forms and more.
- Law.com - legal dictionary
Law.com, an online legal dictionary, offers three search options. Users can look up a legal term, search for a word or phrase within the definitions, or browse by the first letter of a term or phrase.
- Lawguru.com
Lawguru.com offers tools and resources, including an Ask-a-Lawyer service, an Internet Law Library, attorney searches, legal links, discussion lists, legal form searches, a legal dictionary, news, and several sections of frequently asked legal questions.
- Internet Legal Resource Guide
The Internet Legal Resource Guide is a selective index of more than 4000 web pages, legal forms, and downloadable files. To locate information on this site, browse the list of categories and subcategories, search the entire site, or search each category individually.
- Hieros Gamos
Use Heiros Gamos, a general legal research center, to find information, news, and resources for U.S. law, international law, business law, consumer law, legal and bar associations, law school and more. Also available are searches for law firms and attorneys, expert consultants, and court reporters.
- MegaLaw.com
At MegaLaw.com users can browse information for 230 law topics (including federal, state, and local information), find legal forms, search for pre-screened local attorneys and court reporters, and read lawyer jokes.
- Nolo.com
Nolo.com offers free information and legal tools on a variety of legal topics together with purchasable books, software, and forms. The free resources can be accessed by topic from the list on the left edge of the home page. [back to top]
Federal Law
- U.S. Constitution from Cornell University
Provided by the Legal Information Institute of the Cornell Law School, this web site provides the full text of the U.S. Constitution, with hyperlinked cross references.
- Federal Register
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. Users can take advantage of the simple search, advanced search and browse options to find publications, or they may choose to receive free daily table-of-contents e-mails or to purchase a subscription.
- Code of Federal Regulations
The online Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is a joint project of the National Archives and Records Administration and the Government Printing Office. Titles are available from 1997 to the present and are presented in ASCII text and PDF files.
- Thomas - U.S. Congress on the Internet
Named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the THOMAS web site offers information about legislation, congressional record, and the House and Senate committees. Access this site to search bill text, to view the House floor and Senate schedules, or to find links o a multitude of national and state government information.
- U.S. House of Representatives
The U.S. House of Representatives web site allows users to search for a representative by name, state, or zip code, to search for a committee or leadership office web site, or to find the congressional schedule and legislative information.
- U.S. Senate
Use the U.S. Senate web site to search for senators by state, name, class, and party, to view committee information and member lists, or to search for bills by number or keyword. Historical, visitor, and reference information is also available.
- Supreme Court of the United States
Access the web site of the Supreme Court of the United States to find recent decisions, to search Supreme Court files and Docket files, to view oral argument transcripts, orders, and opinions, or to find information and links regarding the U.S. Supreme Court and the Judiciary.
- United States Sentencing Commission
Open the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) web site to find news, Internet links, and various publications regarding the USSC, the commissioners, and federal sentencing guidelines.
- FedCourts.com
At FedCourts.com, search for Federal Court sites and resources by circuit name or state. Within each circuit, users can browse options by date or search for docket numbers and party names. Each state page includes a listing of resources for the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, Country and Municipal Courts, U.S. Circuit and District Courts, as well as additional resource links.
- The Federal Judiciary
This site is devoted to information about the judicial branch of the U.S. Government. It contains sections devoted to the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Courts, and the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts. Also available are court links by circuit number and state, news, and employment information.
- U.S. Department of Justice
Use the web site of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to find information for individuals and communities about violence, crime, civil liberties and faith-based initiatives, as well as general information about the DOJ. The Justice for Kids & Youth web pages teach children about civil rights, crime, and justice. [back to top]
Texas Law
- Texas Constitution
Open the Texas Constitution web site to read the constitution by sections, download the entire document, search the constitution, or browse the index.
- Texas Statutes
From this site users can read or download Texas Statutes. These files include revisions to the Texas Statutes through the 77th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature, 2001. The Index to Sections Affected can be used to identify changes made by the 78th Legislature.
- Texas Judiciary Online
The Texas Judiciary Online provides information about Texas Courts, agencies, and committees, as well as links to state government and federal court web sites.
- Texas House of Representatives
This web site includes news, schedules, and broadcasts from the Texas State House of Representatives, as well as contact information for the Speaker of the House and Representatives, committee information and House directories.
- Texas Senate
The Texas Senate web site includes information about the Lt. Governor, the Senators, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Senate committees. News, web-casts, a visitor’s section, a section for children, and a Spanish language version are also available from this site.
- Attorney General of Texas
The website of the Texas Attorney General not only provides news and information concerning the office and duties of the Attorney General, but all about the following topics of interest to Texans: child support, consumer protection, crime victims services, criminal justice, cyber crimes unit, Open Government, senior Texans, and the Texas-Mexico border.
- FedCourts.com - Texas Appellate and Trial Courts
Use the State of Texas web page from FedCourts.com to find links to web sites for the Texas Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals by district, Texas county and municipal courts, U.S. circuit and district courts, plus additional links to Texas law related resources.
- Legislative Process in Texas
Part of the Texas Legislature Online web site, this web page includes both a diagram and textual description of the legislative process in Texas. The information is also available in a printer-friendly PDF format.
- Texas State Bar
The State Bar of Texas web site offers online tools and resources for State Bar members, related news and events, lawyer searches, consumer information, and resources for teachers. [back to top]
Legal Forms
- 'Lectric Law Library
The ‘Lectric Law Library provides generic samples of general, business, and real estate forms.
- Internet Legal Resource Guide
The Legal Forms Archive of the Internet Legal Resource Guide, includes more than 1,750 free general and business forms. To locate a form, select from the categories listed under business or under personal and scroll down the page to see a complete listing of forms.
- Legalzoom.com
Created by attorneys, LegalZoom includes legal documents for incorporations, wills, living trusts, trademarks, patents, copyrights, divorces, name changes and more. Convenient help boxes and customer service by phone make this site user friendly. [back to top]
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