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| EISIL | The Electronic Information System for International Law enables web searces to easily locate primary materials, authoritative websites, and helpful research guides to international law on the Internet. |
AND (default), OR, NOT | Advanced search allows users to limit results by type and date, as well as include exact wording, any of the words, and exclude words from the search. |
| Findlaw | Directory devoted to legal research and the legal community with links to over 25,000 sites and 30 practice areas. | AND (default), OR, NOT * to truncate |
Yahoo-like arrangement of legal resources including: cases, codes, legal news, mailing lists, message boards and free e-mail. |
| FirstGov | Federal government website interface to government info. on the Internet. Information arranged by subject with search engine. | AND (default)
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Search for primary government sources such as: the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, and Thomas website. |
| Georgia.gov | Georgia's state government website. Provides links to the Official Code of Georgia, Attorney General's website, crime statistics, Georgia courts, and Prosecuting Attorney's Council of Georgia. | AND (default), OR, NOT |
Provides a basic search box and an advanced search area. Can search specific agencies using all words, exact phrase, at least one word, or without certain words. |
| Hieros Gamos | Database directory of legal and government information for the U.S. and other countries. |
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Another Yahoo-like arrangement of legal resources but with an international flavor. In English, French, German, Spanish and Italian. |
| Jurist | University of Pittsburgh School of Law's Jurist network is an academic gateway to authoritative legal information, instruction and scholarship online. |
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Jurist focuses on supporting law professors, but anyone may benefit. The site provides links to legal issues in the news, online law journal articles, teaching resources and discussion forums. |
| Justia | Provides free case law, codes, regulations and legal information. | AND (default), OR, NOT | Search through the main search bar or narrow down searches by browsing by topical area or legal resource. |
| Law Library of Congress | Legal commentary and news on current legal topics and developments. Guides to online legal research and links to THOMAS, Congressional Hearings, and documents between 1774-1875. |
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Search through the main search bar or narrow down your search based on resource. |
| Legal Information Institute at Cornell | Searchable version of the most recent United States Code as well as nearly all U.S. Supreme Court opinions since May 1990. | AND (default), OR
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Allows code search by popular name, citation or keyword. Contains current U.S. Supreme Court calendar and schedule of oral arguments. |
| lexisONE | Contains both free an fee-based resouces. Free case law providing 10 year coverage for most courts and jurisdictions, and complete history of the U.S. Supreme Court. | Click here for detailed instructions on searching the lexisONE site. | Search by keyword or case citaton and limit by date ranges or by court. Browse federal and state cases. |
| Municode | Local ordinances from around the United States and over 500 municipal governments. Most available at no charge. | AND (default), OR, NOT | Allows users to browse by state with interactive map. Counties and municipalities are in alphabetical order. |
| Nolo | Free law dictionary, 50-state laws & resources, law blogs & podcasts, downloadable lega forms,and selected Nolo books online for free. | AND (default), OR, NOT | Filter search by products, encylopedia, dictionary, or about Nolo. Search dictionay or browse by legal topic. |
| Oyez Project | U.S. Supreme Court multi-media database with Real Audio digital recordings of oral arguments, opinions, and announcements. | AND (default), OR, NOT | Searchable by name, citation and date. Includes judicial biographies and a virtual tour of the Supreme Court. |
| Thomas | Library of Congress' congressional information site. Legislative info. dating back to the 93rd Congress with full-text materials for legislation from the past 10 years. | Click here for detailed instructions on searching the Thomas site. | Search by bill number or keyword phrase. |
| Washlaw | Links to laws and state government sites for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Includes additional information on foreign and international law. | AND (default), OR, NOT | Washburn University School of Law's alphabetically arranged grid allows research by geographical area, subject matter or by federal circuit. Also includes an interactive map. |
| WWW Virtual Law Library | Searchable list of legal resources by topic | AND, OR, NEAR, AND NOT
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Indiana University's WWW Virtual Law Library search engine allows searching by topic (e.g., torts) and by information type (e.g., journals) |
