Teaching Legal Professionals How To Do Research

Internet Research

Free Newsletter
Information Quality
Research Articles
Questions & Answers
Presentations

Database of Sources

Main Menu
Company Information
Legal Research
Finding People
Search Engines

Finding Aids

Search Services

Dataware Query Server (look for special coverage of federal, medical, and financial information)
Google
Yahoo
Ixquick
Whois Source (domain ownership)

Subject Indexes

FindLaw (law)
healthfinder
INFOMINE
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Scout Report Archives
Search Systems (public records)
Yahoo

Research Guides

Best Guide to Canadian Legal Research
Company Information Guide
HEALTHINFOQUEST
Legal Research Guide
MEDLINEplus
People Finder Guide
Zimmerman's Research Guide

Find Databases

Direct Search

Law

Case Law

LexisONE

All Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal
FindLaw: Cases and Codes
U.S. Supreme Court Opinions
U.S. Supreme Court Opinions

Courts (Forms, Dockets, Rules, Transcripts)

Court Rules, Forms and Dockets
The Federal Judiciary
FindForms.com
Legal Dockets Online
OYEZ
U.S. Supreme Court

Statutory Law

Full-text State Statutes and Legislation on the Internet
State Legislative Presence on the Internet
Thomas
United States Code
United States Code

Regulatory Law

Code of Federal Regulations
Federal Register
Federal Register Documents on Public Inspection
Internet Access to Rules (state regs)

Government

Federal

Congressional Record
The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation
Drafts of Uniform and Model Acts
House of Representatives
Senate
Thomas
U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory

State

State and Local Government on the Net

Local

American Legal Pub., Codes of Ordinances
Book Pub. Co., Library of Codes of Ordinances
General Code Pub., E-Codes
Municipal Code Corporation
State and Local Government on the Net
Zoning Ordinances