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ACTIVISM, ADVOCACY, REFORM
also see.. Constitution, Environment, §POLITICS§, Prison Law

AllianceForJustice.org, About, News, SiteMap
• Publications

Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School, About
• Resources

FAMM: Families Against Mandatory Minimums, nonviolent sentencing
HALT organization of Americans for Legal Reform
Global Courts Network Center for Global Change and Governance, Rutgers U

People for the American Way, About, news
• Civic Participation
• Civil Rights and Equal Rights
• Constitutional Liberties
• In the Courts
• Independent Judiciary
• Public Education
• Religious Freedom

Radical Jurisprudence
Vera Institute fair, humane, efficient public policies & practices

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ASSOCIATIONS
American Bar Association (ABA)
Hispanic National Bar Association

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BUSINESS / COMMERCIAL LAW

DIRECTORIES-Business Law
dmoz Open Directory | Google | Wikipedia | Yahoo

Cornell U Law School
• Commercial Law & the Uniform Commercial Code
• Uniform Business and Financial Laws Locator
• Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) dated

Commercial Law Research Resources & Links

FindLaw.com: Commercial Law, Forum
• Library, Documents, Briefs, Articles and Books

Hieros Gamos (hg.org), Commercial and Contract Law
Lender Liability Law Page

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CONSUMER LAW

American Bar Association (ABA), Resources
• Consumer's Guide to Legal Help
• Breast Cancer Patients Rights
• Divorce Information
• General Law Info
• Handbook for Senior Citizens
• Practical Law Series Online

Class Actions at Central Notice Listing of Lawsuits to Recover Money & Protect Your Rights
Consumerama boycotts, class actions, protest sites,
The Consumer Law Page: Alexander, Hawes & Audet, LLP
Counsel Quest Business and Consumer Law
Current Actions class action Links
Judge Dickerson's Consumer Law Decisions, Articles, Papers & Books
Lawdisks legal forms for bankruptcy, child support & real estate closings

National Consumer Law Center Use It!

(NCLC) advice, initiatives, Links, manuals, training

National Legal Aid & Defender Association
Public Citizen Litigation Group info clearinghouse, issues, jobd, Supreme Court Assistance
Securities Class Action Clearinghouse Stanford U Law School

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CONSTITUTION
also see.. Reform

Constitution.org public education on the principles of constitutional republican government
• Abuses and Usurpations
• Basic Principles
• Founding Documents

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EDUCATION
Illinois Institute of Technology: Chicago-Kent College of Law
Schools of Law -Education, Links: MentoringPros.com rain-making, self-help books,
Pace Law Library Research Pages

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ENGLAND
Law Resources on the Web: Dept of Law, London Guildhall U

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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
also see.. Activism, §ENVIRONMENT§

AllianceForJustice.org, About, News, SiteMap
• Publications

Community Rights Counsel (CRC), About
• Legal Resources

Constitutional Law Foundation, About

EarthJustice.org non-profit public interest law firm, About, News
• Air, Forests, Health & Communities, Oceans, Public Lands, Water, Wildlife
• International
• Policy and Legislation
• Take Action, Urgent Cases

Endangered Environmental Laws, Links
Environmental Law Institute, SiteMap
Environmental Law and Policy Center action, energy, jobs, Links, News, pubs, Search, store, transportation
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Laws & Regulations

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ESTATE PLANNING, PROBATE, TRUST, LIVING TRUST
also see.. §TAXES§

DIRECTORIES-Estate/Trust
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Cornell U Law School
• Estate and Gift Tax: an overview with Feceral statutes, regulations & decisions
º Federal Estate Tax Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 2001
º Federal Gift Tax Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 2501
• Estates and Trusts: an overview
• Uniform Probate Code Locator

Crash Course in Wills and Trusts, Search
• by Michael T. Palermo, Attorney at Law, Certified Financial Planner
• Introduction
• Contents

FindLaw.com, Estate Planning, Wills, & Trusts, Wills, Trusts, Estates and Probate
• Library: Documents, Briefs, Articles and Books
º Administrators
º Charities, Constructive Trusts
º Estate Administration, Executors
º Funerals and Cemeteries
º Gifts, Guardianship and Conservatorship
º Intestate Succession
º Living wills
º Personal Representatives, Powers of Appointment, Powers of Attorney, Probate or Contest of Will
º Survivorship Rights
º Taxation, Trust Administration, Trustees, Trusts
º Wills

HowToLaw, New Zealand
• How to understand trusts

IRS

• Abusive Trust Tax Evasion Schemes - Questions and Answer; Basic Trust Law

National Association of Financial and Estate Planning (NAFEP) free & useful information
• Estate Planning
• Professional Information Center

New Mexico Judicial Education Center (JEC) from U New Mexico, Contents, Search, SiteMap
• Probate Judges Handbook, Resources
º Real Property Located Outside New Mexico

New Mexico, Bernalillo County, Probate Judge'S Office articles on probate, wills, estates...

New Mexico Supreme Court
• Probate Forms

Nolo.com: Law Centers , Legal Encyclopedia
• Wills & Estate Planning

Schwab.com
• Glossary of Estate Planning Terms

Wikipedia.org
• Estate Planning
• Probate
• Trusts and Estates
• Will last will & testament

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EXECUTIVE
also see.. Federal

US Dept Justice, About, Search, SiteMap

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FEDERAL LAW
also see.. Executive, §FEDERAL§, Judicial, Supreme Court

Code of Federal Regulations Online House of Representatives
Federal Tax Code Online an old snapshot no longer maintained
FedLaw GSA research tool - Federal employees & lawyers
FirstGov.gov Portal
GPOAccess.gov U.S. Government Printing Office
Thomas - Legislative Information The Library of Congress
United States Sentencing Commission
U.S. Constitution
U.S. Federal Court Finder & Electronic Reference Desk: Emory U School of Law

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FIND
also see.. Focus

LAW Directories
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American Bar Association (ABA)
• Consumer's Guide to Legal Help
• Breast Cancer Patients Rights
• Divorce Information
• General Law Info
• Handbook for Senior Citizens
• Practical Law Series Online
• State and Local Bar Association Directory

Avalon Project Use It!

Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy, About, FAQ, Search
• at Yale, Law School
• Document Collections

Cafe Law Free Legal Information written by Attorneys
Catalaw: Metaindex of Law and Government reviewed in the Tools section of the Internet Prospector
Cyber Law Centre

Use It!

EINet Law Resource Page By Subject

Electronic Reference Desk: Emory U School of Law
The Federal Court Locator, Villanova U, School of Law
FindLaw.com
Franklin Pierce Law Center: Online Resources, Patent, Trademark & Copyright, Search

Hieros Gamos Use It!

(hg.org) Law & Government Portal

Internet Legal Research Compass
• from Villanova U, School of Law
• Federal Web Navigator
• Court Locators: Federal, State
• Immigration Search
• Tax Law Locator
• Villanova Legal Express

Law: Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG)
Law Library Gateway: Libraries- New York U
Law News Network
Law Resources on the Web: Dept of Law, London Guildhall U

'Lectric Law Library Use It!

Tour (required preliminary reading), Rotunda
• Forms Room Free Legal & Business Forms
• Business Law Lounge
• Laypeople's Law Lounge
• Legal Lexicon's Lyceum Dictionary
• Legal Professional's Lounge
• News Room
• Periodical Reading Room
• Reference Room
• Study of Law Study

Law Advisor State of Montana Local Bar Assoc
Law Street News, U.S. states laws guide
Laypeople's Law Lounge Letric Law Library
The Legal Information Institute: Cornell Law School
Legal Resources legal and government resources
Links Families Against Mandatory Minimums
Links: MentoringPros.com rain-making, self-help books

National Center for State Courts, Links Use It!

• Associations
• Court Web Sites
• Court Topics
• Knowledge and Information Services

Nolo.com, Legal Encyclopedia

Office of the Law Revision Counsel Use It!

United States Code database, About, Search
• Classification Tables U.S. Code affected by recently enacted laws
• Codification Legislation revise & codify inconsistent, redundant & obsolete laws
• Download titles & chapters of the U.S. Code or view list of titles

Products Page InfoBase, Lexis Law Publishing
Professor Cavaliere from The Practical Lawyer law Journal

Prosecutor.info Use It!

( alt )

Reference at Your Desk from Archives Library Information Center (archives.gov)
• Legal Links to federal law, court opinions, treaties, legal dictionaries & journals & copyright information.

Self-Help Law Center Nolo Press
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Links

Thomas Use It!

Legislative information from the Library of Congress, About, FAQ
• Historical Documents
• U.S. Code

Villanova Center for Information Law and Policy US, International, Library
Washington State Bar Association, Links
Westlaw.com ($) online databases, reference materials, Search (14 day free trial)
The WWW Virtual Library - Law @ Indiana U, Law School
Yahoo Search: Government: Law: General Information

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FOCUS on these sites!
also see.. Find

Law Library of Congress
• Guide to Law Online

'Lectric Law Library Use It!

Tour (required preliminary reading), Rotunda
• Forms Room Free Legal & Business Forms
• Business Law Lounge
• Laypeople's Law Lounge
• Legal Professional's Lounge
• News Room
• Periodical Reading Room
• Reference Room
• Study of Law Study

Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia & How-To's

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FORMS & DOCUMENTS
MegaDox.com ($) Links

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HABEAS CORPUS

Google Search: " habeas corpus"

'Lectric Law Library Legal Lexicon
• Habeas Corpus

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HEALTH
also see.. §HEALTH & MEDICAL§

The Health Law Resource by William L. Manning

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HISTORY
CommonLaw.com Legal History and Philosophy

Dictionary of the History of Ideas Use It!

Contents, Search
• from the Electronic Text Center, U Virginia Library
• Politics economic, legal, and political ideas and institutions, ideologies and movements

Edward Gibbon: The Idea of Roman Jurisprudence: Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Fordham U
Roman Law Links: Law Resources on the Web: Dept of Law, London Guildhall U

The Supreme Court Historical Society:
• History of the Court, How the Court Works, Learning Center, Publications

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INTERNATIONAL
Global Legal Information Network Database, National laws from around the world, US Library of Congress
Institutions of the European Union: European Union Online (Europa)
International Court of Justice - About, Basic documents, Decisions, Publications, Search
International Law (Links): Law Links: Dept of Law, London Guildhall U
TeB/McP Legal Information Service UK

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INTERNET
Translink International EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)

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JUDICIAL
also see.. State & Local, Supreme Court

Administrative Office of U.S. Courts

AllianceForJustice.org, About
• IndependentJudiciary.org project of Alliance for Justice, Judicial Selection
• Judicial Selection monitors nominations to ensure fair & independent federal judiciary, News
º Research & Publications
º Selection Resources

American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Judicial Independence
Federal Judicial Center

People for the American Way, About
• Independent Judiciary

United States Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

USCourts.gov, About, FAQ, News
• Circuit/District Map, Court Links
• Library
• U.S. Constitution

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KIDS
Legal Pad Junior Legal Advice

^ LAW

LEGISLATIVE

Congress.org

U.S. House of Representatives
• Write your Representative

U.S. Senate

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NEWS
Berkeley Technology Law Journal U California, Berkeley
CNET Article - Internet & Copyright Laws
CyberLaw
Index of /pub/journals: American U, Washington College of Law
Law Journal EXTRA! Daily News, Searchable Database
Legal Domain Network USENET discussions
LegalTools Discussion Groups

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PATENT COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARK
including.. Patent Software, US Patent Office
also see.. §ENGINEERING-Inventions§

US Constitution: “Congress shall have power... To Promote the Progress of Science and Useful Arts, by securing for limited Times, to Authors and Inventors, the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.”

American Intellectual Property Association
BitLaw Technology Law, 1,800 pages on Patent, Copyright, Trademark, Internet
Canadian Patent Office
Chemical Patents Plus US Search from 1971, images from 1994, JAVA-rotateable 3D-structures
“ Copyright in the New World of Electronic Publishing:” U Michigan Press

CreativeCommons.org Use It!

flexible copyright for creative work
• Audio, Education & Web, Images, Text, Video

CyberLaw.com

Delphion Research ($) intellectual property network
• Gallery of Historic Patents
• Search patents ($) some free searches

Electronic Frontier Foundation, About, SiteMap
• copyright laws bias toward intellectual property ownership & away from the right to thought & speach

European Patent Office events, information centres, News, presenation, Search & Index, toolbox

Franklin Pierce Law Center: U.S. Patent, Trademark & Copyright Information
• Avoiding Intellectual Property Problems
• Copyright for Computer Authors
• Copyright on the Internet
• Publishers’ Rights and Wrongs in the Cyberage
• Seeking Cost-Effective Patents
• So You Have an Idea

The Independent Inventor: Lawrence Kamm Home Page
INEEL - TTC - Patent Search: INEEL Technology Transfer and Commercialization

InventNet.com Use It!

associations, attorneys, classified, Forum, inventions, Links, News, patent search...

Intellectual Property Owners Association, About
• In the Courts, Issues and Policies, IP Info News

Inventorprise.com ($) PatentEase Software to draft and file patents with the US PTO
• FAQs: General Patents, PatentEase
IP.com: intellectual property, Search, technical disclosures

Law and the Internet: Organizations and Projects Use It!

articles, Links
•from: Digital Commerce Center, The EC² Incubator Project - About, Site Map

Lawrence Lessig Use It!

against copyright interpretations stifling innovation & discourse
• A Short Biography
• Free Culture online book

Lemelson-MIT Program, About, Search, SiteMap
• Links:
º Invention & Patents
º Science & Invention Education, News
• Inventor's Handbook
• Prizes and Awards

Micropatent.com - U.S. Patent Classification

National Association for Music Education (MENC) About, Links, News, SiteMap
• Copyright Center

National Inventor Fraud Center, Inc., Links
• Hiring a Service Provider
• Inventor First Steps, License Your Patent, Patent Protection, Profiting

NET ACT Committee Report-House Rpt. 105-339-NO ELECTRONIC THEFT: Thomas-Library of Congress
Optics.org (with IBM) Patent Search U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) patent descriptions, images

PatentCafe.com
• Links: Education, Forums, Government Agencies, Inventors' Resources, Legal

Patent Information U of Houston Libraries

PATEX, Canada, About Searching Patents & Trademarks
• Wonderful World of Wacky Patents
• Links
º Associations
º Consulting and Market Research
º IP: Legal Guides, Management Services & Software, Software Protection
º Patent: Agents, Data Analysis, Offices
º Resources: Copyright, Inventors'

Public Domain Enhancement Act defeated 2004 legislation to overturn Copyright Term Extension Act, FAQ
• Petition to expand the public domain by revising recent changes in copyright law

PublicKnowledge.org fortifying & defending information commons, About, News
• Copyright
• Copyright Solutions
• Intellectual Property
• Public Domain

Reference at Your Desk from Archives Library Information Center (archives.gov)
• Legal Links to federal law, court opinions, treaties, legal dictionaries & journals & copyright information.

Sanbio.com (Collaborative Genetics, Inc.) Links: Patents
Starvingartistslaw.com Portal for artists & writers looking for self help legal information
A Teacher's Guide to Fair Use and Copyright from The New Media Classroom: Voices from the Western Plains
TechExpo.com online exposition of Hi-Tech Engineering & Medical/Life Science products

WikiSource, Free Culture Use It!

online book by Lawrence Lessig

World Intellectual Property Organization

US GOVERNMENT

United States Copyright Office: basics, FAQ, forms, international, Law, registration, regulations

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Use It! FAQ s ( Specialized ), Glossary, Help, News, SiteMap
• Guides
º Viewers: TIFF image Viewers for Patent Images Use It!
• How to: Search, Use this Site, Access Patent Full-page Images.
• Inventor Resources
• Patents: Search, File, Status
• Trademarks: Search, File, Status

Alternatiff.com, PlugIns tiff image viewer for Windows web browsers
InterneTiff.com ($) software for United States Patent and Trademark Office patent viewing/saving/printing

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PRISON LAW
also see.. Activism, §PRISONS§

Prison Litigation Reform Act Fedral Law, April 26, 1996
Prison Act Struck Down Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal
Prison Law Page The Other Side of the Wall

^ LAW

REPRESENTATION
Index - Find a Lawyer
LawInfo.comSource Search Legal Representation & Information Database
Law.Net

^ LAW

SENIORS

Hospice Patients Alliance, SiteMap
• Find an Attorney

Last Acts clearinghouse, improving end-of-life care, news, About, Search, SiteMap
National Senior Citizens Law Center: About, Cases, Links, News, Publications
RobGoldman.com legal solutions, Elder Law ( Links )
SeniorLaw Home Page

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STATE & LOCAL
also see.. Judicial, §STATES§

American Bar Association
• Legal Information
• State and Local Bar Association Directory

Courts.net

Internet Legal Research Compass
• from Villanova U, School of Law
• State Court Locator

LexisLawPublishing.com
• Free Legal Resources
• Products Page InfoBase

National Center for State Courts, Links Use It!

• Associations
• Court Web Sites
• Court Topics
• Knowledge and Information Services

Prosecutor.info Use It!

( alt ) from EatonCounty.org/

Arizona, Supreme Court, Self-Service Center

California, Court Info, Guide to the Courts

Colorado, Courts, Brochures

Connecticut, Judiciary, FAQs

Delaware, Courts
• Family Court
• Legal Assistance

Florida Bar Association
• Consumer Services

Hawaii, Judiciary
• Self Help

Idaho, Court Assistance Office

IllinoisLawyerFinder.com, State Bar Association

Illinois, Southern Illinois U, School of Law
• Self Help Legal Center

Iowa, Judicial, Supreme Court

Kansas Judicial Branch

Kentucky Court of Justice

Louisiana.gov, Judicial Branch

Louisiana State Bar Association
• Consumer Brochures

Maine, Judicial Branch

Maine "HelpMELaw"

Maryland, Judiciary
Maryland People's Law Library

Massachusetts Court System, SiteMap
• Courts
• Resources
• Self Help Center

Michigan, Courts

Minnesota, State Court System ( SiteMap )

Mississippi State Bar, Consumer Assist Program

Mississippi ( SiteMap )
• Judiciary
• Supreme Court
º State Judiciary

Missouri, Judiciary

Montana ( SiteMap ), State Agency Listing,
• District Courts
• Supreme Court

Nebraska, Judicial Branch

NevadaIndex.com Law and Politics in Nevada
Nevada Supreme Court

New Hampshire, Judicial Branch

New Jersey, Judiciary
• Legal Resources

New Jersey Legal Information Board

New Mexico: Juciciary, Links
• Case Lookup & Court Location, Intro
• Publications and Forms

New Mexico Courts Information System, NM State Judiciary

New York, Unified Court System

North Carolina, Court System
• FAQs

North Dakota, Supreme Court ( SiteMap )
• District Courts

Ohio
• Supreme Court
º District Courts of Appeal

Oklahoma State Court Network
Oregon, Judicial Department
• Opinions, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals

Oregon State Bar, Links

Pennsylvania, Unified Judicial System
• FAQ, Guide

Puerto Rico, Office of Court Administration

Rhode Island, Judiciary
South Carolina Bar Association
• Publications

South Carolina, Judicial Branch

South Dakota, Unified Judicial System

Tennessee, Administrative Office of the Courts

Texas State Bar

Texas, Texas Judiciary online
• Supreme Court

Utah State Courts

Vermont Judiciary, SiteMap

Virginia, Courts
• FAQs

Washington, Courts
Washington Law Center
WashingtonLawHelp.org free civil legal services for low-income persons & seniors
Washington Northwest Justice Project, Links, Glossary

Washington State Bar Association, FAQ, Links
• Access to Justice

Washington, Courts ( Search, SiteMap )
• Self Help
• State Law Library

West Virginia, Court System, Supreme Court of Appeals ( SiteMap )
• Self-Help Center

Wisconsin, Court System
• Self-Help Center

Wisconsin State Bar (legalexplorer.com) About, SiteMap

Wyoming, Judicial Branch
• Law Library
º Documents

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SUPREME COURT
also see.. Federal, Judicial

Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court Search
GSA.gov, FedLaw - Supreme Court
LandmarkCases.org now mandated by state standards documents - cases, concepts, teaching resources

Supreme Court of the United States Use It!

About ( Overview ), Links, SiteMap
• Biographies (PDF's) of Current Members of the Supreme Court or 1789 to Present
• Docket, Opinions, Recent Decisions

USA Today, Supreme Court index

^ LAW

TUTORIALS
Law and Legislation Contemporary American legal theory
LawTalk Indiana U
The Legal List Research Tutorial, internet & other
Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia
Virtual Flash Free Study Software, Compete with world students

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