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Law & Legal Info Web Sites
LAW -- ASSOCIATIONS AND SCHOOLS
American Bar Association -- The American Bar Association's web site--news and information.
Barry University
Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
Miami Shores, FL
http://www.barry.edu/law
Florida A&M College of Law
Orlando, FL
http://www.famu.edu/acad/colleges/law
Florida Bar Association -- FLABAR ONLINE is designed to serve members of the Florida Bar, the legal profession and the public
Florida Coastal School of Law
Jacksonville, FL
http://www.fcsl.edu
Florida International University College of Law
Miami, FL
http://law.fiu.edu
Florida State University College of Law
Tallahassee, FL
http://www.law.fsu.edu/
Legal Associations and Organizations -- By State. (Maintained by FindLaw.com)
NALA - The National Association of Legal Assistants -- The National Association of Legal Assistants is the leading professional association for legal assistants and paralegals, providing continuing education and professional development programs.
Northwest Florida Paralegal Association -- Formed in 1981 to encourage a high order of ethical and professional attainment, further education among members of the profession, establish good fellowship among society members and members of the legal community, and cooperate with the bar association.
Nova Southeastern University
Shepard Broad Law Center
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
http://www.nsulaw.nova.edu
Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc. -- Professional association of approximately 1,000 paralegals from around the State of Florida. Provides educational and networking opportunities.
St. Thomas University School of Law
Miami, FL
http://www.stu.edu/lawschool/
Stetson University School of Law
Gulfport, FL
http://www.law.stetson.edu/
University of Florida
Levin College of Law
http://www.law.ufl.edu/
University of Miami School of Law
LAW -- COURT OPINIONS AND INFORMATION
Supreme Court of the United States
http://www.supremecourtus.gov
Official cite of the United States Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Collection
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct
Contains all Supreme Court decisions from 1990 to the present as well as over 600 of the Court's most important decisions from the founding of the court to the present.
FedWorld.Gov
http://www.fedworld.gov/supcourt/index.htm
Search and view full text of Supreme Court decisions issued between 1937 and 1975.
OYEZ. U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia
http://www.oyez.org/oyez/frontpage
Contains information on the most important U.S. Supreme Court cases related to constitutional law making it an excellent resource for researching civil rights cases. The cases are searchable by subject, title, date, and citation. Each case provides a written abstract of the Court's proceedings. Many also have RealAudio recordings of the actual oral arguments. Provides virtual tour of the U.S. Supreme Court building.
Federal Courts Finder
http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDCTS/
Provides links to the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals opinions. Also has a map of the United States indicating the states covered by the different circuits with clickable links to each circuit.
Federal Court System
http://www.uscourts.gov/
Functions as a clearinghouse for information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government.
Federal Circuit Court Opinions
http://www.law.emory.edu/fedcircuit
Opinions of the Federal Circuit (United States Courts of Appeal) since August 1995. All cases are in full text on the Web or can be downloaded.
Federal Court of Apeals, Eleventh Circuit
http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov
Official site of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit which has jurisdiction over federal cases originating in the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
Federal District Court, Northern District of Florida
http://www.flnd.uscourts.gov/
Official site of the U.S. District Court of Northern Florida.
LAW FIRMS AND LAWYERS
Martindale Hubbell -- This database is regarded as the primary research source for
information about attorneys and law firms around the world.
LAW -- GENERAL
Ask Auntie Nolo
http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/auntie/index.cfm --
“Everyday law for everyday people.” Provides
plain-English articles on almost any legal topic, and links to other helpful
websites.
Cornell’s Legal Information Institute
http://www.law.cornell.edu/ --Includes full-text legislation and case law for federal and state law.
Very strong on Supreme Court Cases.
State Freedom of Information Laws
http://foi.missouri.edu/citelist.html
The following sites contain basic statutes about open meetings and open records. Many states have multiple statutes that provide exemptions.
FindLaw
http://findlaw.com
Provides access to free legal information, sources and services. Includes Law Crawler, legal search tools, case law, legal news, a directory of legal professionals, court forms, real-time SEC filings, community discussion areas and online continuing legal education.
Hieros Gamos
http://www.hg.org/ Comprehensive guide to law and government worldwide with more than 50,000 URL's, seminars, free databases and software.
Lawlink
http://www.lawtechnology.org/lawlink/home.html --American Bar Association web site links to legal research and information resources. Each site has been selected and evaluated by a member of the ABA's Legal Resource Center staff.
Municode.com -- provides a searchable database of municipal codes throughout the United States.
LAW -- U.S. GOVERNMENT
U.S. Code
http://uscode.house.gov/
The Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. This site allows user to search by keyword, title and section or other subdivision.
DisAbility.Gov -- Designed to link all the important Federal information supporting the rights of the disabled. Information about housing, transportation, and health are all featured, along with the "Success Story of the Week."
FirstGov
GPO Access -- The official, searchable publication databases authorized for dissemination to the public via GPO Access.
Law Library of Congress -- Links to information about U.S. legal system, U.S. Code, Statutes at Large, and Public Law, U.S. Congress and Federal Legislative Process, U.S. Constitution and Constitutional Law, U.S. Agencies and Regulations, Federal Courts and Decisions, Criminal Justice System (including states), and law reviews online
Legal Information Institute -- Search engines and ranking systems identify the LII as the most linked to web resource in the field of law
Thomas -- Library of Congress Thomas Server contains the full text of any bills heard in Congress. Offers up-to-date information on legislators, legislation, and the legislative process.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office -- Searchable patent and trademark database from 1995. Has general information about filing for patents and trademarks.
LAW -- FLORIDA
Escambia County Clerk of the Court -- Access Escambia County public records including court records.
Florida State Courts -- Official site of Florida state court system
Florida Statutes -- Search the Florida statutes by keyword searching. Useful search tips are included.
Florida Statutes -- View the Florida statutes by chapter.
Florida Legal Materials -- Links to Florida constitution and legislation, judicial opinions, regulations and other agency materials
Online Sunshine -- The Official Guide to the State of Florida Legislature. Provides status of legislation in Florida.
Santa Rosa County Clerk of the Court -- Access Santa Rosa County public records including court records.
State Library of Florida Government Locator -- From this site you can email Gov. Jeb Bush, learn how to obtain a Florida birth certificate. The Locator Service provides listings of sources by branch of government or specific topics of interest.
LAW -- INTERNATIONAL/ORGANIZATIONS
Australasian Legal Information Institute -- a searchable database of Australian and Asian law.
Canada -- the Internet electronic access point through which Internet users around the world can obtain information about Canada, its government and its services.
Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly
Europa -- the web site of the Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors and other bodies of the European Union (EU).
Inter-Am Database -- a searchable database of Latin American law
International Court of Justice
Lex Mercatoria -- "International Trade Law Monitor," a database of international trade law resources
Maximov's Companion Online -- Website dealing with the Russian Federation and other former Soviet Union countries
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
OECD Online -- Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development
Organization of American States (OAS)
Philipine Virtual Law Library
Tufts University Multilaterals Project -- an ongoing project designed to make available the texts of international multilateral conventions and other instruments
United Nations (UN)
World Bank Group
World List -- Non-U.S. law-related resources for Internet users
World Trade Organization Website
LAW -- ENVIRONMENTAL
clay.net -- Environmental Professional's Homepage. This is a quick-load, no-nonsense work platform for rapid information retrieval designed specifically for environmental consultants and remediation professionals.
Enviro Text -- online, searchable library that provides easy access to environmental laws, regulations and guidance as well as Native American Treaties and Constitutions.
Environmental Law Net -- Excellent site that brings links to many online resources together for the environmental law practitioner.
Pace Virtual Environmental Law Library -- Links to online laws from the state, federal, and international level, as well as foreign environmental laws.
Summary of Environmental Law in North America -- Presents information about environmental law in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. as well as the texts of environmental agreements among these nations.
LAW -- JOURNALS
Academic Law Reviews and Journals (FindLaw.com)
Content Pages from Law Reviews -- A keyword-searchable database of tables of contents from more than 750 law reviews and other scholarly publications related to the law published in the United States and abroad. Updated daily, the database lists journal issues received over the past three months by the Tarlton Law Library." A good number of publications contain hyperlinks to full-text articles. An excellent research tool. From the Tarlton Law Library at the University of Texas School of Law.
Law Journals and Periodicals (Lex Mercatoria)
Law Journals on the Net
Legal Journals on the Web
Yahoo! -- Law Journals
LEGAL ETHICS
American Legal Ethics Library
-- A digital library containing the full-text or links to the professional conduct codes of most U.S. states, as well as the American bar Association's model code. Major law firms have contributed narratives on professional-conduct law in their respective states.
Center for Professional Responsibility
-- Many of the legal profession's most cutting-edge ethics issues are addressed at this web site whose mission is to provide "national leadership and vision in developing and interpreting standards and scholarly resources in legal ethics." A service called "ETHICSearch" allows lawyers to e-mail ethics questions and receive back citations to authorities that should help them find the answer.
Legalethics.com -- A site of consistently high quality since its creation in 1995, Legalethics. com is devoted to helping legal professionals understand the unique ethical issues raised by the Internet.
A Good Lawyer -- A folksy view of legal ethics full of nuggets of wisdom.
American Judicature Society -- Description: The AMerican Judicature Society is involved in promoting judicial -ethic education as well as a fair and effective system of judicial discipline. Among the resources available through its Web site are a national directory of judicial conduct organizations, a clearinghouse service for data concerning judicial discipline, and descriptions of courses available through its National College on Judicial Conduct and Ethics.
The Law Office Hornbook -- The online version of a quarterly periodical that focuses on malpractice avoidance, firm management and professional liability. Articles cover a range of ethics and professionalism topics.
LEGAL FORMS
IRS Forms and Publications
'Lectric Law Library Legal Forms Room -- Large collection of law related forms divided into two broad, overlapping categories: Business & General - dealing with subjects such as Real Estate, Corporations, Employment, Contracts, Trusts and Wills,
and Legal Practice - focusing on Law Practice Management, Litigation and related matters.
LEGAL WRITING
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation -- This citation primer is based on the Seventeenth Edition of the "Bluebook."
