General Legal Research Sites

American Law Sources Online
A catalog of legal resources for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Very current.
http://www.lawsource.com/also/

 

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Home Page
This service provides access to new Fifth Circuit opinions, an archive of older opinions, docket sheets, documents of the court, pattern jury instructions, links to other courts of the Fifth Circuit, and links to other court units such as the library. Also included are proposed changes to brief formats and a checklist of rule requirements for preparations of briefs and record excerpts. Opinions are easily retrievable using ISYS search software.
http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/

Hieros Gamos
This may be the most comprehensive legal site on the Internet. Links are provided to thousands of sites related to the legal profession.
http://www.hg.org

Internet Law Library-U.S. House of Representatives (see LawGuru.com)

Internet Legal Resource Guide
This is an excellent site that provides easily accessed links.
http://www.ilrg.com

Law Guru
Another major Internet site like Hiero Gamos, LawGuru advertises access to free legal research on 250+ legal search engines and tools.
http://www.lawguru.com/

Law Info
Excellent graphics and organization characterize this list of legal resources. There have been some problems reported with the currency of its listings.
http://www.lawinfo.com

Lectric Law Library
An excellent legal resource on the Web which tries to be as comprehensive as Hieros Gamos and Law Guru. Lectric Law Library does provide links to free resources but often leads the researcher into commercial offerings. Some clever leaps into legal humor make this an enjoyable resource to visit.
http://www.lectlaw.com/

Legal Information Institute—Cornell University Law School
This location provides one of the most comprehensive listings of legal resources on the Internet, including court opinions, statutes, and rules and regulations.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/

Thomas—Legislative Information on the Internet
Thomas is one of the most current sources of federal legislative information, including floor activities in Congress, major legislation, legislative histories, congressional record text, and historical documents. It also provides links to congressional Internet services.
http://thomas.loc.gov

World Wide Web Virtual Law Library
This site is maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium. It provides numerous links to law-related sites and also allows searching by subject.
http://www.law.indiana.edu/v-lib/

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Specialized Federal Internet Sites

 

FEDWORLD
http://www.fedworld.gov/

U.S. Government Documents
http://www.access.gpo.gov/

Government Printing Office (GPO) Locator
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/index.html

United States Code
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/

EDGAR (for SEC Filings)
http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml

Library of Congress Home Page
http://www.loc.gov/

Bureau of Census Gopher
http://www.census.gov

Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://stats.bls.gov

Social Security Administration
http://www.ssa.gov/ssa_home.html

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
http://www.osha.gov/

Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov

Department of the Interior
http://www.doi.gov/

National Institute of Standards and Technology
http://www.nist.gov

Central Intelligence Agency
http://www.cia.gov

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Texas Legal Sites

Home Page
Extensive Texas information.
http://www.texas.gov/

Bar Association
Bar association rules relating to attorney ads on the World Wide Web.
http://www.legaldir.com/

Ethics Opinions Issued by the Texas Ethics Commission
http://www.lawlib.uh.edu/ethics/

Constitution
Indexed by article.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/

Text of Texas Constitution
http://www.harbornet.com/rights/texas.txt

Statutes
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/statutes.html

General Texas Government Information
http://www.cpa.state.tx.us/

Legislature—House
http://www.house.state.tx.us

Legislature—Senate
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/

Legislature—Bills
Keyword search, bills from legislatures since 1993, committee schedules, legislative district information, and House and Senate calendars.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/

Keyword search and text of current Senate bills.
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/

Regulations
Text of Texas register.
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/

Text of administrative code.
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/tac/

Court of Appeals for the Fifth District
http://www.courtstuff.com/5th

Court of Appeals for the Eighth District
http://www.8thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/

Texas State Agencies Listing
Information about Texas agencies, boards, colleges, commissions, courts, departments, offices, and universities.
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/trail/agencies.html

Tax Materials
Texas forms and publications.
http://www.window.texas.gov/taxinfo/taxin.html

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Internet Sites for Legal Employment

The Counsel Network
http://www.headhunt.com

Texas Lawyer
http://www.texlaw.com

Law Journal Extra
http://www.ljt.com

LawInfo Employment Center
http://jobs.lawinfo.com

Lex Mundi Site
http://www.hg.org

Law.com
http://www.law.com

Washburn University School of Law
http://washburnlaw.edu/

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