Web Links:
An Internet Guide to Legal Research

1. Do not confuse pulling material off the Web with "real" research. Research is what you extract and find from the materials you have located. Cutting and pasting material without understanding its significance and how it supports your research inquiry is not research.
   
   
2. There is no substitute for actually reading – several times, if necessary – the case(s) you are trying to learn more about. Technology is a great asset in the learning process but cannot do the hard thinking for you.
   
   

General

http://www.supremecourtus.com
The homepage of the Supreme Court of the United States.

http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
Search by citation, party name or full text for U.S. Supreme Court cases since 1983.

http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/
The Legal Information Institute offers all Supreme Court opinions issued since May 1990. In addition, this site has more than 580 of the Court's most important decisions dating back to 1793. This site also provides the Court calendar, the schedule of oral arguments and a glossary of legal terms.

http://www.fedworld.gov/supcourt/index.htm
The site contains the full text of U.S. Supreme Court decisions from 1937 to 1975. You can search each case by using a keyword.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp
-srv/national/longterm/supcourt/supcourt.htm
Use this site to access the Supreme Court docket, as well as the histories and summaries of major cases from the past few years.

http://oyez.nwu.edu
Oyez, Oyez, Oyez multimedia database: A searchable database of solicited cases, including summaries of both written decisions and oral arguments in audio biographies of every Supreme Court justice with links to their opinions and a virtual tour of the Supreme Court.

http://www.courttv.com/legaldocs
Court TV Law Center Library: This site has Supreme Court news and decisions, biographies of Supreme Court justices, a legal glossary and a guide to the federal courts. This site categorizes cases according to topic such as business cases, civil rights cases, cyber law, government documents and miscellaneous cases.

http://www.americanlawyer.com
The American Lawyer is a monthly journal that covers topics of general interest to practicing lawyers. The journal also offers criticism, book reviews, Supreme Court coverage, and first-person essay by lawyers on the work they do.

http://www.legaltimes.com
The Legal Times is a weekly newspaper offering general coverage of the legal profession, including important litigation, legal developments, personality profiles and many other features. The site offers daily coverage of breaking news stories of interest to lawyers and students on a state-by-state basis.

http://www.cato.org
The Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies published daily articles on legal issues from a libertarian perspective.

http://www.lawhost.com/suprctsrch.html
A search engine for full text display of Supreme Court cases going back to 1893. Browse by year, U.S. Reports, or volume number or search by citation or case title.

http://www.clubs.psu.edu/SCTSociety/links.htm
This site not only includes important links to Supreme Court cases but also provides the link to state supreme courts as well as international courts. Furthermore, use this site to find out more about current constitutional issues.

http://www.usc.edu/dept/law-lib/legal/topiclst.html
This menu provides links to a variety of legal resources available on the Internet including federal and state statutes and case law, government information and publications. Resources have been arranged by subject. This index is a service of the USC Law Library.

http://www.westgroup.com/products/westlaw/ (connection problem reported)
Westlaw is an online legal research service that provides legal and business information drawn from more than 10,000 databases. You can access federal and state statutes and court cases, federal regulations, citation information, public records, news, business and financial information.

http://www.jmls.edu/library/journals.htm (connection problem reported)
A full text search of law journals on the Internet. Many links as well as individual journals regarding various aspects of the law. Look here for journals on gender issues, constitutional law and civil law.

Constitutional Law

http://www.lectlaw.com/tcon.htm
This site provides specific articles and issues related to the Bill of Rights and various other constitutional issues.

http://www.law.indiana.edu/v-lib/
Browse by the topical listing "Constitutional Law" to search a variety of articles written on constitutional law issues. This site also provides articles in other areas of the law such as civil, business and criminal law.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/first_amendment.html
First Amendment Law - Overview of First Amendment, which includes historic and more recent decisions. View U.S. court of appeals decisions regarding freedom of religion, press and speech.

http://fedlaw.gsa.gov/legal31.htm
This site links you to the circuit appeals courts and searchable databases of their opinions.

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/ol_artcl.htm
Online articles about constitutional law that give the current status of constitutional law today.

Civil Rights Law

http://www.ljx.com/practice/civilrights/index.html (connection problem reported)
This site has news, case law, legal memos, statutes and resources on civil rights issues from Law Journal Extra!

http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/civil_rights.html
Overview of federal civil rights and discrimination law. Includes recent court decisions and text of civil rights statutes.

http://www.eeoc.gov/qs-employees.html
Outlines employee rights, equal opportunity laws, sexual harassment, discrimination, and the federal complaint process.

http://fedlaw.gsa.gov:80/legal6.htm
Fedlaw highlights civil liberties, civil rights, equal opportunity, and discrimination laws compiled by the General Services Administration.

http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/crt-home.html
This site is put together by the Civil Rights division of the Department of Justice and displays recent articles, speeches, special issues and particular cases on the topic.

U.S. CODE

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode
This legal information institute allows you to access parts of U.S. Code. You can search by title or refer to the table of popular names. If you know the title and section of the code you are looking for, you can search that way as well.

Civil Rights and Liberties: Gender Issues

http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/ESSAYS/SCHOL.HTM
Legal essays indexed by subject. The list of subjects includes gender and the law, civil liberties and procedures and constitutional law.

http://www.aclu.org:80/issues/women/hmwo.html
The American Civil Liberties Union provides recent developments in women's rights and links to other useful sites.

http://dol.gov:80/dol/wb/ (connection problem reported)
U.S. Labor Department Women's Bureau publications. Includes statistics and data applicable to gender issues, searchable by region. Link to other sites and find out recent developments.

http://now.org:80/issues/economic/eratext.html
The National Organization of Women provides information on the history of the Equal Protection Amendment and related articles.

http://www.feminist.org/
The Feminist Majority provides an updated account of current issues that are affecting women.

Directory of Law Libraries Across the Country

http://library.wcl.american.edu
American University - Washington College of Law - includes information about the library and the entire catalog online.

http://www.bu.edu/lawlibrary/
Boston University - Pappas Law Library

http://lawwww.cwru.edu/cwrulaw/library/libinfo.html
Case Western Reserve University Law Library

http://clelaw.lib.oh.us/
Cleveland Law Library Association - contains the law library catalog, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, court and agency information, research guides and legal information services.

http://www.cccllib.com/
Contra Costa County Law Library

http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/lawlibrary/
Cornell Law Library

http://www.bcpl.gov.bc.ca/ell/
Electronic Law Library - British Columbia, Canada - links to online legal information for British Columbians.

http://www.law.emory.edu/LAW/law.html
Emory University - Hugh F. MacMillan Law Library

http://www.gmu.edu/departments/law/libtech/
George Mason University School of Law Library

http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/
Georgetown University Law Library - extensive source of legal information on the Internet.

http://www.co.hennepin.mn.us/lawlibrary/lawlib.htm
Hennepin County Law Library - library information and links to legal information.

http://www.jenkinslaw.org/
Jenkins Law Library - the county law library for the City and County of Philadelphia.

http://memory.loc.gov/lawweb/public/htdoc/index.html
Law Library of Congress, The

http://lawsocnsw.asn.au/resources/library/
Law Society of New South Wales Library

http://lalaw.lib.ca.us/
Los Angeles County Law Library

http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/lawlibrary/
Maricopa County Superior Court Law Library

http://www.lawlib.state.md.us/
Maryland State Law Library

http://library.law.mercer.edu/
Mercer University - Furman Smith Law Library

http://www.osu.edu/units/law/law3.htm
Michael E. Moritz Law Library - Ohio State University College of Law

http://www.courts.state.mn.us/library/
Minnesota State Law Library - includes an archive of Minnesota appellate court opinions, library information, and other legal research content and links.

http://www.library.nwu.edu/law/
Northwestern University Law Library

http://www.regent.edu/lawlib/
Regent University School of Law Library

http://www.saclaw.lib.ca.us
Sacramento County Law Library - provides library information and services as well as links to other legal research sites.

http://www.sdcll.org
San Diego County Public Law Library - provides legal research and reference books for attorneys, lawyers, judges and citizens. Automated legal research and access services available.

http://smcll.home.netcom.com/
San Mateo County Law Library

http://www.socialaw.com/
Social Law Library - Boston, MA - Private, not-for-profit, institution serving the research needs of the practicing and the judiciary in Massachusetts.

http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/scall/
Southern California Association of Law Libraries (SCALL)

http://www.law.siu.edu/lawlib/
Southern Illinois University School of Law Library

http://www.stanford.edu/group/law/library/index.html
Stanford University - Robert Crown Law Library

http://www.lawlibrary.state.mt.us
State Law Library of Montana

http://www.courts.qld.gov.au/library/about.htm
Supreme Court Library of Queensland - contains information on legal research.

http://www.sll.courts.state.tx.us/
Texas State Law Library - provides access to basic sources of legal information for citizens and state entities.

http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/index.shtml
University of California at Berkeley - Boalt Hall Library

http://lawlibrary.ucdavis.edu/
University of California Davis

http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/LibInfo/Law/
University of Chicago - D'Angelo Law Library

http://www.Colorado.EDU/Law/lawlib/
University of Colorado Law Library

http://www.lawlib.uh.edu/Libraries/
University of Houston Law Libraries

http://www.law.miami.edu/library/
University of Miami Law School Library

http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/
law_library_school/libndex.html
University of Mississippi-Law Library

http://library.usask.ca/law/
University of Saskatchewan Law Library - with links to internal resources and to electronic legal material in numerous Canadian, American, and international legal sites.

http://www.usc.edu/dept/law-lib/
University of Southern California - Law Center and Law Library

http://www.law.usyd.edu.au/~library/
University of Sydney Law Library

http://www.law.utexas.edu/
University of Texas at Austin - Tarlton Law Library

http://lib.law.washington.edu
University of Washington Gallagher Law Library

http://www.vermontlaw.edu/library/library.htm
Vermont Law School - Cornell Library

http://www.lexum.umontreal.ca/index_en.html
Virtual Canadian Law Library

http://www.yale.edu/law/library/
Yale Law School - Lillian Goldman Library