DSC Library: Legal Research: Legal Research Websites

Legal Research on the Web

On this page you will find state, federal, and general legal websites to assist you in your research. Below are links to two of the most helpful, the Florida Statutes and Google Scholar.

Florida Statutes
Provided by the Florida Legislature, these are the current published laws of the state.
Google Scholar
By choosing the Case Law button, Google Scholar allows you to search for both Federal and State appellate court decisions.

Florida Legal Resources

Federal Legal Resources

Supreme Courts
United States Reports
Only the printed bound volumes of the United States Reports contain the final, official opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States.
U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia Archive (Oyez Pr)
United States Code
(Cornell Legal Information Institute) provides an updated interface to the U.S. Code, with links to notes and legislative activity through THOMAS. Browse titles.
United States Statutes at Large
(Law Library / National Digital Library Program)
v. 1-18 (1789-1875)
Federal Digital System: America's Authentic Government Information
National Archives - Access to Public Laws
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
Congress.gov How Our Laws Are Made
This online resource provides a basic outline of the numerous steps of our federal law-making process from the source of an idea for a legislative proposal through its publication as a statute.
Library of Congress - The Guide to Law Online
The Guide to Law Online, prepared by the Law Library of Congress Public Services Division, is an annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online. It includes selected links to useful and reliable sites for legal information.

General Legal Resources

General Law

BusinessLaw.gov - http://www.businesslaw.gov/
Findlaw - http://www.findlaw.com
Heritage.org Interactive Guide to the Constitution
Legal Engine - http://www.legalengine.com/
Nolo News - - legal news & consumer information -- http://www.nolo.com/
Virtual Chase -- http://www.virtualchase.com/index.shtml

Law Schools

Cornell University Legal Information Institute
- http://www.law.cornell.edu/ Cornell
Emory Law Library - http://www.law.emory.edu
Stetson Uni / College of Law Library – Legal Resources -
http://www.law.stetson.edu/tmpl/library/
Univ. of Texas Law Searching Tools
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/tallons/content_search.html

Professional Organizations

American Bar Association - http://www.abanet.org
Public Resources>>Legal Topics

Investigation- http://www.onlinepublicrecordssearch.com/

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