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• Note that the library subscribes to two databases which deal specifically with law: Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, and in FirstSearch Index of Legal Periodicals. Each database contains some links to full-text material.

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• Legal Information Institute [LII]: Cornell Law School   includes search engine; numerous full-text materials
• LII: Eye on the Courts: Newsworthy Decisions Available on the Net
• LII: State Courts--By Jurisdiction
• LII: Supreme Court Collection 
• LII: Historic Supreme Court Decisions  alphabetically by case name
• LII: Supreme Court Decisions
• LII: Web Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research 
• WEX: a collaborative legal Dictionary and Encyclopedia Cornell Law

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• FindLaw.com 
FindLaw Court Forms Reasonably broad range of forms from federal and state courts.
FindLaw Court Forms FAQ Page

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• American Law Sources On-line 
• Annotated Constitution .gov
• Applied Ethics Resources on the WWW in particular see Professional Ethics
• The Avalon Project at Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy
• A Century of Lawmaking For a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1875 
• Famous Trials  A reviewer stated: Law professor Linder wanted to create a Web site available for anyone to use, and he has succeeded superbly. The 36 trials within this easily navigated site are chronologically listed from Socrates in 399 B.C. to the Moussaui 9/11 Trial in 2006.
• Federal Courts
• Federal Court Finder, and Supreme Court
• Federal Judicial Center 
• Full-Text State Statutes (US)
• Guide to U.S. Law from the Law Library of Congress
• Landmark Supreme Court Cases 
• 'Lectric Law Library
• National Tribal Justice Resource Center 
• Stateline.org  tremendously useful site for finding current information on US state laws and policy
• The U.S. Code courtesy of the Cornell Law School
• The Virtual Chase: Legal Research on the Internet   Well-organized, easy to navigate, has a search function. Legal Research Guide is particuarly helpful, though "aimed at lawyers and other experienced legal researchers."
• WWW Virtual Library: Law 
• WashLaw Web  especially good at international law

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