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Section 1: LEGAL RESEARCH
http://www.iowabar.org/fastcase.nsf/redirect [Password - Fastcase]
http://www.inbar.org/default.asp? [Password – Casemaker]
http://creditcard.westlaw.com/welcome/frameless/default.wl [Password-Westlaw by credit card]
http://www.thelaw.net/database.htm [Subscription]
http://www.vlex.us/caselaw/browse.asp
http://www.macattorney.com/law.html
http://www.mother.com/~randy/law.html
http://www.jurist.law.pitt.edu
http://www.knowhow.com/Research/bookmark.htm
INDIANA RESEARCH
http://www.inbar.org/default.asp? [Password – Casemaker] http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/state/other_courts.cfm/stateCode/INhttp://www.inbar.org
http://www.in.gov/icpr/webfile/formsdiv/pla.html
http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/
http://www.state.in.us/legislative/ic/search.html
http://www.state.in.us/legislative/iac/
http://www.theindianalawyer.com
http://lawschool.lexis.com/weblec/webbuzz/
http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic_iac/
http://www.in.gov/judiciary/rules/local/ [local rules]
FLORIDA RESEARCH
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?tab=statutes&submenu=1
IOWA RESEARCH
http://www.iowabar.org/fastcase.nsf/redirect [Password - Fastcase]
U.S. SUPREME COURT OPINIONS
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
http://www.fedworld.gov/supcourt/index.htm
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/supreme
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/issues/issue_scotus.htm (Supreme Court Resources)
http://journalism.medill.northwestern.edu/docket (stories, case web sites)
http://www.oyez.org (audio of arguments)
http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com (briefs)
http://www.supremecourthistory.org (historical on Supreme Court)
http://liibulletin.law.cornell.edu (official current syllabi)
http://newsletters.findlaw.com (daily opinion abstracts)
http://www.scotusblog.com (tracking cases before the Supreme Court)
U.S. CIRCUIT COURTS OPINIONS - ALL
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/courts/index.html
http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/federal/judicial/cafed.cfm
1st CIRCUIT
http://www.law.emory.edu/1circuit
2nd CIRCUIT
http://www.law.pace.edu/lawlib/legal/us-legal/judiciary/second-circuit.html
3rd CIRCUIT
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/courts/3rd.html
http://vls.law.ville.edu/Locator/3/
4th CIRCUIT
http://www.law.emory.edu/4circuit
5th CIRCUIT
6th CIRCUIT
http://www.law.emory.edu/6circuit
7th CIRCUIT
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/courts/7th.html
8th CIRCUIT
http://ls.wustl.edu/8th.cir/cindex.html
http://ca8.uscourts.gov/brfs/brFrame.html
9th CIRCUIT
10th CIRCUIT
11th CIRCUIT
http://www.law.emory.edu/11circuit/index.html
D.C. CIRCUIT
http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/federal/judicial/cadc.cfm
U.S. DISTRICT COURTS OPINIONS
All U.S. Courts, http://www.uscourts.gov
California, C.D., http://www.cacd.uscourts.gov
California, E.D., http://www.caed.uscourts.gov
Florida M.D., http://www.flmd.uscourts.gov
Florida N.D., http://www.flnd.uscourts.gov
Florida S.D., http://www.flsd.uscourts.gov
Idaho, http://www.id.uscourts.gov
Indiana, N.D., http://www.innd.uscourts.gov
Indiana, S.D., http://www.insd.uscourts.gov
Kentucky, W.D., http://www.kywd.uscourts.gov
Mississippi, N.D., http://sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu/~llibcoll/ndms
South Carolina, http://www.law.sc.edu/dsc/dsc.htm
South Dakota, http://www.sdbar.org/opinions/indices/DSD/dsindex.htm
Texas, E.D., http://www.txed.uscourts.gov
U.S. DISTRICT COURTS, but withOUT opinions
Arkansas, E.D., http://www.are.uscourts.gov
California, N.D., http://www.cand.uscourts.gov
Florida, S.D., http://www.flsd.uscourts.gov
Georgia, N.D., http://www.gand.uscourts.gov
Hawaii, http://www.hid.uscourts.gov
Illinois, N.D., http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov
Iowa, S.D., http://www.iasd.uscourts.gov
Louisiana, M.D., http://www.lamd.uscourts.gov
Maine, http://www.med.uscourts.gov
Mississippi, S.D., http://www.mssd.uscourts.gov
Nebraska, http://www.ned.uscourts.gov
New Mexico, http://www.nmcourt.fed.us/dcdocs
New York, E.D., http://www.nyed.uscourts.gov
New York, N.D., http://www.nynd.uscourts.gov
New York, S.D., http://www.nysd.uscourts.gov
North Carolina, M.D., http://www.ncmd.uscourts.gov
Ohio, N.D., http://www.ohnd.uscourts.gov
Puerto Rico, http://www.prd.uscourts.gov
South Dakota, http://www.sdd.uscourts.gov
Texas, N.D., http://www.txnd.uscourts.gov
Texas, S.D., http://www.txsd.uscourts.gov
Texas, W.D., http://www.txwd.uscourts.gov
Utah, http://www.utd.uscourts.gov
Washington, W.D., http://www.wawd.uscourts.gov
Wyoming, http://www.ck10.uscourts.gov/wyoming/district
Wisconsin, W.D., http://www.wiw.uscourts.gov/pub_district/index.htm
U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURTS OPINIONS
http://www.abiworld.org/chambers
California, C.D., http://www.cacb.uscourts.gov
California, N.D., http://www.canb.uscourts.gov
Idaho, http://www.id.uscourts.gov
Iowa, N.D., http://www.ianb.uscourts.gov/index.html
Minnesota, http://www.mnb.uscourts.gov
New York, N.D., http://www.nynb.uscourts.gov
Utah, http://www.utb.uscourts.gov
U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURTS, but withOUT opinions
Alaska, http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/usdc/bnkrptcy/bnkrptcy.htm
Arizona, http://www.azb.uscourts.gov
California, E.D., http://www.caeb.uscourts.gov
Georgia, M.D., http://www.gamb.uscourts.gov
Georgia, N.D., http://ecf.ganb.uscourts.gov/index.html
Illinois, N.D., http://www.ilnb.uscourts.gov
Indiana, N.D., http://www.innb.uscourts.gov
Iowa, N.D., http://www.iand.uscourts.gov
http://legis.state.ia.us/IAC.html
Louisiana, W.D., http://www.lawb.uscourts.gov
Maine, http://www.meb.uscourts.gov
Massachusetts, http://www.mab.uscourts.gov
Missouri, E.D., http://www.moeb.uscourts.gov
Nevada, http://www.nvb.uscourts.gov
New York, S.D., http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov
North Carolina, E.D., http://www.nceb.uscourts.gov
Ohio, N.D., http://www.ohnb.uscourts.gov
Pennsylvania, E.D., http://www.paeb.uscourts.gov
South Dakota, http://www.sdb.uscourts.gov
Texas, N.D., http://www.txnb.uscourts.gov
Texas, S.D., http://www.txsd.uscourts.gov
Virginia, E.D., http://www.vaeb.uscourts.gov
Virginia, W.D., http://www.vawb.uscourts.gov/courtweb/enter8.htm
Washington, W.D., http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov
Wyoming, http://www.wyb.uscourts.gov
OTHER U.S. SPECIALIZED COURTS
U.S. Court of International Trade, http://www.cit.uscourts.gov
U.S. Court of Federal Claims, opinions since 1997, http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (8th Circuit), http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/bap/bapinf.htm
Federal Judiciary Web Site, http://www.uscourts.gov
Federal FORMS, http://www.forms.gov/bgfPortal/citizen.portal
LOCATOR, http://www.cilp.org/tblhome.html
Section 2: PRACTICE-RELATED WEB SITES
ADA LAW [see also, Employment Law]
http://www.rit.edu:80/~easi/law.html
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm
ADOPTION
http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/research/intro.html
ADVERTISING LAW
AGRICULTURAL LAW
http://www.megalaw.com/top/agric.php
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
BANKING LAW
http://www.ffhsj.com/bancmail/bancpage.htm
BANKRUPTCY LAW
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/11
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/bankruptcy.html
http://www.uscourts.gov/bankform
BRIEFS
(Purchase for a price)
(Free briefs)
http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/supreme_court/briefs
http://www.lawsource.com/also/usa.cgi?usb
http://briefbank.samuelsonclinic.org/notices.cfm
http://www.appellate.net/briefs
(7th Circuit)
http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/briefs.htm
(8th Circuit)
http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/brfs/brFrame.html
(Federal)
http://www.usdoj.gov/05publications/05_2.html
http://www.eeoc.gov/litigation/appbriefs.html
http://www.osc.gov/sitemap.htm
(Jewish Law)
BUSINESS – GENERAL
BUSINESS RESEARCH
http://www.business.com/companies
http://www.corporateinformation.com
http://www.annualreportservice.com
CHARITIES/CHARITABLE/TAX
CONSUMER LAW
CHILD SUPPORT
http://www.supportguidelines.com
CONSTITUTION
http://www.usconstitution.net/index.html
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
CONSTRUCTION LAW
http://www.aia.org/ - American Institute of Architects
http://www.aisc.org/ - American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc.
http://www.steel.org - American Iron and Steel Institute
http://www.ansi.org/ - American National Standards Institute
http://www.asse.org/ - American Society of Safety Engineers
http://www.asce.org - American Society of Civil Engineers
http://www.ascconc.org - American Society of Concrete Contractors
http://www.astm.org/ - American Society for Testing and Materials
http://www.asme.org/ - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
http://www.amweld.org - American Welding Society
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~aset/ - American Society of Engineering Technology
http://www.aecinfo.com/ - Architecture Engineering Construction Information
www.abcpoint.com - Associated Builders and Contractors
http://www.agc.org/ - Associated General Contractors
http://www.bcsp.com - Board of Certified Safety Professionals
www.bohs.org - British Occupational Hygiene Society
http://www.bocai.org - Building Officials and Code Administrators Int'l, Inc.
http://stats.bls.gov/ - Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.ccohs.ca/ - Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety
http://www.cdc.gov - Center for Disease Control
http://www.cpwr.com - The Center to Protect Workers' Rights
http://www.cganet.com - Compressed Gas Association
http://www.ncma.org - Concrete Masonry Online
http://www.cimanet.com - Construction Industry Manufacturers Assoc.
http://www.buildsafe.org - Construction Safety Council
http://www.csinet.org - Construction Specifications Institute
http://www.cpsc.gov/ - Consumer Products Safety Commission
http://www.csaainc.com - Crane Safety Associates of America, Inc.
http://www.usdoj.gov/foia - Department of Justice Freedom of Information
www.eohsi.rutgers.edu - Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute
http://www.epa.gov - Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.fda.gov - Food and Drug Administration
http://www.hfes.org - Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
http://www.ieee.org/ - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
http://turva.me.tut.fi/cis/home.html - International Occupational Safety/Health Info. Centre
http://www.iso.ch - International Standardization Organization
http://www.labsafety.com - Lab Safety Supply, Inc.
http://www.mts.com - MTS Systems Corporation
www.phys.ksu.edu/area/jrm/safety/msds/html - Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
http://www.mcaa.org - Mechanical Contractors Assoc. of America
http://www.msha.gov - Mine Safety and Health Administration
http://www.nafe.org - National Academy of Forensic Engineers
http://www.nahb.com - National Association of Home Builders
http://www.nfpa.org - National Fire Protection Association
http://www.nih.gov/ - National Institutes of Health
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html - National Institute For Occupational Safety & Health
http://www.nas.edu/nrc - National Research Council
http://www.roofonline.org/ - National Roofing Contractors Association
http://www.nsc.org/ - National Safety Council
http://www.nspe.org - National Society of Professional Engineers
http://www.osh.net - Occupational Safety and Health Net
https://secure.livetodot.com/whois.php - Occupational and Industrial Safety
http://www.opsafesite.com - Operation Safe Site
http://www.osha.gov/ - OSHA
http://oshweb.me.tut.fi – OSHWEB
http://www.paho.org - PanAmerican Health Organization
http://www.pmi.org - Project Management Institute
http://www.public.usit.net/jerrywr - Robertson's Safety & Health Information Resources
http://www.swe.org/ - Society of Women Engineers
http://www.sdi.org/ - Steel Deck Institute
http://www.system-safety.org/ - System Safety Society
http://www.tilt-up.org/ - Tilt-up Concrete Association
http://www.ul.com - Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
http://www.usace.army.mil/ - U. S. Army Corps. of Engineers
http://www.os.dhhs.gov - U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.dol.gov - U. S. Department of Labor
http://www.dot.gov - U. S. Department of Transportation
http://www.who.ch - World Health Organization
http://www.yahoo.com/science/engineering/ - Yahoo Science and Engineering Website
COPYRIGHT LAW (see Intellectual Property)
http://www.ifla.org/II/cpyright.htm
CORPORATE LAWYERS
http://www.dupontlegalmodel.com
http://www.realcorporatelawyer.com
http://www.thecorporatecounsel.net
http://www.state.de.us/corp/default.shtml
http://corporate-law.widener.edu
http://courts.state.de.us/chancery
CORPORATIONS/SEC SEARCH
http://corporate-law.widener.edu/corpinfo.htm
CRIMINAL LAW
CYBERSPACE LAW
http://www.internetlawyer.com/
ELDER LAW
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE LAW
http://www.digidem.com/legal/directory.html
EMPLOYMENT LAW
http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/27labor/index.html
http://www.access.gpo.gov/osc/
http://employerslawyer.blogspot.com
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
http://www.legalethics.com/pa/enviro/environ2.htm
http://www.www.igc.org/igc/issues/el/ [international]
http://environmentallawnet.com
http://www.environmentaldefense.org
ERISA LAW
http://www.benefitslink.com/index.shtml
ESTATE & TRUST LAW
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/estate_planning.html
http://www.estateplanninglinks.com
http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/31probate/index.html
http://www.trusts-and-trustees.com
http://www.geocities.com/jasonhavens/LREP.html
http://www.abanet.org/rppt/home.html
(Wills of celebrities)
http://www.courttv.com/legaldocs/newsmakers/wills
http://www.documentsonline.pro.gov.uk
EXPERTS
http://www.expertwitness.com/ca/home.htm
http://www.marketcenter.findlaw.com/
(track the history of an expert)
FIND PEOPLE
http://www.macattorney.com/tools.html
FORMS
http://www.lectlaw.com/forma.htm
http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html
http://www.onecle.com/
FRANCHISING
http://www.franchiseremedies.com
GENERAL LEGAL INFORMATION
http://www.loc.gov/index.html (American Arbitration Association)
http://www.abanet.org/ (American Bar Association)
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.html
http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ (Executive branch)
http://thomas.loc.gov/ (Legislative branch)
http://www.loc.gov/index.html (Library of Congress)
HEALTH LAW
IMMIGRATION LAW
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, PATENT & COPYRIGHT
http://www.batnet.com/oikoumene/
(International Patents)
(text and images of patents)
(patent and trademark searches)
(software patents)
(links to internet patent searching)
http://www.tip.net.au/~rossco/psearch.htm
(copyrights)
(internet domain names)
(trademarks)
INTERNATIONAL LAW
http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/foreign-trade/www/
INTERNET LAW
http://www.sidley.com/cyberlaw/cyberlaw_new.asp
http://members.aol.com/simparl/weblaw.html
http://www.perkinscoie.com/casedigest/default.cfm
http://www.phillipsnizer.com/internetlib.htm
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, INDIANA
http://www.kcgov.com/application/gis/viewer.htm
LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
http://www.abanet.org/genpractice
http://www.wsba.org/sections/lpm-home.html
LEGAL ETHICS
http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/14ethics/index.html
http://www.law.cornell.edu/ethics
http://members.aol.com/jmccauesq/ethics
http://www.ethicsandlawyering.com
http://www.freivogelonconflicts.com
LEGAL TECHNOLOGY
LICENSING
http://www.franchiseremedies.com/
LITIGATION
http://www.lectlaw.com/forma.htm
MEDICAL INFORMATION
http://www.arthritiscentral.com
http://www.arcade.uiowa.edu/hardin-www/hslibs.html
http://www.freemedicaljournals.com
http://www-med.stanford.edu/medworld/medbot
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW
http://www.lectlaw.com/tmed.html
http://www.mla-usa.com/medical_malpractice_law.html
MEDICINE/MEDICAL RESEARCH
MOTIONS
http://www.lectlaw.com/forma.htm
MULTIMEDIA LAW
http://www.batnet.com/oikoumene/
NATIONAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
NATIVE AMERICAN LAW
http://www.megalaw.com/top/native.php
NEWS
PROCESS SERVERS
http://romingerlegal.com/ProcUSA.htm
http://marketcenter.findlaw.com/
PRIVACY LAW
http://www.2020tech.com/maildrop/privacy.html
PUBLIC RECORDS SEARCH
REAL ESTATE TITLE
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
SAFETY
SECURITIES
http://securities.stanford.edu
http://guide.lp.findlaw.com/oitopics/34securities/index.html
(briefs)
http://www.sec.gov/litigation/briefs.shtml
SOLO LAWYER
STATE LAW
http://findlaw.com/11stategov/
TAX LAW
http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html
TAX FORMS
http://guide.lp.findlaw.com/11stategov/indextax.html
http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html
TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW
http://www.mapnp.org/library/legal/tele_law/tele_law.htm
TIPPECANOE COUNTY, INDIANA
http://gis.tippecanoe.in.gov/public/
TOOLS
http://www.macattorney.com/tools.html
TORTS
http://www.scholarly-societies.org/standards.html
TRACKING PARCELS
http://www.fedex.com/Tracking?cntry_code=us&link=4
http://www.ups.com/WebTracking/track?loc=en_US&WT.svl=PriNav
http://www.usps.com/shipping/trackandconfirm.htm?from=home&page=0035trackandconfirm
TRADE SECRETS LAW
http://law.freeadvice.com/intellectual_property/trade_secrets/
UNIFORM LAWS
http://www.law.upenn.edu/bll/ulc/ulc_frame.htm
VITAL RECORDS
[Last updated: May, 2008]