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Page 1: PUBLIC SCHOOL LAW Part 25: Internet Sites Pertaining to Law
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GENERAL LAW INTERNET GENERAL LAW INTERNET SITESSITES

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Internet Sites for the General Internet Sites for the General PublicPublic

Findlaw FindLaw, a Thomson Reuters business, is the world's leading provider of FindLaw, a Thomson Reuters business, is the world's leading provider of online legal information and Internet marketing solutions for law firms. online legal information and Internet marketing solutions for law firms. FindLaw's roots go back to 1995, when two attorneys compiled a list of FindLaw's roots go back to 1995, when two attorneys compiled a list of Internet resources for a group of law librarians in northern California. The Internet resources for a group of law librarians in northern California. The response to the material was so positive they decided to post the response to the material was so positive they decided to post the information on the Internet. Today, FindLaw.com remains the most popular information on the Internet. Today, FindLaw.com remains the most popular site for free legal information on the Internet with more than four million legal site for free legal information on the Internet with more than four million legal consumers visiting each month and the largest legal directory available.  consumers visiting each month and the largest legal directory available. 

What you can do on FindLaw.What you can do on FindLaw. Learn about the law, including Learn about the law, including Education Law, find a lawyer, find legal forms, ask a legal question, and , find a lawyer, find legal forms, ask a legal question, and legal news, and legal commentary on blogs. For the professional lawyers, legal news, and legal commentary on blogs. For the professional lawyers, the site contains, links to case law, statute law the site contains, links to case law, statute law

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Internet Sites for the General Internet Sites for the General PublicPublic

American Bar Association's Lawlink: Legal Research Jumpstation"Lawlink provides quick access to important "Lawlink provides quick access to important legal information from the American Bar legal information from the American Bar Association and other resources. Each site is Association and other resources. Each site is selected and evaluated by a member of the selected and evaluated by a member of the ABA's Legal Technology Resource Center staff. ABA's Legal Technology Resource Center staff. ""

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Internet Sites for the General PublicInternet Sites for the General Public

Justia Based in the heart of Silicon Valley, Justia's mission is to advance the Based in the heart of Silicon Valley, Justia's mission is to advance the availability of legal resources for the benefit of society. We are especially availability of legal resources for the benefit of society. We are especially focused on making primary legal materials and community resources free and focused on making primary legal materials and community resources free and easy to find on the Internet. The company provides Internet users with free easy to find on the Internet. The company provides Internet users with free case law, codes, regulations, legal articles and legal blog and twittterer case law, codes, regulations, legal articles and legal blog and twittterer databases, as well as additional community resources. databases, as well as additional community resources.

What You can do on JustiaWhat You can do on Justia You can access You can access United States law resources, including , including Federal case law, state case law, federal , state case law, federal statutes, state statutes, federal administrative law and state administrative law. statutes, state statutes, federal administrative law and state administrative law. Justia has the U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1791. There are also Justia has the U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1791. There are also Free Legal Forms, a list of , a list of legal practice areas, including , including Education Law, a list , a list of of Law Reviews from accredited law schools, a from accredited law schools, a Lawyer Directory, , Ask a Lawyer

, , Legal blogs, , including 18 in including 18 in Education Law

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Internet Sites for the General PublicInternet Sites for the General Public

Google

There isn't much that needs to be said to There isn't much that needs to be said to introduce this giant search engine, number introduce this giant search engine, number one in searches for years. You can use one in searches for years. You can use Google to find information on any legal Google to find information on any legal topic, or tidbit of legal information. topic, or tidbit of legal information. However, Google also has a However, Google also has a directory, , which contains links to many websites by which contains links to many websites by topic, including topic, including Law. .

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Internet Sites for the General PublicInternet Sites for the General Public

Guide to Law Online

""The Guide to Law Online, prepared by the Law Library of The Guide to Law Online, prepared by the Law Library of Congress Public Services Division, is an annotated guide to sources Congress Public Services Division, is an annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online. It includes of information on government and law available online. It includes selected links to useful and reliable sites for legal information." selected links to useful and reliable sites for legal information."

What You Can Do at the Guide to Law OnlineWhat You Can Do at the Guide to Law Online You can find You can find federal law, including , including executive (administrative) law, , federal case law (Judicial), federal , federal legislative law. You can also find . You can also find state law for all 50 states, including, executive (administrative) law, for all 50 states, including, executive (administrative) law, case law, and statutes. case law, and statutes.

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Internet Sites for the General PublicInternet Sites for the General Public

American Association of Law Libraries

There are millions of webpages with law There are millions of webpages with law and law-related information, and hundreds and law-related information, and hundreds of valuable legal research sites. Our goal of valuable legal research sites. Our goal was to be selective, and present here a was to be selective, and present here a fourteen internet sites that provide an fourteen internet sites that provide an excellent starting point for your legal excellent starting point for your legal research journey. Most of the websites link research journey. Most of the websites link you to both primary and secondary sources you to both primary and secondary sources on a variety of legal subjects. on a variety of legal subjects.

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Internet Sites for the General PublicInternet Sites for the General Public

LII: Legal Information Institute This website is maintained by the Cornell University School of Law. This website is maintained by the Cornell University School of Law. They feel that "everyone should be able to read and understand the They feel that "everyone should be able to read and understand the laws that govern them, without cost." With that goal in mind, they laws that govern them, without cost." With that goal in mind, they have provided access to have provided access to federal law, including , including The Code of Federal Regulations, recent decisions of the federal , recent decisions of the federal courts, the courts, the U.S. Code, , Federal Rules, , State Law resources, , State Statutes by Topic, the , the Uniform Commercial Code, Uniform , Uniform Laws. This site also contains other resources designed to help the Laws. This site also contains other resources designed to help the public to learn more about the law, such as WEX, an online legal public to learn more about the law, such as WEX, an online legal dictionary and encyclopedia, with explanations of legal terms and dictionary and encyclopedia, with explanations of legal terms and areas of the law, such as Education. areas of the law, such as Education.

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Legal Internet Search ToolsLegal Internet Search Tools

Google ScholarGoogle Scholar

This search tool has a legal search option in which you This search tool has a legal search option in which you can find case law can find case law LawBot--MegalawLawBot--Megalaw

LexisWeb LexisWeb

This is supposed to be a free search tool, but some of This is supposed to be a free search tool, but some of the articles found costs money to obtain. the articles found costs money to obtain. LegalEngineLegalEngine

LawCrawler LawCrawler

This search engine is now a part of FindLawThis search engine is now a part of FindLaw

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