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U.S. Legal Research
FEDERAL STATUTORY RESEARCH
A Basic Introduction to Legal Research
The Legal Reseach Process
The Legal Research Page
Professor Smith's Legal Research Guide
Tips for Cost-Effective Legal Research
Legal Research: On Paper and Online
How to Locate Federal Regulations Decisions
How to Research a Supreme Court Case Using Only the Case Name
Secondary Legal Materials
U.S. Legal Writing
Issue Sequencing and Summary Disposition
Writing a Student Article
Plain Language NEW

Using the Internet for Research
Tips for Conducting Research on the Internet
Techniques for Conducting Legal Research on the Internet
Starting Points for Research Using the Internet
Internet Research for Legal Professionals

Legal Citation Shepardizing
ABA Official Citation Resolution
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (1995-96 ed.)
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (1997-98 ed.)
How to read a legal reference
LEGAL CITATION
Construct and Use Short Form Citations
Citation Cheatsheet
Legal Research Guide: Citation of Authorities
HOW TO FIND A CASE WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE A CITATION (USING A DIGEST)
How to Shepardize
Shepard's HelpCite Homepage
Guide for Citing Electronic Information

Using Law Books
American Law Reports, Annotations
West's American Digest System - West Topic Key Number System
West's American Digest System (Federal Reporter Digests)
Updating a Code of Federal Regulations Section
State Reporters
Anatomy of a West Judicial Opinion
Using Legal Loose-leaf Services

Legal Reference
Black's Law Dictionary Definitions Used
International Law Dictionary
Shark Talk: Everybody's Law Dictionary
Duhaime's Law Dictionary
Plain Language Online - Plain Legal Language
Basic Legal Terms
Legal Dictionary for Non-Lawyers
LII LEXICON
Document - Folio Infobase
Checklist Brief
Robert's Rules of Order

Legal Search Engines
FindLaw - LawCrawler
LawRunner: A Legal Research Tool
GSU College of Law -- Meta-Index

Legal Links
LII: Cornell's Legal Information Institute
FARISLAW
CataLaw: Metaindex of Law and Government
The Law Engine! (tm)
American Law Sources On-line (ALSO!)
LAWS.COM -- A Compendium of Law Resources
Legal Resources
Internet Legal Resource Guide
UMich Documents Center
THE 'LECTRIC LAW LIBRARY'S REFERENCE ROOM
The Virtual Chase A Research Site for Legal Professionals
WWLIA Home Page
WASHLAW WEB -- Washburn University School of Law
The ABA's LawLink (TM) Legal Research
The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Law
Legal Material by Subject -Topics
FindLaw Cyberspace Law Center
Legal Department @ AOL

General Information
Teaching and Learning Law Resources for Legal Education
JURIST: The Law Professors' Network
Disclosing and Confronting Adverse Authority

Moot Court
Stetson Law -- Moot Court Clinics
Ohio State University's Moot Court Homepage
Moot Court Tries Anti-Spam Laws

Law Reviews
Finding Articles in Law Reviews and Legal Periodicals
University Law Review Project
Law Reviews
Law Reviews By Content

Outlines
The Law School Org's Outlines
Contracts Law Outline
Law Outline in Civil Procedure
Torts Law Outline
ILRG Law School Course Outlines Archive
Roger Martin's Free Study Materials

Guides
Legal Research Guides
An Internet Hotlist of Law Guides
Pathfinder Series