LAWCHEK® is a reference product designed for both the layperson and the attorney. You can choose from eleven areas of law. In each area you can access state-specific information from either the Help Guides section or the Forms section. It is user-friendly and offers simple answers to everyday legal questions.
Articles in all major law reviews, law journals, specialty law and bar association journals and legal newspapers. United States, British Commonwealth, European Union and International Law.
This link connects you to the Adult Criminal Information Database provided by the courts.
RI Landlord-Tenant HandbookThis is a .pdf file of the RI Landlord-Tenant laws compiled by the state for the consumer.
RI General LawsFull text version of the state code on-line.
RI Probate FormsSome of the forms required by the State of Rhode Island.
This site has an overview of the ACLU and information on its activities and positions on such issues as criminal justice, cyber-liberties, death penalty, drug policy, free speech, HIV/AIDS, immigration, national security, privacy, reproductive rights, racial equality, religious liberty, and the rights of lesbians, gays, students, women, and other groups. It includes highlights from recent ACLU actions, related legislation facing Congress, and links to other resources.
Amnesty InternationalSite of the organization that "works independently and impartially to promote respect for all the human rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights." Features AI press releases, current campaigns, and a library containing an archive of reports, news releases, and "urgent actions" (requests to send letters on behalf of those in immediate danger). Documents are available in Spanish and French and are searchable by country, region, sub-region, and theme.
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund"A national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, the transgendered, and people with HIV or AIDS through impact litigation, education, and public policy work." The site includes state-by-state legal information; news updates; legal cases with briefs and opinions; historical information; and a list of the legal status of contemporary issues affecting the GLBT community, including adoption, employee rights, and same-sex marriage.
Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2006"Unlike the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, issued annually by the [U.S.] State Department and covering 196 countries, ... [this document] highlights U.S. efforts to promote human rights and democracy in the 101 countries and entities with the worst human rights records, taking care to include those countries of concern for 'extrajudicial killings, torture and other serious violations of human rights.'" Also includes a description of the U.S. human rights and democracy strategy.
The best single starting point on the Web for doing legal research. Full-text, searchable database of all law reviews and journals on the Internet. Updated nightly. Another search interface, LawCrawler, helps you focus your search on legal issues on the Web. Also includes Legal News, legal forms, organizations, law firms and lawyers, judicial opinions and case law, consultants, and more.
Hieros GamosOne of the most comprehensive legal sites on the Web, Hieros Gamos has something for everyone: law students, lawyers, and consumers. "The purpose of this site is to give the visitor a general understanding of the law." Links are divided into categories such as Legal Employment, Law News, Law Library, U.S. and International Law, Legal Associations, and Bar Associations. International in scope.
The Institute publishes electronic versions of core materials in numerous areas of the law both online and packaged for download -- ranging from the Constitution to the Uniform Commercial Code. It maintains this Internet site and its many resources. The institute seeks to connect the full resources of Cornell Law School with the legal profession, with other law schools, with the world.
lexisONEDesigned by LexisNexis for solo and small-office legal practitioners, this site has lots of free information: case law (state and federal back to 1996); over 6,000 forms for bankruptcy, copyright, employment, family law, litigation, powers of attorney, real estate, wills, worker's compensation, and others; a directory of thousands of annotated links to legal-related sites in 31 categories; and more. Some services require free registration.
Martindale-Hubble Lawyer LocatorSearch for lawyers by name, firm, location, or law school attended. You can also search by practice area, law school, or government agency.
NewsaicNewsaic aims "to create a kind of Internet journalism that reaches out to modern audiences in new ways" by "keeping track of major criminal and civil cases," "presenting important documents such as the U.S. Constitution and major speeches with annotations and comments," annotating "television shows with factual and legal essays," and "explaining how the legal system actually works, inspired by hit movies and TV shows." Searchable. The author is a lawyer and sometime journalist.
State Privacy Laws Regarding Library RecordsIn order to help librarians "understand state confidentiality laws so they may respond quickly to any requests from law enforcement" the Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association has made available, online, the various states' statutes governing privacy of library records.
The Virtual Chase: Legal Research on the InternetThis excellent site is for anyone doing legal research using the Internet. There are annotated guides, online teaching tools, articles on specific research issues and topics, material on evaluating resources, articles on specific research issues and topics, and more.
Full-text and searchable.
Thomas Legislative Information on the InternetActing under the directive of the leadership of the 104th Congress to make Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet public, a Library of Congress team brought the THOMAS World Wide Web system online in January 1995, at the inception of the 104th Congress. Search for bills, public laws, roll call votes.
US CodeThe United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States based on what is printed in the Statutes at Large. It is divided by broad subjects into 50 titles and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. GPO Access contains the 2000 and 1994 editions of the U.S. Code, plus annual supplements.
US Code of Federal Regulations http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.htmlThe Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. Each volume of the CFR is updated once each calendar year and is issued on a quarterly basis. CFR volumes are added to GPO Access concurrent with the release of the paper editions.
US Statutes at LargeThe Statues at Large contain the permanent collection of all laws and resolutions enacted during each session of Congress from the 104th Congress to the present.
US Supreme CourtThis is the website for the US Supreme Court.
US Supreme Court DecisionsFind the most recent Supreme Court Decisions or search for older ones by date, citation, case title or full text.
