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AbortionPublic Agenda -Abortion Issue GuidePublic Agenda is a nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research and citizen education organization. The abortion issue guide contains links to sources and resources including organizations representing different perspectives on the abortion issue.
Acronyms, Abbreviations & Gossariessee also: Legal WritingAbbreviations and Acronyms (University Libraries) List of links to general, government and science acronym and abbreviations web sites. Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government (Indiana Univ. - Purdue Univ. at Indianapolis University Library) A browsable list of federal government acronyms and links to corresponding web sites when available. Abbreviations.com "The world's largest and most comprehensive directory and search engine for acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms on the Internet." Military Acronyms & Glossaries (Indiana Univ. - Purdue Univ. at Indianapolis University Library) A list of links to military-related acronyms and glossaries. U.S. Senate Glossary Provides a brief definitions of terms related to Congress and the legislative process. Administrative LawFederal and Minnesota RegulationsA basic guide to researching Minnesota and Federal regulations using print sources located in the Univ. of Minnesota Law Library. Minnesota Rules (Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes) Minnesota State Register (Office of the State Registrar) Code of Federal Regulations (GPO Access) Federal Register (GPO Access / National Archive & Records Administration) Administrative Procedure, Title 5 U.S.C., Chapter 5 (Cornell Legal Information Institute) Administrative Agency Index & Decisions (Federal) ( Doc-Law Web, Washlaw - Washburn Univ. School of Law) Administrative Codes & Registers Access administrative codes, registers and related documents for federal, state & U.S. territorial goverments. (National Association of Secretaries of State) Federal Administrative Decisions & other Actions (Univ. of Virginia School of Law Library) ABA Administrative Procedure Database (ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice & Florida State Univ. College of Law) ABA Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice Office of Administrative Law Judges (U.S. Dept. of Labor) AdoptionAdoption Information & Resources - Child Welfare Information Gateway (Children's Bureau, Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)Adoption Resources (Adoption Web Ring) Adoption Law - Wex Legal Encyclopedia (Legal Information Institute Cornell Law School) Includes links to major statutes, cases and secondary sources. Adoption & Child Welfare LawSite (National Center for Adoption Law & Policy, Capital University Law School) A resources for, "prospective adoptive parents, biological parents, adoption and child welfare lawyers, juvenile and family court judges and child advocates." The site includes, "statutes, regulations, key cases, and leading explanatory law review and practice journal articles concerning child welfare and adoption laws for each U.S. State. Also included are plain English summaries of most of the legal material hosted here." Adoption Policy Resource Center (Adoption Subsidy Advocates) Adoption.org Search engine focused on adoption. Agriculture LawMinnesota Family Farm Law Project (MFFLP)Provides free or low cost legal assistance to financially distressed family farmers in Minnesota. USDA (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture) Guide to Agriculture Law (HIEROS GAMOS - THE COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL SITE) Agriculture Law - Wex Legal Encyclopedia (Legal Information Institute Cornell Law School) Includes links to major statutes, cases and secondary sources. National Agricultural Law Center (Univ. of Arkansas School of Law) Farmers' Legal Action Group (FLAG) Non-profit farmers' advocacy organization. AIDS/HIVLegal Issues and HIV in the U.S. (The Body: The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource)Lambda Legal - HIV Project (Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund) Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Includes a good collection of links to other related web sites. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)American Arbitration AssociationFindLaw's Arbitration and Mediation (ADR) page Links to attorneys and firms, articles, FAQ and more. Nolo Press' Mediation Page (Nolo Press) Articles, FAQ and links to self-help publications from Nolo Press. Mediate.com Alternative Dispute Resolution (Minnesota Judicial Branch) Information on ADR in MN courts system and ADR neutrals information. Animal RightsAnimal Legal & Historical Center (Michigan State Univ. College of Law)Contains over 500 full text cases (US, Historical and UK) and 774 U.S. statutes. Topical coverage of "over 30 topics that give the viewer directions and comprehensive explanations on some of the more interesting issues of the animal area." A number of legal articles addressing a wide variety of animal topics are also provided. Also includes an expanding international collection. Legal Treatment of Animals (Internet Law Library - LawMoose) AnimalConcerns.org (EnviroLink Network) Humane Society of the United States Information and links to laws and legislation, cases and HSUS ligitation projects and other HSUS publications. AntitrustAntitrust & Monopoly Law (Internet Law Library - Law Moose)Antitrust Law (WEX - Legal Information Institute) Includes a brief overview article and links to Federal and state (New York) statutes and decisions and links to internet resources. Guide to Antitrust Resources on the Web Provides an fairly extensive and indexed listing of links to antitrust and unfair competition web sites. Antitrust Case Summary Browser (Anthony D. Becker, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof. - Dept. of Economics Saint Olaf College) ABA Antitrust Law Section Links to Antitrust Sites (ABA Antitrust Law Section) Antitrust Law Section, Minnesota State Bar Association Antitrust Division, U.S. Dept. of Justice Bureau of Competition, U.S. Federal Trade Commission. The antitrust arm of the FTC. The Bureau, "seeks to prevent business practices that restrain competition -- including monopolistic practices, attempts to monopolize, conspiracies in restraint of trade, and anticompetitive mergers and acquisitions." Antitrust Law & Economics Review Attorneys - Bar Admission & Exam InformationMinnesota Board of Law Examiners Includes bar admission information, rules, application forms, instructions, and bar exam results. Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) Information and online application. National Conference of Bar Examiners Includes information and study aid information for the following exams: Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE), Multistate Performance Test (MPT) and the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE). Includes an online registration form for the MPRE. The Bar - Findlaw Bar exams results and information published by state, links to state bar home pages, bar review courses, sample bar exams, a related web sites. American Bar Association (ABA) - Bar Admissions page Includes the full-text of the ABA publication, Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements. Attorneys - Bar Associations
Attorneys - Career PlacementSee also: Directories Attorneys, Law Firms...University of Minnesota Law School Career & Professional Development Center National Association for Law Placement Attorneys - Continuing Legal EducationMinnesota Board of Continuing Legal EducationMinnesota CLE (Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Minnesota State Bar Association) ABA-CLE (American Bar Association Center for Continuing Legal Education) ALI-ABA Home Page (American Law Institute - American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education) Practising Law Institute Continuing legal education programs offered nationally and via the web, course handbooks and other publications. West LegalEdcenter MCLE credit courses offered online. Attorney & Law Firm Directories & Referral ServicesSee also: Legal AidABA Lawyer Referral Services Includes a directory of lawyer referral services for all 50 states. Minnesota State Bar Association Member Directory Minnesota Bar Association - Attorney Referral Service LawMoose's List of the 100 Largest Law Firms in Minnesota FindLaw - West Legal Directory Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator (Martindale-Hubbell) U.S. Attorneys Offices Directory Sweet & Maxwell Bar Directory Provides information on chambers and on practising barristers in the United Kingdom and Wales. Attorneys - Professional ResponsibilityMinnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board & OfficeRules and opinions, disbarred & suspended lawyers lists and information and forms for filing lawyer complaints. What to do if you have a complaint about your lawyer (Minn. State Bar Association) Description of the professional responsibility system and complaint process. ABA Center for Professional Responsibility American Legal Ethics Library (Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School) "This digital library contains both the codes or rules setting standards for the professional conduct of lawyers and commentary on the law governing lawyers, organized on a state by state basis." Links to state PR codes & opinions, comparisons with ABA Model Rules and Code, and more! Legalethics.com Focuses on legal ethical issues raised by the Internet and Internet technology. Includes links to articles, rules, and other information. FindLaw's Ethics and Professional Responsibility links U.S. Office of Government Ethics The OGE is an executive branch agency responsible that deals with conflicts of interest issues on the part of Government employees within the executive branch. Departmental Ethics Office, Justice Management Division, U.S. Department of Justice Banking & Financial Institutions LawBanking - Wex Legal Encyclopedia (Legal Information Institute - Cornell)Includes links to major statutes, cases and secondary sources. Banking Law Committee - ABA Section on Business Law Financial Services - Minnesota Dept. of Commerce Financial Services reviews the financial books and operations records for state chartered financial institutions. It also licenses residential mortgage originators and residential mortgage servicers. It does not oversee federally chartered banks. The web site includes tips, advice and tools for consumers of financial services and products and links to warnings and other information for investors. Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Office of the Comptroller of the Currency U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision U.S Federal Trade Commission Conference of State Bank Supervisors Banking Law (Internet Law Library - LawMoose) Bankruptcy8th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate PanelThe Bankruptcy LawTrove (Law Offices of Swiggart & Agin) ABI World (American Bankruptcy Institute) NACBA (National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Inc.) CataLaw: Bankruptcy and Credit Law Bankruptcy & Debt Collection Law (Internet Law Library - LawMoose) BioethicsResearching Health Law & BioethicsA guide to selected resources (primarily print but also some electronic) available at the Law Library and other libraries at the Univ. of Minnesota. Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences (Univ. of Minnesota) Consortium of the sixteen leading centers and programs at the University of Minnesota to address the legal, ethical, and policy implications of the life sciences. Center for Bioethics (Univ. of Minnesota, Academic Health Center) MedWeb (Emory Univ. Health Science Center Library) Search or browse by keyword "bioethics". Center for Bioethics (Center for Bioethics, Univ. of Pennsylvania) bioethics.net - American Journal of Bioethics (Center for Bioethics, Univ. of Pennsylvania) Health Care Ethics (Centre for Applied Ethics, Univ. of British Columbia) National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature (Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown Univ.) Nuffield Council on Bioethics Civil ProcedureFederal Rules of Civil Procedure (LII - Cornell Law School)Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure (MN Supreme Court Commissioner's Office) Civil RightsSee also: Human Rights, Women & the LawCivil Rights - Wex Legal Encyclopedia (Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School) Includes a brief overview article and links to Federal and state (mostly New York) primary and secondary sources including links to internet resources. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Historical Publications of the U.S. Commission of Civil Rights (Thurgood Marshall Law Library, Univ. of Maryland School of Law) Harvard Civil Rights Project civilrights.org Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law Civil Rights Division, U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Liberties, Civil Rights: General (Internet Law Library - LawMoose) Civil Rights (FindLaw) Commercial LawSales/Uniform Commercial Code Article 2: A Selective Bibliography A bibliography of materials held by the Univ. of Minnesota Law Library. Some electronic sources e.g. Lexis, Westlaw and CD-ROM are also included.Uniform Commercial Code Articles 1 - 9 (Legal Information Institute - Cornell Law School) Minnesota Uniform Commercial Code (MN Stats. Chapter 336) Communications LawFederal Communications CommissionNational Telecommunications & Information Administration Communications Law (Internet Law Library - LawMoose) Computers & the LawComputers & the Law (Internet Law Library - LawMoose)Cyberspace Law (FindLaw) Berkman Center for Internet and Society (Harvard Law School) Internet Studies Center (Univ. of Minnesota) The Center addresses compelling questions surrounding the social, ethical, legal, and rhetorical aspects of the Internet. CompLaw - Computer Law Resource (Samuel Lewis, Atty. & Prof. of Law) Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) (Criminal Division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice) Cybercrimes (Univ. of Dayton Law School) Cyberlaw Encyclopedia (Atty. Alan Gahtan of the law firm Bennett Jones, Toronto, Canada) UCLA Online Institute for Cyberspace Law and Policy (Archive) A collection of resources collected and posted over the past ten years is provided. The Institute is not currently addressing developments in the area. Internet Fraud Complaint Center (Federal Bureau of Investigations & the National White Collar Crime Center) Includes an online complaint form, annual reports about widespread abuses and information on how to avoid being scammed. ABA Legal Technology Resource Center Constitutional LawConstitution FinderThis index maintained at the Univ. of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, offers constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents. Nations of the world and states are listed alphabetically. Constitutions of the World FindLaw's links to constitutions of countries world-wide and links related resources. U.S. State Constitutions FindLaw's links to the constitutions of all 50 states. Constitutional Law (FindLaw) USConstitution.net The American Constitution A Documentary Record (Yale Law School - Avalon Project) Documents related to the U.S. Constitution from pre-colonial, e.g., Magna Carta (1215 to constitutional ratification documents. The Charters of Freedom: The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Bill of Rights (National Archives and Records Administration) An online exhibit of "some of the most highly detailed photographs... of these documents." Includes the text of the 11th through 27th amendments and biographies of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention. First Amendment Center (Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies) Research materials, e.g. articles, news stories concerning 1st Amendment freedoms (speech, press, religion, assembly and petition) and written by the Center's staff and guest analysts. Includes a First Amendment Library containing, "A vast array of judicial, legislative, historical, analytical, journalistic, editorial and other material... including, for the first time, all the First Amendment opionions of the Supreme Court." Center for Constitutional Rights "...a non-profit legal and educational organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Founders' Constitution Web edition of the five volume set, edited by Profs. Kurland and Lerner of the Univ. of Chicago. An anthology of documents from the early seventeenth century to the 1830s arranged under "Major Themes" of the U.S. Constitution and then arranged by article, section and clause of the Constitution from preamble through the twelfth amendment. Consumer LawConsumer Connection (MN Atty General's Office - Consumer Protection Office)Minnesota Department of Commerce The Minnesota Department of Commerce regulates a number of businesses and industries. Their web site contains consumer information and services, including information for filing complaints against the businesses they regulate and oversee. Consumer Information (MN State Bar Association) Minnesota & North Dakota Better Business Bureau Federal Trade Commission Includes the Bureau of Consumer Protection, online consumer complaint and identity theft complaint forms as well as consumer information publications in english and spanish. National Consumer Law Center Advocacy organization for low-income consumer justice issues and leading publisher of practical, practice oriented consumer law publications. Internet Fraud Complaint Center (Federal Bureau of Investigations & the National White Collar Crime Center) Includes an online complaint form, annual reports about widespread abuses and information on how to avoid being scammed. FindLaw for the Public - Consumer Issues Page (Findlaw) CopyrightCopyright Information & Education University Libraries, Univ. of MinnesotaCompleat World Copyright Website A compilation of deep links to web pages concerning copyright i.e. in the English-speaking or Common Law tradition of creator's rights. U.S. Copyright Office Copyright & Fair Use (Stanford University Libraries) "Crash Course in Copyright" (Office of the General Counsel at University of Texas) Liblicense (Yale Univ. Library) Copyright Clearance Center Copyright Society of the U.S.A. ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers) International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO) WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) American Association of Law Libraries Copyright Committee Corporations & Partnerships LawMinnesota Secretary of State Business Services FormsVarious business forms (mostly .pdf format) for corporations and other business entities. Delaware Corporate Law Clearinghouse (Widener and Stanford University Law Schools & Delaware Court of Chancery) Corporations, Partnerships & Business Associations (Internet Law Library - LawMoose) Closely Held Corporations A basic guide for locating materials on closed corporations held by the Univ. of Minnesota Law Library. Mostly hard copy sources but also CD-ROM, Lexis & Westlaw. FindLaw: State Corporation & Business Forms Links arranged alphabetically by state. Court Rules, Forms & Docket InformationSee also: Minnesota Judicial Branch Links, Federal court opinions and information, Courts & Judges and Legal Forms.Court Rules, Forms & Dockets (LLRX.com) Includes links to over 700 sources for state and federal court rules, forms and dockets. Court Forms (Findlaw.com) Court forms for federal, state and bankruptcy courts. Court TrialsSee also: Minnesota Judicial Branch and Federal Judicial Branch.Famous
Trials Courts & Judges(Includes: court administration and judicial education).See also: Minnesota court opinions & information, Federal court opinions and information and Court Trials. Supreme Court of the
United States Criminal Law / Criminal Justice
DictionariesSee also: Reference, Translation Services, Quotations, Acronyms,Abbreviations & GlossariesWebster Dictionary Disability LawJob Accomodation Network (Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Dept. of Labor)Provides information and resources designed to increase the employability of persons with disabilities. Includes portals for private employers, government employers, individuals with disabilities, educational settings and ADA information. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (U.S. Dept. of Education) Contains archived information (last updated 8/26/04). Text of the act, legislative history, regulations and other documents and information. U.S. Dept. of Justice - ADA Home Page Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law EDLAW The EDLAW Center is an advocacy group that provides assistance to families and attorneys that represent children with disabilities. The web site includes: the EDLAW Electronic Library (contains copies in .pdf format of statutes, administrative regulations and inteprtetations and case law), SpeciaLaw which provides links to additional sources of statutes, regulations/interpretations and case law related to special education issues, information on the EDLAW Center's publications and information on EDLAW Center projects, including the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA). Elder LawNational Elder Law Network"...one of the nation's leading sources of free information on legal issues of interest to elder law attorneys, seniors, their families, and the elder and disability advocacy community." Resources provided include guides and indexes to the Web's best elder law sites, directories of advocacy organizations, and articles and annotated bibliographies on a wide-range of elder law topics. ElderWeb A comprehensive research site designed for use by professionals and family members. Includes articles and information on eldercare and long term care, including legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, as well as policy, research, and statistics. National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. Minnesota Dept. of Human Services - Aging Information and services for Minnesota senior citizens. Minnesota State Bar Association - Elder Law Section Election LawElection Law @ Moritz (Moritz College of Law, Ohio State Univ.)News, information and analysis on federal, state and local election laws U.S. Electoral College Federal Election Commission U.S. Election Assistance Commission Minnesota Secretary of State - Elections & Voting Page Environmental LawMinnesota Office of Environment AssistanceMinnesota Department of Natural Resources Minnesota Pollution Control Agency U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Dept. of Justice U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service U.S. Forest Service U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service International Environmental Law (ASIL, American Society of International Law) Part of the ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law series. United Nations Environment Programme European Environmental Law Primary sources, e.g. full text cases, legislation related to European environmental law, as well as, dossiers, articles offering in depth views on specific issues. Center for International Environmental Law Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide FindLaw - Environmental Law Page Natural Resources WebLinks (Natural Resources and Environmental Law Program, Univ. of Denver College of Law) A well organized and comprehensive collection of links to natural resources and environmental law web sites. EthicsSee also: Attorneys-Professional Responsibility, BioethicsAmerican Legal Ethics Library (Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School) "This digital library contains both the codes or rules setting standards for the professional conduct of lawyers and commentary on the law governing lawyers, organized on a state by state basis." U.S. Office of Government Ethics The OGE is an executive branch agency responsible that deals with conflicts of interest issues on the part of Government employees within the executive branch. Departmental Ethics Office, Justice Management Division, U.S. Department of Justice Senate Select Committee on Ethics House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct Code of Conduct for United States Judges and Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees (U.S. Judicial Conference, Committee on Codes of Conduct) Codes of Ethics Online Project (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Profession, Illinois Institute of Technology) Includes over 850 codes of ethics of professional societies, corporations, government, and academic institutions. EthicsWeb.ca (Dr. Chris MacDonald, Philosophy Dept., St. Mary's Univ. Halifax, Canada) A collection of ethics-related web sites, many with a canadian perspective. EvidenceFederal Rules of Evidence (Legal Information Institute - Cornell Law School )Uniform Rules of Evidence Act (1999) (National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws) The Recovered Memory Project An Internet-based research project, directed by Prof. Ross E. Cheit of the Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions, Brown University Family LawSee Also: Adoption, Abortion, Juveniles & the Law.Family Court - Hennepin County Divorce, Custody & Family Law - Self Help Center (Minnesota Judicial Branch) Hennepin County Human Services Department Health, housing and shelter, social services, income services (including child support). Minnesota State Bar Association - Family Law Section See the link to "Practice Links" for additional resources. DivorceNet.com - Minnesota Commercial web site with articles and information on divorce and other family law topics in Minnesota. FindLaw - Legal Subjects - Family Law FindLaw - Family Law - State Forms & Information Links to forms & information arranged by state. Support Guidelines.com "Comprehensive Resource for the Interpretation & Application of Child Support Guidelines in the U.S." DivorceNet.com Commercial web site with articles and information on divorce and other family law topics for all 50 states. ABA Section of Family Law Articles, section news, general public resources (publications, handbooks etc...). ABA Section of Family Law, Military Committee "...committed to studying issues that impact military personnel and their families, including child custory & visitation, alimony/support and divorce law. Marriage, Relationships & Family Law (Lambda Legal Defense Fund) Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender LawSee Also: AIDS, Civil RightsLegal Issues of Sexual Orientation (Univ. of Minnesota Law Library) A research guide to secondary legal literature (treatises, articles and other works) and primarly legal materials (laws, cases) in print and electronic formats. Includes a selective bibliography of publications and webliography of GLBT legal organizations and associations. Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund National civil rights organization for GLBT and AIDS issues. International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission A U.S. based International human rights organization for GLBT and AIDS issues. Gay/Lesbian Politics and Law: WWW and Internet Resources A selective, annotated guide to the best and most authoritative resources on politics, law, and policy. Designed for students, scholars, teachers, journalists, activists, and citizens, and maintained by Steve Sanders at Indiana University. Health Lawsee also: Abortion, AIDS, Bioethics, Tobacco & the LawResearching Health Law & Bioethics A guide to selected resources (primarily print but also some electronic) available at the Law Library and other libraries at the University of Minnesota. Health Law: Selected Internet Resources Identifies Westlaw and Lexis databases as well as web sites for researching health law related issues. FindLaw: Health Law Page Health Hippo A collection of policy and regulatory materials related to health care. Health Law Links (St. Louis University School of Law, Center for Health Law Studies) ABA Health Law Section Health Policy Watch (Century Foundation) A project of the Century Foundation, Health Policy Watch seeks to promote ideas and research aimed at bringing about reform in various areas of health policy such as Medicare. The website provides access to various publications, (some in full-text) and information on books published by the Century Foundation and others. It also contains links to related research from other organizations and links to related web sites. National Health Law Program Housing LawKnowledgeplexA "comprehensive interactive resource for the affordable housing and community development field. Requires registration. Center for Housing and Urban Development Department of Housing and Urban Development Housing Statistics, U.S. Census National Low Income Housing Coalition National Housing Institute Housing Court - Hennepin County Human Rightssee also: Civil Rights.Univ. of Minnesota Human Rights Library Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts Project (RULAC) (Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights) The RULAC Project supports the application and implementation of international law in armed conflict. Through its global database and analysis, the Project aims ultimately to report on every concerned State and disputed territory in the world, considering both the legal norms that apply as well as the extent to which they are respected by the relevant actors. The applicable areas of law covered include international humanitarian, human rights, criminal and refugee law. ImmigrationU.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesExecutive Office for Immigration Review American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) embassy.org Includes directory with links to foreign embassies in Washington, D.C. and virtual tour of "Embassy Row." Immigration Superhighway Intellectual Propertysee also: Copyright, Patents, TrademarksIntellectual Property Research (Univ. of Minnesota Law Library Research Guide) Guide to resources available on the web and from the library's collection. Willamette Law Online Case Summaries & Law Updates - Intellectual Property (Willamette Univ. College of Law) A free weekly online publication that, "...publishes a brief holding from all federal and state cases involving Copyright, Patent, Trademark and Trade Secret law." An archive of cases from 2002 to current is provided. Users can also subscribe (for free) to receive each weekly issue via email. FPLC Intellectual Property Mall (Franklin Pierce Law Center) "...an internationally acclaimed IP resource Website providing a unique collection of Pierce Law hosted intellectual property resources and links to the most valuable IP resources in the world (patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, licensing, technology transfer, etc.)." Stanford IP Litigation Clearinghouse (Stanford Law School) "The first release, [launched in Dec. 2008], the Patent Litigation Module, includes over 23,000 cases filed in U.S. district courts since 2000. The database includes real-time data summaries, industry indices, and trend analysis together with a full-text search engine, providing detailed and timely information that cannot be found elsewhere in the public domain." Future releases will include modules for other areas of IP litigation including copyrights, trademark, trade secrets and antitrust law. Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association) WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) Juveniles & the Lawsee also: Family LawJuvenile Court - Hennepin County Center on Children & the Law (American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division) Juvenile Justice Committee (American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section) Children's Defense Fund - Minnesota Child Welfare Information Gateway (Children's Bureau, Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services) Children's Advocacy Institute (Univ. of San Diego School of Law) National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges National Center for Juvenile Justice Voices for America's Children "...a powerful network speaking out and getting results for the nation's children. With 60 members in 46 states..." Best Interests: the E-Magazine for Children's Advocates Labor & Employment LawMinnesota Dept. of Labor & IndustryIncludes links to the various DOLI divsions, boards & commissions e.g. Workers Compensation, OSHA Compliance, Labor Standards. Also includes text of relevant statutes and rules. Minnesota Dept. of Employee Relations Handles state government personnel management and labor relations programs. U.S. Dept. of Labor Includes links to the various DOL agencies, e.g. OSHA, BLS. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board Law About Employment Law (Legal Information Institute Cornell Law School) Provides brief summaries of law covering a wide scope of labor and employment related areas, e.g. labor law, work place safety and pensions. Includes links to key primary source material, other Internet resources, and useful offnet references. Landlord Tenant LawHousing Court - Hennepin CountyHousing Law Web Page (Minnesota Attorney General's Office) Law and EconomicsInstitute for Law and Economics (University of Minnesota School of Law)Encyclopedia of Law and Economics Univ. of Ghent (via FindLaw) Law and Economics Resources (FindLaw) Law & Popular CultureLaw and Popular Culture Collection (Tarlton Law Library, University of Texas School of Law)Legal Aid Servicessee also: Poverty LawMinnesota LawHelpMN.org Minnesota Legal Services Coalition Central Minnesota Legal Services Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota Legal Aid Services of Northwest Minnesota Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Minnesota Family Farm Law Project (MFFLP) Provides free or low cost legal assistance to financially distressed family farmers in Minnesota. Minnesota Justice Foundation Connects law students to public interest and pro bono attorneys to promote and support legal services to low-income and disadvantaged Minnesotans. National ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants ABA Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel ABA Center for Pro Bono (ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service) Includes a Directory of Pro Bono Programs. ABA Division for Legal Services Includes national directories of lawyer-referral and pro bono programs, legal services publications, a "Consumer's Guide to Finding Legal Help on the Internet, and a little beyond", and a "Practitioner's Guide: a online resource center for lawyers serving people." Handbook on Limited Scope Legal Assistance (ABA Section of Lititation, Report of the Modest Means Task Force) Legal Services Corporation - LSC Directory of LSC Funded Legal Aid Programs (Legal Services Corporation) Brennan Center For Justice - Poverty Programs (New York University Law School) Access to Justice Project and Economic Justice Project. probono.net and ProJusticeMN.org A lawyer to lawyer network to promote pro bono and public interest legal representation. Membership open to pro bono attorneys, legal services providers and organizations, law students, paralegals, and other legal professionals interested in donating legal services. Legal Education
Legal FormsLegal Forms see also: specific topic, e.g. family law,
tax law, corporations. Legal HistoryGuide to Legal History Resources on the Web (Tarlton Law Library, University of Texas)"...a selective guide to legal history resources on the World Wide Web, with special emphasis on archives and rare book collections that are relevant to legal history." Avalon Project at the Yale Law School Digital documents dating from pre 18th century through the 20th century, relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government. The Anglo-American Legal Tradition (National Archives in London & the Univ. of Houston Law Center) Digitizied documents from medieval and early modern England (c.1272-1650) from the National Archives in London made available by license to the Univ. of Houston O'Quinn Law Library. A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation (Library of Congress - American Memory Project) U.S. Congressional documents & debates from the Continental Congress, Constitutional Convention, and the 1st-42nd Congresses: 1774-1873. The web site also includes volumes 1-17 of the U.S. Statutes at Large, which contain the laws of the 1st - 42nd Congresses (1789-1873). American Society for Legal History A Chronology of US Historical Documents (Univ. of Oklahoma College of Law) Historic documents from pre-colonial, e.g., Magna Carta to present, e.g., Inaugural and State of the Union addresses. Indexed chronologically. Laws in Ireland for the Suppression of Popery (Prepared by Patricia Schaffer, J.D. Columbia University Law School). Text of penal laws passed by the Protestant Parliament in Ireland to regulate the status of Roman Catholics. Includes laws passed from 1691-1760. Selden Society Learned society and publisher devoted to English legal history. Roman Law Resources (Ernest Metzger, Dept. of Law, Univ. of Aberdeen) Information on Roman law sources and literature, the teaching of Roman law, and the persons who engage in the study of Roman law. Includes links to related web sites of interest and bibliographies. Legal Periodicals
Legal Writingsee also: Legal Forms, Dictionaries, Quotations, Translation Services
Military Law & Military TribunalsLegal Information Institute - Military Law: overview and sources (Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School)Military Legal Resources (Library of Congress) FindLaw - Military Law Web Sites Military Law Links Utah State Bar Association, Military Law Section U.S. Dept. of Defense Selective Service System U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Services U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Board of Veterans Appeals U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General U.S. Army Judge Advocate General U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General Office of the General Counsel of the Dept. of Defense ABA Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel (LAMP) ABA Family Law Section - Military Committee Nuremberg Trials Project - a digital document collection (Harvard Law School Library) Trial transcripts, briefs, document books, evidence files and other papers from the library's extensive collection of documents relating to the trial of military and political leaders of Nazi Germany. Motor Vehicle & Traffic LawHennepin County Criminal/Traffic CourtHennepin County Traffic Violations Bureau Driver & Vehicle Services, Minnesota Dept. of Public Safety Minnesota Transportation Statutes (Chapters 160-174A) Minnesota State Patrol Nolo's, Cars & Tickets Law Center Legal information on buying/leasing cars, warranties, financing, traffic tickets and more. Native AmericansIndian Law ResearchA Univ. of Minnesota Law Library research pathfinder focusing on print and electronic resources available at the University of Minnesota and relevant web sites on the Internet. Minneosta American Indian Bar Association Includes information on Minnesota tribal courts, e.g. admission. Minnesota Indian Affairs Council MIAC is the official liaison between Minnesota and the 11 tribal Governments within the state. Information on the tribes, treaties and other resources are available. American Indian Communities Minnesota (Minnesota Office of Senate Counsel and Research) This report published in 1998 provides background information on Minnesota's Native American communities and policy information on the affect of specific laws and issues on these communities. Minnesota North Star - Tribal Government web links (State of Minnesota) Links to information concerning the 11 American Indian tribes in Minnesota and other American Indian web sites and resources. Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S. Dept. of Interior) U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Tribal Law & Policy Institute "...a Native American owned and operated non-profit corporation organized to design and deliver education, research, training, and technical assistance programs which promote the enhancement of justice in Indian country and the health, well-being, and culture of Native peoples." The Institute's Tribal Court Clearinghouse includes information and links to tribal courts, constitutions, laws/codes, court decisions, and much more. Code Talk (U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development, Office of Native American Programs) "Code Talk is a federal-inter-agency Native American web site designed specifically to deliver electronic information from government agencies and other organizations to Native American communities." Indian Trust Assets Management (U.S. Dept. of Interior's "clearinghouse for Indian trust management information") National Tribal Justice Resource Center (National American Indian Court Judges Association) Information about tribal courts, court opinions, tribal constitutions and bylaws. Native American Legal Resources (Univ. of Oklahoma Law Library) Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties. Compiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler (Oklahoma State University Library) A digitized version of volume 2 (volume 1 expected in Spring 2001) from the classic set edited and compiled by Charles J. Kappler. It contains over 380 treaties concerning Native American Indian tribes. National Indian Law Libary A "public law library devoted to federal Indian and tribal law." Tribal documents, e.g. constitutions, codes, information on Native American law-related U.S. Supreme Court cases, links to related research links are available from the library's web site. The library's holdings can be searched from the National Indian Law Library Catalog available on the web. Native American Rights Fund Native American Sites (Maintained by Lisa Mitten, Hillman Library, Univ. of Pittsburgh) NativeWeb Resources Center "Resources for Indigenous Cultures Around the World." "NativeWeb is an international, nonprofit, educational organization... concerned with indigenous literature and art, legal and economic issues, land claims and new ventures in self-determination." WWW Virtual Library - American Indians "Index to Native American Resources on the Internet" Newspapers/News SourcesSee also: Legal Periodicals
PatentsUnited States Patent and Trademark Office - USPTOEuropean Patent Office Delphion Intellectual Property Network Formerly the IBM Intellectual Property Network. Primarily a subscription and pay-per-use service, some IP resources provided with a free basic subscription. KuesterLaw - The Technology Law Resource (Jeffrey R. Kuester of Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP) Follow the "IP Resources" and then "General Patent Resources" links. Whacky Patent of the Month. Poverty LawSee also: Legal AidInstitute on Race and Poverty (University of Minnesota Law School) National Center on Poverty Law Access to select articles from Clearinghouse Review, abstracts of poverty law case reports and other poverty law research resources. Institute for Research on Poverty (University of Wisconsin-Madison) National Center for Law and Economic Justice A non-profit corporation involved in advocacy on behalf of low income people. Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services) Brennan Center For Justice - Access to Justice and Economic Justice Projects (New York University Law School) NLADA - National Legal Aid & Defender Association CLASP - Center for Law & Social Policy probono.net and ProJusticeMN.org A lawyer to lawyer network to promote pro bono and public interest legal representation. Membership open to pro bono attorneys, legal services providers and organizations, law students, paralegals, and other legal professionals interested in donating legal services. Publishing- Books, Periodicals and MoreSee also: Legal PeriodicalsAcqWeb's Directory of Publishers & Vendors "...an international directory of publishers and vendors used by libraries" Reference Sources on Books & Publishing Compiled by the University Libraries (Univ. of Minnesota), this page list links to web sites related to the publication of books and periodicals generally. It includes links to awards sites, book reviews, new & used book sites, directories and more. Ulrich's Periodical Directory One of the most comprehensive directories of serial publications. It includes academic and scholarly journals, consumer and trade magazines, monographic series, newsletters, newspapers, electronic publications, and active, ceased and forthcoming publications. Remote access (outside the Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus) restricted to affiliated users of the Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Books In Print Current edition courtesy of the Univ. of Minnesota Bookstore. CRIVTool: Divested Titles List A quick reference list of legal titles that have been divested from one publisher to another as a result mergers over the last decade in the legal publishing industry. (Compiled by AALL - Committee on Relations with Information Vendors) A Legal Publishers' List: Corporate affiliations of Legal Publishers (Compiled by AALL - Committee on Relations with Information Vendors) AALL Fair Business Practices Implementation Task Force Committee guides the distribution and promotion of the AALL Guide to Fair Business Practices for Legal Publishers as the accepted standard in the industry. Guide to Fair Business Practices for Legal Publishers (AALL) Law Serials Pricing and Mergers: A Portfolio Approach (Prof. Mark J. McCabe, School of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology) This report estimates the impact of six publisher mergers on serials prices during the period 1990-2000 using data from more that 400 legal serials. Publishers' Catalogues Home Page (Northern Lights Internet Solutions Ltd.). Find Law - Legal Publishers Page Hieros Gamos - Legal and Law Related Publishers Page BookFinder.com A "book shopping search engine that scans bookseller databases to find new, used, rare, and out of print books." Reference ServicesSee also: Dictionaries, Translation Services, Quotations, Acronyms,Abbreviations & GlossariesReference Sources A selective list of general-interest, electronic reference sources arranged in categories from "abbreviations and acronyms" to "zip codes." (Compiled by the Univ. of Minnesota Libraries) refdesk.com Touted as "the single best source for facts on the Net," this site features a huge collection of reference and fact finding tools. Virtual Reference Shelf Selected Web resources compiled by the Library of Congress. Univ. of Minnesota Law Library Reference Service Information on reference service provided by this library and a link to an e-mail reference question form. Ask Us! The University Libraries' Infopoint Service Information on reference services provided the University of Minnesota Libraries. Describes, chat, email, phone and in-person services and an FAQ. Ask a Librarian an online reference service from the Library of Congress Email and chat reference covering a wide variety of subject areas from the Library of Congress. Securities LawResearching Securities LawA guide to materials for researching securities law. Covers primarily hard copy sources held by the Univ. of Minnesota Law Library, although some electronic sources e.g. Lexis, Westlaw and Internet sites are included. Minnesota Dept. of Commerce, Securities Division U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society National Association of Securities Dealers North American Securities Administrators Association Securities Class Action Clearinghouse (Stanford University Law School) Contains detailed information relating to the prosecution, defense and settlement of federal class action securities fraud litigation. Includes an index of filings and copies of litigation-related documents filed in these cases. The Securities Lawyer's Deskbook (Center for Corporate Law, University of Cincinnati College of Law) Contains full-text of basic federal securites laws and regulations and related forms. Self-Help Legal ResourcesABA LawInfo.org (American Bar Association)Minnesota Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division Self-Help Center (Minnesota District Courts) "For people who need to handle a legal problem in a Minnesota District Court." Information and forms covering a variety of legal matters. Hennepin County District Court Self-Help Service Center Nolo.com Self-help legal publications for free and purchase. Personal & Family Legal Issues Web Page (MN Legal Reference Library - LawMoose) Pro Bono & Pro Se Center (MN Legal Reference Library - LawMoose) FindLaw for THE PUBLIC Self-help legal publications and resources. Social Security LawSocial Security Online (Social Security Administration)Social Security Offices in Minnesota LII's Social Security Library (Cornell Law School) "This set of reference materials covers issues of entitlement and benefit calculation arising out of the set of programs popularly referred to as Social Security. At the heart of this library is a reference work designed to organize all of its contents, issue by issue, Martin on Social Security. StatisticsStatistical UniverseOnline version of American Statistics Index, Index to International Statistics and Statistical Reference Index. Also includes links to other statistical sources. Remote access (outside U of Minn. Libraries) is restricted to U of M faculty, students & staff. Links to Statistics (University of Minnesota Government Publications Library) FEDSTATS (Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy) Statistical Resources on the Web (University of Michigan Documents Center) Land of 10,000 Statistics: the 2000 Census in Minnesota (Capitol Area Libraries in Consortium - CALCO) Guide to census data web sites and training, guides and references materials. U.S. Census Bureau Bureau of Justice Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Justice) Tax LawMinnesota Department of Revenue Includes forms, instructions & publications.Minnesota Tax Court Information about the court including decisions, forms, rules and a pro se booklet. Internal Revenue Service - IRS Checklist of Federal Tax Research Tools Lists print and electronic resources available at the Univ. of Minnesota Law Library. Federal Tax Policy Research Covers print material material held at the University of Minnesota and electronic resources e.g. CD-ROM & web sites. Researching International Taxation A guide to resources held at the University of Minnesota Law Library. State Tax Agencies & Tax Forms Links to agency home pages, forms and publications compiled by the Federation of Tax Administrators. Tax World International, federal, state & local tax-related information & links. ABA Section of Taxation Federation of Tax Administrators Includes Federal Legislative & IRS Links and links to Private Sector and Policy Oriented Tax Groups. Tax & Accounting Sites Directory Comprehensive index of international, federal and state web sites. Tax Prophet Contains a variety of tax publications, coverage of recent hot topics, and links to tax sites. Tobacco & the LawTobacco Control Resource Center & Tobacco Products Liability ProjectASH - Action on Smoking and Health National Legal-Action Antismoking Organization. Galen II Tobacco Control Archives University of California, San Francisco. Archives of papers, unpublished documents and electronic resources relevant to tobacco control issues primarily in California. Tobacco on Trial Court TV's collection of documents and news. State Tobacco Information Center State tobacco litigation site that archives documents related to state litigation against toboacco companies. Trademark LawUnited States Patent and Trademark Office - USPTOWorld Intellectual Property Organization - WIPO International Trademark Association. FPLC Intellectual Property Mall (Franklin Pierce Law Center) KuesterLaw - The Technology Law Resource (Jeffrey R. Kuester of Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP) Thomson & Thomson Click on the "IP Resources" link for trademark resources. (Trademark & Copyright Research Firm). Translation Services & Translation of Legal InformationAltavista Babel FishTranslate Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portugese and Spanish (to and from English), and Russian to English. Free Translation.com Includes free text and website translators. Translations (English to: Spanish, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Portugese and Norwegian and translations from all the above languages (except Norwegian and Chinese) to English. Sources of United States of America Legal Information in Languages Other than English (LLRX.com) This article discusses the availability of U.S. legal information in other languages and identifies web resources, services and print publications from state and federal agencies, courts, libraries and academic institutions. Verdicts, Awards & SettlementsResearching Jury Verdicts & AwardsCovers print resources (held by the Univ. of Minnesota Law Library) and electronic sources, e.g. Westlaw, Lexis and web sites. Women and the LawMinnesota Women LawyersNational Women's Law Center NOW - National Organization for Women ABA Commission on Women in the Profession Researching Women's Human Rights Issues A guide to print resources held at the Univ. of Minnesota Law Library and electronic resources e.g. web sites. Feminist Jurisprudence: Overview and Sources (Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School) Women & the Law - World Legal Information Institute links Women Gender & Law (CataLaw links) Feminism and Legal Theory Project (Cornell Law School) Hastings Women's Law Journal Women's Legal History Biography Project (Robert Crown Law Library, Stanford Law School) This web site was created, "as a resource for all who are interested in the subject of women lawyers in the United States." Links to articles and other resources on pioneering women lawyers. The web site also includes a research guide, to other websites, articles and books that provide comprehensive information on women lawyers. Workers' CompensationWorkers' Compensation Division, Minnesota Dept. of Labor & IndustryLinks to Minnesota workers' comp. laws and regulations, decisions, forms and publications. Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) U.S. Dept. of Labor Workers' Compensation - Legal Information Institute Other Sources for Finding Law-Related Resources on the WebA selective list of links to guides, pathfinders and bibliographies available on the web.
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