Thursday, January 7, 2010

Web-based resources for School law

Web Links

http://www.law.cornell.edu/

6th Circuit: 1995–present

The opinions of the Sixth Circuit from January 1995 to June 1999

http://www.law.emory.edu/6circuit

Bills

Library of Congress, Legislative Information

http://thomas.loc.gov

Case Summaries

Supreme Court Cases (Summary)

http://tourolaw.edu/patch/CaseSummary.asp

Congressional Record

Library of Congress, Legislative Information

http://thomas.loc.gov

Constitution Documents

Texts, Commentaries, Historical Texts and Judicial Decisions

http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/usconst.html

Constitution Law Links

Law by Subject – Constitutional Law

http://www.law.emory.edu/LAW/refdesk/subject/const.html

Cornell Law School

“The research tool of choice to find the text of laws.”

http://www.law.cornell.edu/

Council of School Attorneys

Leadership in legal advocacy for public schools. The NSBA Council of School Attorneys is a membership organization of 37 affiliate state councils, over 3,000 attorneys nationwide, who work to improve the practice of school law and prevent lawsuits against public schools.

http://www.nsba.org/SecondaryMenu/COSA.aspx

Eric Clearinghouse

Clearinghouse on Educational Policy and Management

http://www.eric.uoregon.edu/trends_issues/law/index.html

Federal Court Decisions

Information about federal courts and federal court opinions

http://www.law.emory.edu/law-library/research/ready-reference/lawguides/caselaw-and-citators/federal-courts.html

Federal Register

The mission of the Government Printing Office (GPO) is to inform the Nation by producing, procuring, and disseminating printed and electronic publications of the Congress as well as the executive departments and establishments of the Federal Government.

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/Index.html

General News and Information

American Lawyer Media's law.com is the Web's leading legal news and information network.

http://www.law.com/index.shtml

Landmark Cases

Information about landmark Supreme Court cases

http://www.landmarkcases.org

Law Guru: Search Engines and Tools

Searchable resources for every state, including almost all cases, court opinions, codes, statutes, bills and more.

http://www.lawguru.com/search/lawsearch.html

Legal Research Links to Federal, State and International Resources

Established in 1994, LawInfo is recognized nationwide as a leader within the legal community, providing public access to pre-qualified, pre-screened attorneys, and to free legal resources.

http://www.lawinfo.com/

Legislation

A classification of types of Congressional bills, resolutions, and amendments.

http://thomas.loc.gov/home/billtype.html

LexisNexis

Premier online research tool for the legal community

http://www.lexis.com/

National Library of Education

Educational Information

http://www.ed.gov/NLE/

Public Laws

Library of Congress, Legislative Information

http://thomas.loc.gov

U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit Cases

The opinions of the First Circuit from November 1995 to July 2001

http://www.law.emory.edu/1circuit

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov

U.S. Department of Education Disabilities Education Act

Full text of the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997"

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/IDEA/the_law.html

United States Founding Documents (U.S. Constitution)

The full Constitution, in both hypertext and word-processor formats

http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html

United States Supreme Court Cases

U.S. Supreme Court cases, Volumes 1–545+

http://supreme.justia.com

United States Supreme Court Cases 2

U.S. Supreme Court opinions

http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html

United States Supreme Court Decisions: 1990–present

Contains all current and historic decisions

http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct

United States Supreme Court Opinions

Organized by year, the Court's own online archive

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/opinions.html

United States Supreme Court Oral Arguments

Multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court and its work

http://www.oyez.org

United States Supreme Court Tour

Supreme Court Tour: 360-degree panoramas

http://www.oyez.org/tour/courtroom/

Westlaw

Westlaw is the premier provider of online resources for database, search features, and related services that enhance and expedite your legal research.

http://lawschool.westlaw.com