News

• Law.com Newswire has top legal news & analysis daily.
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Research

• The Avalon Project at Yale Law School offers documentation in Law, History and Diplomacy. Documents are available from the 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century and 21st Century.
• Courtroom Live covers newsworthy legal proceedings and provides live and on-demand online video of these proceedings to litigators and law firms.
• Court Rules, Forms and Dockets from LLRX.com offers links to over 800 sources for state & federal court rules, forms & dockets.
• Digital Discovery from the Berkman Center for Internet & Society.
• DiscoveryResources.org offers information about electronic discovery including News and Reading Room.
• E-Discovery from Law.com looks at the emergence of e-discovery as a mainstream litigation tool and examines the unique issues that arise when gathering electronic evidence.
• ExpertWitness.com matches expert witnesses and forensic litigation support consultants/experts with attorneys.
• Expert Witness Directory from Findlaw.
• FindForms.com Search or browse for free or premium legal forms.
• FindLaw Forms has links to various forms.
• Hieros Gamos Litigation has a guide to Litigation law for international, supranational and United States laws.
• International Dispute Settlement Resources from EISIL.
• Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (2001-2002 ed.) This citation primer is based on the 17th Edition of the Bluebook. 
• Judges' Individual Practices and Procedures lists Southern District of New York Judges' individual practices and procedures.
• Judges of the United States Courts Search or browse this biographical database.
• Law.Com is a comprehensive site for legal information on the web.  
• Law.com Lists & Rankings offers access to American Lawyer's most popular surveys.
• 'Lectric Law Library contains Business & General Forms as well as Law Practice Forms. 
• Litigation Resources from Findlaw.
• New York Law Journal - Judges' Part Rules is comprehensive listing of the Rules for the Judges in both State and Federal Courts. Selected counties for New York are included as well as rules for both Southern and Eastern District Judges’ as well as the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
• SEAK's Expert Witness Directories Search for medical experts, non-medical experts and independent medical examiners.
• TASANET.com Locate qualified testifying and consulting experts for various matters.
• Washlaw Web offers links to State resources, Federal resources and various legal topics.
• WorldCourts.com has access to Permanent Court of International Justice,  International Commission of Inquiry,  Central American Court of Justice, International Court of Justice,  International Court of Justice, International Prize Court, and Court of Arbitral Justice. 
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• ADRWorld.com covers the latest developments in alternative dispute resolution.
• American Arbitration Association has AAA Rules and Procedures.
• CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution Formerly known as the Center for Public Resources, CPR promotes excellence in public and private dispute resolution.  Take a look at Procedures & Clauses, International ADR and ADR in Industry & Practice Areas.
• Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) provides mediation and conciliation services to industries, communities and government agencies regarding labor-management relations
• ICC Commission on Arbitration is an international dispute resolution service.  Take a look at the ICC Arbitration Rules. 
• JAMS provides provides mediation and arbitration services
• KluwerArbitration.com offers access to primary & secondary materials in the field of international commercial arbitration.  Resources include Conventions, Legislation, Model Clauses, Case Law and Country Index. 
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• Courtguide.com Guide to courthouses and hall of records.
• CourtWeb offers selected recent rulings from United States District Court judges who elect to make them available.
• The Federal Judicial Center has Catalog of Publications and Biographies of Judges.
• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• Federal Rules of Evidence
• GPO Access on the Web allows you to search the Congressional Record, the Federal Register and other government databases with a simple keyword search.
• Judges of the United States Courts Search or browse this biographical database.
• Law Institute of Cornell is a very comprehensive site. It has Supreme Court decisions, New York Court of Appeals, court rules and federal rules of evidence.
• Map of Links to the the United States Courts
• Search or browse the U.S. Code from the Law Institute of Cornell.
• The Supreme Court of the United States Information includes opinions, court rules & About the Supreme Court.
• THOMAS is the legislative information source from the Library of Congress.  Take a look at the updated design!
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has Opinion & Orders as well as Rules & Forms.
• The United States Attorney's Manual from The United States Department of Justice. 
• The United States Sentencing Commission has Guidelines Manuals & Amendments, Reports to Congress, Federal Register Notices and Hearings, Transcripts & Testimony.
• U.S. Courts offers information and access to various courts of the federal government. 
• U.S. House of Representatives Take a look at House Committee Hearing Schedules.
• U.S. Senate Look for information on legislative activities and Senate committees.
• U.S. Supreme Court Opinions The Legal Information Institute at Cornell University offers Supreme Court recent opinions as well as an archive back to 1990.
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• The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is a national association of over 10,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law. Resources include Cases & Decisions and Legislation & Advocacy.
• INS into DHS: Where is it Now? from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) gives pointers to various functions of the old INS and where they are located now in the DHS.
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) On March 1, 2003, the services formerly provided by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) transitioned into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under USCIS.  Resources include Laws, Regulations & Guides.
• USCIS Forms & Fees Download the most current U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services forms and view the applicable filing fees.
• U.S. DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review administers and interprets federal immigration laws and regulations through court proceedings, appellate reviews and administrative hearings.
• Visa Services from the U.S. Department of State offers resources & information regarding immigration including Visa Bulletins.
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• Benefits Link is your one stop site for all news and developments. Includes software updates and email directory.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics homepage is a searchable site with charts, surveys and research paper by region or for the country.
• The Employment Standards Administration (ESA) mission is to enhance the welfare and protect the rights of American workers and is composed of four major programs including The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, The Office of Labor-Management Standards, The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs and The Wage and Hour Division.
• The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) promotes equal opportunity in employment.  Resources include EEOC Regulations and Enforcement Guidances & Related Documents.
• Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) provides mediation and conciliation services to industries, communities and government agencies regarding labor-management relations
• Law.Com has Employment Law Practice Center
• The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is a federal agency that that conducts elections to determine whether employees want union representation and investigates and remedies unfair labor practices by employers and unions.  Resources include NLRB Documents and News Room. 
• OSHA Homepage includes standards, software, statistics and news releases.
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• ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono & Public Service and the Center for Pro Bono.
• ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants.
• ABA Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services.
• The American Bar Association Death Penalty Representation Policy.
• AnimalLaw.Com provides access to legislation and legal matters pertaining to the rights and welfare of animals including and current Legislation & Laws.
• Animal Legal & Historical Web Center from the Michigan State University College of Law.  Browse for state & federal cases or topics involving animals.
• Animal Rights Law Project from Rutgers University.
• Animal Welfare Information Center provides information for improved animal care.  Links include Government & Professional Resources and News & Events.
• Brennan Center of NY University School of Law Resources include Court Cases and Publications.
• The Human Rights Archive from the UK's National Archives offers access to collection of human rights materials spanning 1215 to 1945.
• Human Rights First works to promote & protect fundamental human rights.  Links include Media Room.
• Human Rights Watch strives to defend human rights worldwide.  Information is organized by Country and by Global Issues and includes Breaking News. 
• International Human Rights Resources from EISIL.
• The Legal Aid Society of New York.
• The Pro Bono Institute provides support, guidance, training, resources, and inspiration to major law firms, in-house corporate legal departments, and public interest organizations.
• probono.net is a nonprofit organization headquartered in New York City.  Practice areas include Asylum Law, Death Penalty and Human Rights.
• Refugee Law from the University of Michigan collects, indexes & publishes selected court opinions that interpret the legal definition of a "refugee".
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State

• Courts Net provides a directory of state court pages.
• Interstate Compacts from the Council of State Governments has present day and archived interstate compact texts.
• LII: Law by Source - State Law Collection. This Legal Information Institute collection of state legal materials gathers state by state, Internet-accessible sources of the constitutions, statutes, judicial opinions, and regulations of the fifty states. 
• NASCIO represents information resource executives and managers from the 50 states, six U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia.
• The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws works for uniformity in state laws.  Resources include Legislative Status and Information on Uniform Acts and Drafting Projects Underway.
• The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws - Drafts and Final Uniform Model Acts (U of Pennsylvania website).
• State Law Resources from Georgetown University.
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