Legal
Research on the Web
Legal Portals and
Metaindexes
Federal
U.S.
Executive Branch
The President, the Cabinet, and the administrative agencies. Look
here for links to the Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register,
and links to Federal Agencies.
U.S.
Judicial Branch
Opinions and other information from the Federal courts.
U.S.
Legislative Branch
Statutes, bills, and other materials from the House and Senate.
This page includes links to search engines devoted to the Federal
Government.
Google
U.S. Government Site Search
This search engine from Google!
allows you to search Federal government sites (those in the .gov
and .mil domains).
First Gov
A new government Web site promising easy, one-step access to all
online U.S. Federal Government resources
Meta-Subject
Index to Government Information
Index of Online Government Publications by
Agency and by
Sudoc Number from Paul V. Galvin Library.
Finding
Federal and North Carolina Legislative History on the Web
from the Festival of Legal Learning 2002
State
North
Carolina Legal Sites
Links to online primary sources from the General Assembly, the
Attorney General, the NC Courts, and the NC Bar in addition to
an assortment of links related to NC government and politics.
Other State Materials
(other than NC)
Municipal Codes
Links to local government law
International
International
Resources
Laws of foreign countries and international organizations. In
addition the page includes links to Treaties, US State Department,
and dictionaries.
General Legal Resources
Quick Reference
Links to many useful materials including dictionaries, thesauri,
and library catalogs. In addition, there are links to pages with
links to law related lists, search engines for lists and Usenet
groups.
Citation
Guides
Help with citing legal documents and electronic materials.
Law Journal Articles
on the Web Links to general law reviews, commercial law journals,
subject specific law reviews, and more.
Legal Forms
These pages provide access to legal forms, both for free and for
a fee.
Legal Research
Guides and Pathfinders
The library staff have produced a number of Research Guides for
use by UNC-CH students. In addition to these guides, this page
provides links to other sources of similar materials.
Uniform Laws
Uniform and model legislation on many subjects.
Rules of Conduct and
Procedure
Rules of Civil Procedure, Evidence, Professional Conduct, and
parliamentary procedure.
Legal Research
for Non-lawyers
Mailing Lists, News, and Directories
Electronic Mailing Lists
Finding People
Web sites devoted to finding people within and outside of the
legal profession
