Law
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ABA Lawyer Referral Service - - from the American Bar Association, lists links to local referral services by state
American Law Sources On-Line - -
Bankruptcy Statistics - - from the U.S. Courts - includes some bankruptcy info and forms
Bill of Rights Institute - - topics include Bill of Rights in the news, First Amendment in history, and landmark Supreme Court cases
Code of Federal Regulations - -
Constitution of the United States - -
Crime Victim Services - - for Minnesota residents
Directory of Minnesota County Law Libraries - -
DivorceNet - - general divorce law information as well as links to state specific resources
Everybody's Legal Glossary - - from Nolo
Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement - -
Federal Register - - U.S. government legal newspaper/official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and regulations
FindLaw - - West legal directory
Findlaw - State Resources - - search for law information by state
Findlaw Minnesota Resources - -
GLIN- Global legal information network - - public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations.
Google Scholar Legal Research - - search and read opinions for US state appellate and supreme court cases since 1950, US federal district, appellate, tax and bankruptcy courts since 1923 and US Supreme Court cases since 1791.
Landmark Cases Supreme Court - -
Law Help Minnesota - - help for low-income Minnesotans with civil legal problems
Law Smart - - templates for common legal transactions
Law.com - - legal news, law cases in the news, law dictionary
LawCrawler - - search engine for law and lawyers
LawMoose! - - search engine for Minnesota legal information
Legal Assistance of Olmsted County - -
Legal Documents and Contracts -
Legal Information Institute - - from Cornell Law School
LexisOne - - resource for small law firms - free case law by state
Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory -
Minnesota Attorney General - -
Minnesota Court Legal Forms - - click on the down arrow to see a list of legal forms available
Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board - - information on filing a complaint against a lawyer and more
Minnesota Legislative Law Library - - Legislative History and Resources on Minnesota Issues
Minnesota State Bar Association - - including attorney referral and legal forms
Minnesota State Court System - -
Minnesota State Courts Self-Help Web Site - - for pro se litigants, example: view video: How to Start a Divorce in Minnesota
Minnesota State Law Library - great referral information
Minnesota Trial Court Public Access (MPA) - - by county, access is available for case records for criminal, civil, family & probate, judgments and court calendars
Nolo Law for All - - legal information for consumer and layperson
Self-Help Legal Reference for MN Librarians - - Legal information resources for MN Librarians
State Law Page - - from Washburn School of Law
Supreme Court Cases - - Project Oyez multimedia database
THOMAS - - Library of Congress site with good legislative history information and access to the Congressional Record
U.S. Code - - with table of popular names
United States Constitution Online - -
University of Minnesota Law Library - - note under Research Guides and Pathfinders - Self-Help Legal Materials
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