Resources

Legal Dictionaries and Glossaries

FindLaw's Legal Dictionary - http://dictionary.lp.findlaw.com/index.html
Law.com's Dictionary - http://dictionary.law.com/
Nolo's Everybody's Legal Dictionary - http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/dictionary/wordindex.cfm
 

Directories of Attorneys

American Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service - http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/lris/directory/
Attorney Finder - http://www.attyfind.com/
FindLaw's Find a Lawyer - http://www.findlaw.com/
Indianapolis Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service - http://www.indybar.org/referral.cfm
LawGuru.com - http://www.lawguru.com/cgi/bbs/user/browseAtty.cgi
Lexis-Nexis Lawyers.com - http://www.lawyers.com/
Martindale.com Lawyer Locator - http://www.martindale.com/xp/Martindale/Lawyer_Locator/Search_Lawyer_Locator/lawyer_search.xml

Legal Assistance Programs

American Bar Association - http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/probono/directory/indiana-content.html
Indiana Supreme Court, Self Service Legal Center - http://www.in.gov/judiciary/selfservice/lawyers.html
INSPIRE, Indiana Virtual Library - http://www.inspire.net/indlaw.html
Legal Assistance Programs in Indiana - http://www.lsoi.org/stc_site/

Search Engines

Findlaw's Law Crawler - http://lawcrawler.findlaw.com/
Google, Law-Indiana - http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/Indiana/Government/Law/
Google, Law-U.S. - http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/Government/Federal_Law/
The Law Engine! - http://www.thelawengine.com/
Law.net - http://www.law.net/roundnet.html
Meta-Index for U.S. Legal Research - http://gsulaw.gsu.edu/metaindex
Yahoo - http://www.yahoo.com/law

Comprehensive Legal Sites

AllLaw.com - http://www.alllaw.com/
American Bar Association - http://www.abalawinfo.org
American Law Sources Online - http://www.lawsource.com/also/
Cornell University - http://www.law.cornell.edu
FindLaw - http://www.findlaw.com
FirstGov.gov - http://www.firstgov.gov/
GovEngine.com - http://www.govengine.com/
HierosGamos - http://www.hg.org
INSPIRE, Indiana Virtual Library - http://www.inspire.net/indlaw.html
Internet Legal Research Group, Indiana - http://www.ilrg.com/gov/in.html
Internet Public Library, Law - http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/law10.00.00/
Jurist, Cases & Statutes - http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/cases/
Jurist, Reference Desk - http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/ref_desk.htm
LawGuru.com Internet Law Library - http://www.lawguru.com/ilawlib/index.html
Law Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov/rr/law/lawresources.html
Legal Information Institute - http://www.law.cornell.edu
Legal Information for U.S. Business Organizations - http://www.mapnp.org/library/legal/legal.htm
LegalTrek, Indiana - http://www.legaltrek.com/HELPSITE/States/State_Contents/Indiana.htm
LexisOne, Legal Website Directory, Indiana - http://www.lexisone.com/legalresearch/legalguide/states/indiana.htm
LibrarySpot.com - http://www.libraryspot.com
Nolo Press - http://www.nolo.com
Rominger Legal, Indiana - http://www.romingerlegal.com/state/indiana.html
Thomas - Legislative Info on the Internet - http://thomas.loc.gov
U.S. Consumer Gateway - http://www.consumer.gov/
University of Minnesota Law Library - http://www.law.umn.edu/library/tools/EResources/SubjectIndex.html
Washburn University School of Law - http://www.washlaw.edu
Yale Law School Library - http://www.law.yale.edu/library/

Self-Help Legal Resources

ACLU - http://www.aclu.org
American Pro Se Association - http://www.legalhelp.org/
Find Law - http://www.findlaw.com
Indiana Supreme Court Self Service Legal Center - http://www.in.gov/judiciary/selfservice/index.html
Marion County Law Library - http://www.indygov.org/eGov/Courts/Superior/Resources/Library/home.htm
Nolo - http://www.nolo.com
Pro Se Resource Center, Internet Links - http://www.legalfreedom.com/prc/prc.links/index.html
Virtual Law Library - http://www.law.indiana.edu/v-lib/

Forms

All About Forms - http://www.allaboutforms.com/
American Bar Association Forms - http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/guide/practice_resources/forms.html
Court Rules, Forms, and Dockets - http://www.llrx.com/courtrules
Federal Forms - http://www.forms.gov/bgfPortal/citizen.portal
FindLaw - http://www.findlaw.com
ILRG Legal Forms Archive - http://www.ilrg.com/forms/index.html
Indiana's Civil Protection Order, No Contact Order, and Workplace Violence Restraining Order Forms - http://www.in.gov/judiciary/forms/po.html
Indiana Supreme Court, Forms - http://www.in.gov/judiciary/forms/publicindex.html
Indiana Supreme Court Self-Service Legal Center - http://www.in.gov/judiciary/selfservice/forms.html
LawSmart.com - http://lawsmart.com/
The 'Lectric Library - http://www.lectlaw.com
LegalKitStore.com - http://legalkitstore.com/
Legaldocs.com - http://www.legaldocs.com/index.htm
U.S. Court Forms - http://www.uscourtforms.com/
U.S. Legalforms.com - http://uslegalforms.com/
 

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U.S. Constitution

FindLaw - http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/constitution
Library of Congress, Constitution - http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters/constitution.html
Library of Congress, Bill of Rights - http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters/bill_of_rights.html
U.S. Government Website - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/browse.html
 

Federal Statutes

Cornell Legal Information Institute - http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/
Office of the Law Revision Council - http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml
West's Keycite (annotated, $$$) - http://west.thomson.com/keycite/

Interpreting Federal and State Statutes

Indiana Attorney General's Office, Index to Opinions - http://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/legal/advisory/opinions.html
KeyCite ($$$) - http://west.thomson.com/keycite/
National Association of Attorneys General - http://www.naag.org
Washburn University School of Law - http://www.washlaw.edu

Pending and Recent Federal Legislation

LLRX's Political Information Resources - http://www.llrx.com/resources7.htm#political
Thomas - http://thomas.loc.gov

Federal Regulations

Code of Federal Regulations, National Archives - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
Cornell Legal Information Institute - http://www.law.cornell.edu
Federal Agency Internet Sites - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/agencies.html
First Gov - http://www.firstgov.gov/

Federal Case Law

Cornell Legal Information Institute - http://www.law.cornell.edu
Federal Judiciary - http://www.uscourts.gov/links.html
7th Circuit Court of Appeals - http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov
U.S. Supreme Court - http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/opinions.html
Washburn University School of Law - http://www.washlaw.edu
VersusLaw ($$$) - http://www.versuslaw.com/
 

Federal Courts

Federal Courts Locator - http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDCTS/
Federal Courts of Appeal - http://www.findlaw.com/10fedgov/judicial/appeals_courts.html
Federal Judiciary Homepage - http://www.uscourts.gov
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit - http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana - http://www.innd.uscourts.gov/
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana - http://www.insd.uscourts.gov/
U.S. District Courts, by state - http://www.findlaw.com/10fedgov/judicial/district_courts.html
U.S. Supreme Court - http://www.supremecourtus.gov

 

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Indiana Constitution

Constitutions of the State of Indiana (Indiana State Archives) - http://www.in.gov/icpr/archives/constitution/
Indiana Constitution (Indiana General Assembly)  - http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/const/
Indiana Constitution (Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington) - http://www.law.indiana.edu/uslawdocs/inconst.html
 

State Statutes

Cornell Legal Information Institute - http://www.law.cornell.edu
Findlaw - http://www.findlaw.com
Indiana Administrative Code (Indiana General Assembly) - http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/
Indiana Code (Indiana General Assembly) - http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/
Indiana Legislative Services Agency, Bill Info - http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo
Nolo - http://www.nolo.com

Pending and Recent State Legislation

FindLaw, Indiana - http://www.findlaw.com
Indiana General Assembly, Bills and Resolutions - http://www.ai.org/legislative/ic/code
 

State Regulations

HierosGamos - http://www.hg.org
LegalTrek, Indiana - http://www.legaltrek.com/HELPSITE/States/State_Contents/Indiana.htm
Lexis One, Legal Website Directory, Indiana - http://www.lexisone.com/legalresearch/legalguide/states/indiana.htm

State Case Law

Cornell Legal Information Institute - http://www.law.cornell.edu
FindLaw - http://www.findlaw.com
LegalTrek, Indiana - http://www.legaltrek.com/HELPSITE/States/State_Contents/Indiana.htm
Nolo - http://www.nolo.com

State Courts

Indiana Court of Appeals - http://www.state.in.us/judiciary/appeals/
Indiana Judicial System - http://www.state.in.us/judiciary/
Indiana State Bar Association State Courts - http://www.inbar.org/content/courts/courts.asp
Indiana Supreme Court - http://www.state.in.us/judiciary/supreme/
Indiana Tax Court - http://www.state.in.us/judiciary/appeals/
LegalTrek, Indiana - http://www.legaltrek.com/HELPSITE/States/State_Contents/Indiana.htm
State and Local Government on the Net - http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm

Local Laws - Ordinances

Municipal Code Corporation - http://www.municode.com

Local Courts

LegalTrek, Indiana - http://www.legaltrek.com/HELPSITE/States/State_Contents/Indiana.htm
Lexis One, Legal Website Directory, Indiana - http://www.lexisone.com/legalresearch/legalguide/states/indiana.htm
Marion County Courts - http://www.indygov.org/eGov/Courts/home.htm
State and Local Government on the Net - http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm

Rules of Court

Indiana Rules of Court - http://www.IN.gov/judiciary/rules/
Indiana Local Rules - http://www.in.gov/judiciary/rules/local/
Lexis One, Legal Website Directory, Indiana - http://www.lexisone.com/legalresearch/legalguide/states/indiana.htm
LLRX - Law Library Resource Exchange - http://www.llrx.com/courtrules
National Center for State Courts - http://www.ncsconline.org/D_KIS/info_court_web_sites.html
Nolo's Court Information - http://www.nolo.com

Fee-Based Services

Lexis - http://www.lexis.com
Loislaw - http://www.loislaw.com
Lexis Nexis' Matthew Bender - http://bender.lexisnexis.com/bender/us/catalog?action=home
VersusLaw - http://www.versuslaw.com
West - http://www.westlaw.com

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Topic Specific Sites

Bankruptcy

American Bankruptcy Institute,  Consumer Education - http://www.abiworld.org/Template.cfm?Section=Consumer_Education_Center
The Bankruptcy LawTrove - http://www.lawtrove.com/bankruptcy/

Copyright

Ball State University Copyright Center - http://www.bsu.edu/library/collections/copyright/
Copyright Management Center at IUPUI - http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/
Stanford University's Copyright and Fair Use - http://fairuse.stanford.edu
U.S. Copyright Office - http://www.copyright.gov

Corporate Law

'Lectric Law Library's Business Law Lounge - http://www.lectlaw.com/bus.html
Securities and Exchange Commission - http://www.sec.gov

Criminal Law and Criminal Justice

Buffalo Criminal Law Center - http://wings.buffalo.edu/law/bclc
Nolo's Criminal Law Center - http://www.nolo.com

Divorce

DivorceNet - http://www.divorcenet.com
DivorceSource - http://www.divorcesource.com

Family Law

Adoption.com - http://www.adoption.com
American Bar Association's Family Law Section - http://www.abanet.org/family/famsites.html
Cornell's Legal Information Institute - http://www.law.cornell.edu

First Amendment/Free Speech

Electronic Frontier Foundation - http://www.eff.org

Healthcare

American Health Lawyers Association - http://www.healthlawyers.org
Center for Health Law Studies at St. Louis University School of Law - http://law.slu.edu/healthlaw/research/links/topical.html

Human Rights

The Human Rights Library - http://www.umn.edu/humanrts

Landlord-Tenant Law

Rentlaw.com - http://www.rentlaw.com
TenantNet - http://www.tenant.net

Patents

Delphion ($$$) - http://www.delphion.com
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - http://www.uspto.gov

Small Business

Small Business Administration - http://www.sba.gov
Small Business Development Center National Information Clearinghouse - http://sbdcnet.utsa.edu

Tax Law

Accountants World - http://www.accountantsworld.com
American Bar Association's Tax Section - http://www.abanet.org/tax/
Federation of Tax Administrators - http://www.taxadmin.org
Internal Revenue Service - http://www.irs.gov
Tax and Accounting Sites Directory - http://www.taxsites.com

Trademarks

GGMark - http://www.ggmark.com
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - http://www.uspto.gov

Wills and Estate Planning

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - http://www.naela.com/public/index.htm
Seniorlaw Homepage - http://www.seniorlaw.com

Workplace Rights

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - http://www.eeoc.gov
National Labor Relations Board - http://www.nlrb.gov
 

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