Legal Information Resources

Multipointer and General Legal sites

FindLaw.com: A legal resource portal which includes searching a variety of law databases.
Gavel2Gavel: Law portal offering online law library and search engine.
General Legal Resources On The Internet: A well-organized page at Georgetown University Law Library.
Internet Legal Resource Guide: Resource of the information available on the Internet concerning law and the legal profession, mainly US.
Law.com: A legal portal with legal news, and links and other resources.
Law Guru.com: This site provides FAQs on various legal issues, mailing lists for attorneys and many other resources for legal research.
LawLinks: A legal resource site for both Attorneys and Consumers.
Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School: Law portal with databases of both Federal and State Court opions.
WWW Virtual Library: Law: Excellent collection of links arranged by type of law and by organizations, plus search help.

American Bar Association Lawyer Referral Services: Lists contact information by state.
American Civil Liberties Union: The ACLU is the nation's foremost advocate of individual rights -- litigating, legislating, and educating the public on a broad array of issues affecting individual freedom in the United States. For pointers on getting help from the ACLU and finding local affiliates.
National Lawyers Guild: bring together all those who recognize the importance of safeguarding and extending the rights of workers, women, farmers and minority groups, upon whom the welfare of the entire nation depends; who seek actively to eliminate racism; who work to maintain and protect our civil rights and liberties in the face of persistent attacks upon them; and who look upon the law as an instrument for the protection of the people, rather than for their repression.
Nolo Press: Nolo Press Self-Help Law Center showcases their books on many legal topics.

Thomas: Complete text of bills before congress.
Law and Court Web Sites: Pointers to courts, legislation, law schools and libraries.
Master Index to Canadian Legal Resources: Legislation, law and lawyers in Canada.
LawCrawler: Search cases and codes both State & Federal.

First Amendment Cyber Tribune: An overall view of religious liberty as defined by U.S. Supreme Court cases.
EFF Freedom of Religion Archive: AMER guide for handling religious harassment at work and other resources.
Religious Freedom home page: Constitutional and Religious Freedom Restoration Act links (including post-RFRA court cases), plus some international links.
Church of Iron Oak vs. City of Palm Bay, FL: History of this Wiccan home worship legal case.
Witches' Voice White Pages: Freely copiable legal reference documents and form letters for Pagan religion freedom.
Case abstracts on Freedom of Religion Law - Paganism: Offers a variety of legal precedents on Paganism.

Divorce Net Family Law Advisor: Searchable database on divorce, FAQs on many related topics, legislative information and an indexed edition of the newsletter.
Professional Academy of Custody Evaluators: PACE offers information for custody evaluators, including a newsletter with well-researched articles regarding custody issues. to other Custody related sites.
Cornell Legal Information Institute - Child Custody Law Materials: Primary source materials for US Child Custody law.
Ritual Abuse cases: Information on ritual abuse cases in US and elsewhere. Debunks existence of multi-victim, multi-offender ritual abuse.
Victims of Child Abuse Laws (VOCAL): Advice and information for parents victimized by Child Protective Services (eg. accused of child abuse). Many of the state organizations also have web sites.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Facts for Families: Resources to educate parents and families about psychiatric disorders affecting children and adolescents.


Legal.net: See esp. California divorce and family law.