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General Legal Research top
ABA Home PageInfo on upcoming events, legal news, members, etc.
Bartlit Center for Trial StrategyInformation about the Bartlit Center at Northwestern University School of Law and upcoming events.  
Colorado Bar AssociationColorado statutes online (unannotated version), an articles index for the Colorado Lawyer, Colorado rules, local bar associations, and links. 
Cornell Law SchoolLinks to court decisions, law reviews, libraries, Constitution online. Great site. 
FEC Home PageInteresting site. Index of all contributors to election campaigns. "Non-partisan Federal candidate campaign money page."
FindLaw Internet LegalCourt decisions, professional associations, lawyers' sites, law school information, etc.
Illinois Home PageOfficial Home Page for Illinois. TIP: Replace "il" in URL with any state's postal abreviation for that state's home page.
Illinois LawMost recent 7th Circuit opinions, Illinois case law
Indiana University Virtual Law LibraryLegal information by organization, type, keyword. Searchable site with good index and scope.     
Law.comPay site. General legal resources, news, locators.   
LegalEthicsCovers ethical issues raised by the Internet and Internet technology. Links to articles, rules, and information relating to Internet ethics issues, including attorney advertising, e-mail communication, and UPL on the Internet.
Lexis/NexisAccess Lexis/Nexis via the web. Same passwords apply. 
Library of CongressAccess to searchable holdings, library information, information on receiving copies, etc.
National Law JournalArticles, information, recent news.
Northern District of IllinoisLocal rules, specific rules for each Judge and Magistrate, contact information for court reporters, and daily schedule of events/hearings in each Judge's courtroom up to a week in advance.
Rominger Legal ServicesA great site. Dozens of links to a wide variety of legal databases covering a number of topics.
Stanford Securities Class ActionInformation on securities regulations, Northern District of California docketing information, articles and publications.


Intellectual Property Sites top
Bacal's Legal Sites IPLinks to dozens of IP related sites.
Federal CircuitRecent CAFC decisions relating to patent law.
Franklin Pierce IP MallLinks to IP resources, sites, articles, lawyers.
IPL Information ServerExtensive general information on patents and patent law.
Questel Patent Research LinksLinks to professional organizations, educational institutions, foundations. Very useful site.
Rules of Practice in Patent Cases37 C.F.R. Secs 1.1 et seq.
US Patent and Trademark OfficeUSPTO Home page.
Yahoo! Index of Intellectual Property LawDirectly to Yahoo! search page narrowed to intellectual property.


Government Sites & Publications top
CDC Home PageLatest statistical information, funding information, info on upcoming events and related sites.
Code of Federal Regulations OnlineSearchable CFR Online. Not all sections available yet.
Congressional RecordFull Congressional Record available.
FDA Home PageInformation on approvals and dates, biologics, foods, drugs -- a lot of information.
Federal Register Searchable Federal Register. 
Federal StatisticsStatistical information from 70 government agencies.
FedWorld SearchUseful government information. Searchable archives. Tax forms (need Adobe PDF plug-in to view; download from Adobe).
FTC Home PageHome Page of the Federal Trade Commission. Information on recent FTC actions. Archive search for FTC actions.
FTC WatchFTC Watch publication. Search for articles relating to FTC actions. $5 Charge to view articles.
(need Adobe PDF plug-in to view; download from Adobe)
Government Printing OfficeAccess to GPO documents, newsletters, upcoming publications.
KnowXComprehensive source of public records.
SEC Archives SearchSearch for past filings, regulations, etc.
Supreme Court DecisionsHistoric decisions, recent decisions -- Searchable by keyword.
Today's SEC FilingsSearch through today's filings by company or ticker. Company information, filing statistics, etc.
United States CodeSearchable US Code.
US Congress on the InternetCommittee home pages, reports, member info. Selected House transcripts. Schedules.
US House of RepresentativesAccess to international laws, treaties, law school directories, etc. 
US Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC Home Page.
US Supreme CourtSupreme Court of the United States website


Legal Directories & Court Finders top
Federal Court Locator On-Line.Federal Court Information
Martindale-Hubbell On-Line Directory.Find Lawyers, Judges and Courts.
West's Legal DirectoryMore extensive and flexible than Martindale-Hubbell.


Legal Newsgroups
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