LAW 2001 Legal Environment Business: General Resources

From the Library of Congress's American Memory Project. Links to documents/debates pertinent to the development of America's legal/legislative system from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention through the establishment of the Congressional Record (1873-75). Excellent collection of primary source documents.

From the Wisconsin State Law Library. Links to Resources for several hundred legal topics for business law, civil law, civil liberties, criminal law, family law, medical law and much more. Each topic highlights Wisconsin law (where applicable); may also include links to federal agencies, professional organizations directories. Short annotations accompany many links. Focus is overwhelmingly on U.S. law. Excellent resource for locating law by topic; very user-friendly.

"Provides a comprehensive, uniform and useful compilations of links to freely accessible on-line sources of law for the United States and Canada". Also links to legal resources for Mexico. This is a well-structured discussion of the U.S and Canadian legal systems at the federal, state and provincial levels, written in language that the layperson can comprehend. Excellent place for beginning research.

Sponsored by the University of Michigan Law School. "Collects documents and information from civil rights cases in specific case categories in the United States". "Available to scholars, teachers, students, policy-makers, advocates and the public to allow greater understanding of civil rights litigation in this country". Provides analysis commentary on over 5,600 completed or pending cases in 22 categories of civil rights. Information on each case includes case details, documents, issues' causes of action, related cases (if any). Outstanding; great background on "very consequential issues" of "historical importance" in American law.

From the Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute (LII). Links to the Federal Constitution/Statutes/Codes, Bills/Hearings/Reports from the U.S. Senate and House, State Statues by Topic.

From the Law Library of Congress. Links to law-related sites for the Constitution, executive/judicial/legislative branches of the federal government and to state government legal sites. Section on the Constitution is excellent, containing information on court decisions, historical background and analysis/commentary; also especially useful for links to the federal judiciary. Also links to international law/law of nations. Outstanding; easy to navigate and a great place for an overview and place to begin research.