Dictionairies

Plain English Law Dictionary  Not exactly comprehensive, but actually written in plain English.

 

Disability Law                      

“Disability and the Workplace: An Internet Primer”  By the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations.  A comprehensive guide to on-line resources dealing with the law of disabilities and the workplace, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Workers’ Compensation.  Also, statistics and help with job hunting.

Social Security Disability

Forms

Internet Legal Research Group  Caution - the forms available through this site were created for circumstances that may be very different from yours, and according to the laws of undisclosed jurisdictions.  They are offered for informational purposes only and may require substantial revision before they can be used in your situation.  Consult a lawyer before entering into any legally binding agreement.  We did not write these documents and cannot accept responsibility for their accuracy or applicability to your situation.

Government Websites

U. S. Government  Links to all departments, offices, and agencies of all three branches of government, legislative, judicial, and executive, including independent agencies and establishments and government corporations.

Maine State Government

Massachusetts State Government  

New Hampshire State Government

Law Schools

Harvard Law School

Suffolk Law School

Links to other law schools

Legal History

Famous American Trials  Legal history enthusiasts will find this site very much worth visiting.

Legal Research

Caution  Although these sites are very useful, we cannot guarantee that they are complete.  It is unlikely that any particular site has all of the law that might be relevant to your situation.  In addition, the law is complex and ever-changing, and how it applies in any given case at any given time depends very much on the specific facts of the case.  There really is no substitute for competent legal advice.

U. S. Constitution

Federal Statutes (United States Code)

Code of Federal Regulations (Regulations issued by U.S. government agencies as authorized by statute.  Regulations are usually much more detailed and specific than the statutes they are intended to apply.  This is a searchable database):

U. S. Supreme Court Decisions (Only includes cases from 1990 to present, plus many “historic” cases” from before 1990.  Limited searchability.)

Federal Appeals Court Decisions (From the First Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over federal courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island).  From November, 1995, to present. 

Other Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal  Most databases limited to decisions rendered from 1995 onward.

Maine State Statutes Searchable by title, section number, or text (keywords)

Maine Supreme Court Decisions From January, 1997, to the present.

Massachusetts State Statutes (Searchable)

Massachusetts Supreme Court Decisions   (Limited searchability.)

New Hampshire State Statutes  (Searchable)

New Hampshire Supreme Court Decisions   November, 1994, to present.

Lawyers Weekly 

On-Line “Law Libraries” and Legal Search Engines

American Press Institute

Law Guru  Search over 435 legal search engines and tools through one site.

The Cornell Law Library  A broad range of searchable databases, but individual databases may be quite limited.  For some states, for example, you must search court decisions on a year-by-year or month-by-month basis.

The Law Engine Searchable links to Federal and State law databases, Law Libraries, Dictionaries, and numerous other resources.  Many of the individual databases may be quite limited, however, or available only (or primarily) on a fee basis.

Megalaw  A free on-line law resource developed by lawyers for lawyers.

Public Citizen  How our Civil Justice System Protects Consumers

Sports Law

Mark’s Sports Law News  Current news on sports-law-related topics; sports-law history; and a brief guide to the jargon of sports-law.