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SELECTED
ELECTRONIC
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BOOKS |
The electronic books
listed below are available through the
CCM Library Catalog
Caenegem, R. C. van.
European Law in the Past and the Future : Unity and Diversity over Two
Millennia. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
eBook KJC406 .C34 2002eb
Dictionary of Property and
Construction Law. London ; New York : Spon Press, 2002. eBook
KD827.5 .D53 2002eb
Fair Trial Rights of the
Accused : a Documentary History. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
eBook KF9223.4 .F35 2002eb
Glick, Mark A.
Intellectual Property Damages: Guidelines and Analysis. Hoboken, N.J. :
Wiley, 2003.
eBook KF2983
.G58 2003eb
Handbook of Justice
Research in Law. New York : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.
eBook K240 .H36 2002eb
Haworth, Alan. Free Speech.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook JC591 .H38 2002eb
Jones, Hugh. Publishing
Law. (2nd ed.) London : Routledge, 2002.
eBook
KD1340 .J66 2002eb
Parental Control of Television Broadcasting.
Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002.
eBook HQ520 .P37
2002eb
Shilling, Dana.
Essentials of Trademarks and Unfair Competition. New York : Wiley, 2002.
eBook KF3180.Z9 S48 2002eb
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CASES
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Famous Trials
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/ftrials.htm
"Offers accounts of many of the most famous trials in world and
American legal history, such as the Salem witchcraft trials, the Rosenberg case,
the Scopes "Monkey" trial, the Amistad affair, and the O.J. Simpson Trial among
others. Includes articles, court records, and other official documents" (IPL)
Notable First Amendment Court Cases
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/firstamendment/courtcases/courtcases.htm
Arranged by topical heading, this American Library
Association sponsored site covers intellectual freedom in all its aspects.
Refugee Law
http://www.refugeecaselaw.org/
"This database of international case law on refugees documents how the
highest courts of eight countries (including the United States and Canada) have
defined "refugee" over the last fifty years. It includes approximately 400 cases
(require Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing). The database is searchable by case
name, country of origin, court, date, jurisdiction, or Hathaway number. Cases
tried in Germany and Switzerland will be in French or German."
(Copyright 2001 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, lii.org. February 7, 2001)
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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW |
FindLaw: U.S.
Supreme Court Center
http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/
This source deals solely with the U.S. Constitution
(history and documents) and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Popular Names of Acts in the US Code
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/topn/
Links the Popular Names item to its relevant section of the U.S. Code.
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COPYRIGHT |
BitLaw: a Resource on Technology Law
http://www.bitlaw.com/
"A well-organized and useful tool on technology law, this site contains
over 1,800 pages on patent, copyright, trademark, and Internet legal issues."
The major topics covered include Patent Law, Software Patents, Trademark Law,
Internet Law, Legal Links, Copyright Law, Primary Sources, and Forms and
Contracts". (Copyright 2000 by Librarians' Index to the
Internet, lii.org. February 28, 2000)
U.S. Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov/
Covers copyright basics, rules and regulations, laws and
policies as well as information on recording a document and registering a work.
United States Patent and Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov/
Includes a glossary, classification guides and procedure
manuals, contact information, and a special section for ebusiness.
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DATABASES |
Lexis-Nexis
Westlaw: Campus Research
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GENERAL SOURCES |
ABA LawInfo.org
http://www.abalawinfo.org
American Bar Association site designed for the consumer to help locate
basic legal information on family, home, job, finances, buying and selling,
criminal justice, and finding a lawyer.
AllLaw
http://www.alllaw.com/
Legal information, links, and resources about state laws, federal
laws and statutes, and lawyers as well as job directories, a legal topic index,
and legal forms.
American Bar Association
http://www.abanet.org/
Includes resources for lawyers, students, and the public as
well as information on finding legal aid and locating a lawyer.
American Law Sources
On-line
http://www.lawsource.com/also/
A website dedicated to "providing a
comprehensive, uniform, and useful compilation of links to freely accessible
on-line sources of law for the United States and
Canada".
Association of Federal Defense Attorneys
http://www.afda.org
Some links are for members only, but you can sign up for a one-day pass.
CataLaw
http://www.CataLaw.com
CATALAW is a catalog of catalogs of law on the Internet, searchable by
topic, region, or keyword.
Commission on Mental and Physical Disability
Law
http://www.abanet.org/disability/
The Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law is a website of the
American Bar Association. The site includes current news on disability law
developments and an extensive list of links to other disability law sites.
The 'Lectric Law Library's Study of Law Study
http://lectlaw.com/study.html
Site contains very useful information for studying the law. Under
Reference Room the user will find an excellent dictionary, and a well-organized
section called Legal Topic Areas. Check out Business Law-General and
Business-Regulations to find good material for research papers. Use the 'Lectric
Law Looker-Upper to do a document search by subject.
FindLaw
http://www.findlaw.com
Useful for finding legal materials such as law firms and lawyers,
legal careers, law cases and codes, state and federal resources, international
law. Features a consumer law and small business section as well as providing
links to law schools and legal careers.
FindLaw Forms
http://forms.lp.findlaw.com/
Contains federal forms for
federal appellate, district and bankruptcy courts as
well as court forms for state courts.
FindLaw LawCrawler
http://lawcrawler.findlaw.com
This is a powerful search engine that combines the flexibility of
FindLaw, which can be searched by keyword or by directory listings, and
LawCrawler, which is searched by using keywords and can be narrowed by a
category such as International sites. Use this site for links to U.S. Government
information, jobs, dictionary definitions, cases, codes, international and U.S.
State sites.
GUIDE: The Guide to Law Online
http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/index.html
Prepared by
the U.S.
Law Library of Congress Public Services
Division, this site provides an annotated guide to
sources of information on government and law available online, both national and
international.
Internet Legal Resource Guide
http://www.ilrg.com/
This sight was
"designed as
a subject-oriented index of over 4000 Web sites around the world (but with an
emphasis on the United States), and attempts to be a comprehensive source of
information on law and the legal profession for the layperson as well as the
professional. The legal forms section, mostly free and easily reproducible, is
especially helpful as are the law school rankings and the law-related search
engines. There are links to publications, tax sites, government law sources, and
two lawyer locator services - one from West Publishing and the other from
Martindale-Hubbell".
JURIST: Legal News and Research
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu
Website of helpful information such as legal research, legal news, and world
law. Geared to students of law as well as researchers and teachers.
law.com Law Dictionary
http://dictionary.law.com/
Online dictionary.
The Law Engine!
http://www.thelawengine.com
A directory type index to law and legal related web sites. This
comprehensive, frequently updated site also provides links to law dictionaries,
legal reference sources, federal & state cases (some free, some fee based
services), legal associations and more.
Lawyers.com
http://www.lawyers.com/
Online source of legal information, lawyer profiles,
and research legal topics from Lexis-Nexis Martindale-Hubbell.
LegalEngine.com
http://www.legalengine.com/
Source for legal information on the international, federal, and state level.
Also includes a law dictionary, courts of the world, cyberlaw, historic
documents, online legal forms, and employment listings.
lexisONE
http://www.lexisone.com/index.html
A free online service from the makers of Lexis-Nexis. The
resource was developed for the use of individual attorneys and small firms and
provides access to free case law, forms, a legal Internet guide, and other legal
sites.
LII: Supreme Court Collection
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/index.html
Cornell Law School's source for public laws and legal research,
particularly Supreme Court cases from 1990 to the present. Also contains
information on the Court’s calendar and current cases.
LLRX -- LLRX Court Rules, Forms & Dockets
http://www.llrx.com/courtrules/
Provides links to federal, state, and local court rules. Includes Federal
Rules of Appellate Procedure; Civil Procedure; Criminal Procedure; Evidence; the
U.S. Supreme Court; and the U.S. Tax Court. Federal Local Court Rules are
covered by jurisdiction for Courts of Appeal, U.S. District Courts, Bankruptcy
Courts, and Court of Claims.
Martindale.com
http://www.martindale.com/
Includes a lawyer locator, legal articles, career and
professional resources, and a search for practice areas.
Nolo
http://www.nolo.com/index.cfm
Provides "everyday law for everyday people" and includes specialized
legal research centers, a law dictionary, legal encyclopedias, and court
information.
WWW Virtual Law Library
http://www.law.indiana.edu/v-lib/
Jointly sponsored by the Indiana School of Law Library and the World Wide
Web Virtual Library. Browsable by topic or information type, this site provides
links to search tools and comprehensive law sites.
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JOURNALS |
Law, Politics & Government
http://wc5ca4yl9r.search.serialssolutions.com/?V=1.0&L=WC5CA4YL9R&S=SC&C=GO |
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NEW JERSEY LEGISLATION |
New Jersey Courts Search Page
http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/search.shtml
"Full-text archive of the Opinions of the New Jersey Courts,
including the Supreme Court, from March, 1994 to date, the Superior Court
Appellate Division and the Tax Court from September, 1995 to date".
New Jersey Law Network
http://www.njlawnet.com/
Focuses entirely on New Jersey laws and statutes.
NJ Courts Online
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us
Presents current legal news, overview of the NJ court system, job
opportunities, legal resources and more.
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SUPREME COURT |
The Federal Judiciary
http://www.uscourts.gov/
Link to the official site of the U.S. courts, complete
with a library, court links, and employment opportunities.
Understanding the Federal Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/understand03/index.html
” This publication was developed by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to provide an introduction
to the federal judicial system, its organization and administration, and its relationship to the legislative and executive
branches of the government. The Administrative Office is the judicial branch's central support agency responsible for
providing a broad range of management, legal, technical, communications, and other support services for the
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SELECTED LIBRARY RESOURCES
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AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS |
Key Constitutional
Concepts : a Conversation. [Philadelphia?] : Annenberg Foundation Trust at
Sunnylands, 2006. DVD KF5130.S9 K3 2006
McLibel : Two People
Who Wouldn't Say Sorry. [London] : Cinema Libre Distribution, 2005.
DVD KD379.5.M33 M35 2005
The Roberts Court :
What Can This Term Tell Us About the Future of the Court?
Philadelphia, Pa. : Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania,
2006. CD JK8742 .J87 2006 |
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BOOKS |
Barron's Guide to Law Schools.
(16th ed.) New York : Barron's Educational Series, 2004. Reference KF266
.B3 2005
Black's Law
Dictionary. (8th
ed.) St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West,
2004. Reference KF156
.B53 2004 Code of Federal
Regulations.
[Washington] U.S. General Services Administration, National Archives and Records
Service, Office of the Federal Register; for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S.
Govt. Print. Off., - . Reference KF70 .A3
The Constitution of the United States
of America : Analysis and Interpretation : 2004 Supplement : Analysis of Cases
Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 29, 2004.
Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., [2004].
Reference KF4527 .U54 2004 Suppl
Echaore-McDavid, Susan. Career Opportunities in Law
Enforcement, Security, and Protective Services. (2nd ed.) New York:
Ferguson, 2006. Reference HV8143 .E34 2006
Family Law and
Practice Reference
Manual.
[Eagan, Minn.] : Thomson/West, 2003-. Reference KFN1894 .F3
Federal Regulatory
Directory. Washington,
D.C. : Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1979- . Reference JK6 .C6 2003
Fishman, Stephen. The Copyright Handbook : How to
Protect & Use Written Works. (8th ed.) Berkeley, CA : Nolo, 2004.
Reference KF2995 .F53 2004
Great American Judges: an Encyclopedia.
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO,
2003. Reference KF8775.A68 G64 2003
Jonakait, Randolph N. The American
Jury System. New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2003. KF8972
.J66 2003
Legal Research:
How to Find and
Understand the Law. (13th
ed.) Berkeley, Calif. : Nolo Press, 1982- . Reference KF240 .E44 2005
Major Acts of Congress. New York :
Macmillan Reference USA : Thomson/Gale, 2004. Reference KF154 .M35 2004
New Jersey Administrative
Code. St. Paul, Minn. : Published and distributed
by West Pub. Co., 1995- . Reference KFN1835 1995 A22
New Jersey Police
Manual.
Newark, N.J. : Gann Law Books, [1988-]. Reference KFN2239.A43 A19 2006
New Jersey Register.
Trenton, N.J. : Division of Administrative Procedure, Dept. of State, 1969-.
Reference KFN1835 .N53
New Jersey Session
Laws. St.
Paul, Minn. : West Pub. Co,- . Reference KFN1825 .N3 New Jersey Statutes
Annotated. St.
Paul, West Pub. Co. : Newark, N.J., Soney & Savage Co., [1939-] . Reference
KFN1831 .W3 1939
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined
in the Superior Court, Appellate Division, Chancery Division, Law Division of
the State of New Jersey. New Jersey. Superior Court,- .
Reference KFN1848 .A21 Reports of Cases Argued and Determined
in the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
New Jersey. Supreme Court,- .
Reference KFN1848 .A22
The Supreme Court Reporter.
St. Paul, MN : West Publishing Co, - . Reference KF101 .A322 (LRC owns
1963-1978)
United States Code
Annotated. St.
Paul : West Pub. Co., 1927- . Reference KF62.5 .W45 United States Reports.
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office,- . Reference KF101 .U58
(LRC owns October 1978-2002) United States Supreme Court Digest.
St. Paul, MN : West Publishing Co,- . Reference KF101.1 .U55
United States Statutes at
Large. Washington, U.S.
Govt. Print. Off.,- . Reference KF50 .U52 West's Analysis of American
Law. St. Paul, Minn. :
West Pub. Co., 1994-. Reference KF240 .W454 2005 |
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