Law

Oxford Reference Online - Law
Searchable online law books from Oxford University Press. Includes the Oxford Companion to American Law, the Oxford Dictionary of Law, The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions. (Available outside the library with a Timberland Regional Library card.)

Legal Meta Sites and Attorney/Lawyer Locators

Case Post
Pre-screened Attorneys & Legal Help

Emory Law Library Electronic Reference Desk
Law by Jurisdiction, Reference Materials, Research Guides, Schools and Education, Journals and Periodicals, Law Firms and Lawyers, Career Information

FindLaw LawCrawler
Law, Lawyer, Lawyers, Attorney, Attorneys

FindLaw Lawyer Directory
Search for a lawyer by location, legal issue, state, last name, firm name, language, etc.

Internet Legal Resources
Legal information and materials (including laws, bills, court opinions, and related documents) and/or links to legal material. Most of these sites are freely available to all users with Internet access. Some sites are restricted to University of Washington faculty, students, and staff and visitors to UW Libraries.

Lawguru.com
A searchable list of law related websites and law related forms

LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator

Federal Legal Information

American Bar Association
Lawyer resources, Legal education, Public Resources, Find Legal help, Lawyer Locator

Avalon Project at Yale Law School
pre-18th Century documents, 18th Century documents, 19th Century documents, 20th Century documents, 21st Century documents, Project DIANA, an online human rights archive, common names of diplomatic documents, helpdesk & frequently asked questions.

Federal Laws and Legislation

Code of Federal Regulations
Browse or search the Code of Federal Regulations. CFR is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

FedLaw
Laws and Regulations of the United States. A general reference resource that includes the Bill of Rights, the US Constitution, US Code of Federal Regulations, Disability Rights, and more.

FindLaw
Internet legal resources.

GPO Access
Online access to documents created by GPO (the US Government Printing Office).

How Our Laws are Made
From the Library of Congress: a website that describes the process as of June 2003, with links to each subsection (and the same info in a 67 page brochure in PDF format) .

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
Searchable legislative information from the Library of Congress. THOMAS was launched in January of 1995. The leadership of the 104th Congress directed the Library of Congress to make federal legislative information freely available to the public.

USC - United States Code
The most recent OFFICIAL version of the USC made available by the US House of Representatives. Searchable by title and section number, and by popular name such as "Jennifer's Law".

Regulations

ADA Standards for Accessible Design
As published in the Title III regulations (28 CFR Part 36, revised July 1, 1994) issued by the Department of Justice. The ADA Standards for Accessible Design are in Appendix A of the Title III Regulations.

Federal Register Online
(GPO Access) Proposed rules and regulations

Regulations.gov
The U.S. Government web site that makes it easier for you to participate in Federal rulemaking - an essential part of the American democratic process.

Courts and Judiciary

Cornell Law School Supreme Court Collection
Current awareness, Archive of decisions, LII resources (Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School), Other resources (Briefs (ABA), Oral argument recordings (Oyez)), Spotlight, Most Recent Decisions.

Federal Courts’ Home Page
A page maintained by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the U.S. Courts. The purpose of this site is to function as a clearinghouse for information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government.

FedLaw: Judiciary
General judiciary information, Supreme Court, Circuit Courts, District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, Probation Offices, Pretrial Services Offices, Understanding the Federal Courts (U.S. Courts), Other Courts (U.S.).

Meta-Index for US Legal Research
This page illustrates the use of searchable legal indexes on the World Wide Web. Only specifically legal indexes in the U.S. are included. Please note that many of the search tools here have additional search options available and that to derive full benefit from them you should visit the original sites directly. This page simply links to search tools at other sites. The search results returned from each site vary in quality depending on the search tool in use.

Supreme Court Decisions 1937-1975 (FedWorld Flite)

Supreme Court Opinions ( 1893 to current )
from FindLaw

Supreme Court Opinions (recent years)

Forms

FindForms.com
Free Legal Forms, Documents, Form Letters and more

INS forms ( Immigration and Naturalization Service)
Immigration forms, form numbers and filing fees

IRS forms (Internal Revenue Service)
Federal income tax forms - searchable and printable

Lectric Law Library
Business, Real Estate, General Legal Forms 9.27.96 Wills, Trusts, Contracts, Corporate Forms, Incorporation Forms, Employment Forms

Washington State Court Forms & Instructions
forms that are used statewide in Washington Courts

State Laws and Legislation

Constitutions from all the States
Scroll down the page to where it says "State Bills of Rights"

State Legislatures Internet Links
Information gleaned from the home pages and websites of the fifty state legislatures, the District of Columbia and the Territories. You can select to view specific website content materials (such as, bills, press rooms, statutes) from all states, one state or a selected list of states."

Washington State Legal Resources

ALSO! (American Law Sources On-line )
Washington State law sources.

LawforWA.org
The mission of the lawforwa website is to give the people of Washington easy access to information on the law, the courts, the government, and civic rights and responsibilities

Legal WA.org
M R S C (Municipal Research & Services Center) Washington legal site including links to the Washington State Office of the Code Reviser, Washington State Bar Association, Washington State Supreme and Appellate Court Decisions, Revised Code of Washington (RCW), Washington Administrative Code (WAC), Washington State County and City Municipal Codes, and links to legal resources which can be searched for free.

Legislative District Lookup
Find your legislators and district by your address

Northwest Justice Project
Northwest Justice Project NJP has developed this web site to serve as a clearinghouse of legal self-help materials and tools that provide information about non criminal legal problems affecting low-income people in Washington state.

Sources of Free Legal Information on Washington State Law
From Marion Gould Gallagher Law Library at University of Washington. This list identifies free Internet sources of information on Washington State law, organized by subject. This page supplements the content available at LawforWA and Washington LawHelp. Guides on those sites are not duplicated here. Instead, this page links to additional web sources of information on Washington law not found on either of those sites.

Washington State Bar Association
Lawyer Directory, Find legal help, Job opportunities, Access to justice, MCLE website, Ethics Opinions, Bar leadership, Board of Governors, Committees, Diversity, Law students, Sections, Young lawyers, FAQ’s, WSBA store, Bar news, Events Calendar, Law links

Low-Moderate Income Legal Assistance

CLEAR-- Coordinated Legal Education, Advice and Referral system
CLEAR is Northwest Justice Project's toll-free telephone service for eligible low-income people to obtain free legal assistance with civil legal problems

Columbia Legal Services (CLS)
A not for profit organization employing lawyers and legal workers who provide legal assistance to low-income and special needs people and organizations in Washington.

Washington Law Help
Helping Low-Income People Find Solutions to Civil Legal Problems

Washington State Access to Justice "and Justice for all"
Washington State Bar Association’s (WSBA) find legal assistance, Pro Bono Committee, Legal community calendar, FAQ.

Washington State's Legal Services Provider Network
Legal Resources for Low-Income Residents: How You Can Help

Washington State Laws and Legislation

RCW - Revised Code of Washington
The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) is the compilation of all permanent laws now in force. It is a collection of Session Laws (enacted by the Legislature, and signed by the Governor, or enacted via the initiative process), arranged by topic, with amendments added and repealed laws removed. It does not include temporary laws such as appropriations acts. The official version of the RCW is published by the Statute Law Committee and the Code Reviser. The online version of the RCW is updated twice a year, once in the early fall following the legislative session, and again at the end of the year if a ballot measure that changes the law passed at the general election.

WAC - Washington Administrative Code
Regulations of executive branch agencies are issued by authority of statutes. Like legislation and the Constitution, regulations are a source of primary law in Washington State. The WAC codifies the regulations and arranges them by subject or agency. The online version of the WAC is updated twice a month.

Washington State Legislature
Legislature, Senate, House of Representatives, Find your legislator, Find your district, Bill Search, Visiting the legislature, Agendas, Schedules and Calendars, Bill information, Laws and Agency Rules, Legislative Committees, Legislative Agencies, Legislative Information Center, E-mail notifications (ListServ), Students’ Page, History of the State Legislature, Highlights, Visiting the State Capitol and links to outside the legislature: Congress, the Other Washington; TV Washington; Washington Courts; OFM Fiscal Note Website.

Washington State Legislature Laws and Agency Rules
Statutes (RCW, RCW Dispositions and Constitution), Agency Rules and Regulations (WAC, Washington State Register), Legislative procedural rules (House, Senate, Reed’s Parliamentary), Reference tables relating bills to laws, Research links.

Washington State Court Forms, Courts and Judiciary

Courts Directory

Washington Court Rules

Washington State Court Forms and instructions
Ending the marriage (divorce, dissolution, separation, etc.), Custody, Unmarried Parents, Parenting Plan, Child Support, Child Relocation, Adoption, Protective Orders, Juvenile Court forms, Financial (Bankruptcy, Garnishment, Order of Default, Small Claims), Criminal Law, General forms and Related links.

Washington State Supreme and Appellate Court Decisions
Municipal Research & Services Center site of Washington State Supreme and Appellate Court Decisions. By default, Supreme Court decisions prior to 1939 are NOT searched; you can search them by checking the box next to Supreme Court Territory Reports and Washington Reports. Washington Reports 1939 - July 1, 2005 - Advance Sheets, July 1, 2005 - Present - Slip Opinions Washington Appellate Reports 1969 - July 1, 2005 - Advance Sheets, July 1, 2005 - Present - Slip Opinions Supreme Court Territory Reports and Washington Reports 1854 - 1889 - Territory Reports, 1889 - 1939 - Washington Reports.

Washington State Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Opinions
Washington State Court Opinions: Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Slip Opinions are maintained on the Washington State Courts’ website for 90 days. Links to List of Opinions filed within the last 14 days; List of opinions filed within the last 90 days; Sign up for E-mail notification of new opinions. Opinions filed more than 90 days ago: Historical Washington case law from 1854 forward is available at www.legalWA.org. Note: The data at this site does not mirror the report of the opinions in the official reports of the Washington Supreme Court (Wn.2d) and the Court of Appeals (Wn. App.). The Washington official reports are the sole authoritative source of Washington judicial opinions. To ensure accuracy, all data at www.legalWA.org should be checked carefully against the opinion in the official reports, which can be found at all county law libraries in the state of Washington.

Revised 4/2/2008

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