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Federal Register

The US Federal Register is available from 1936 onwards on the GovInfo website. The issues are listed by date and there is a search facility. The Federal Register is the official daily publication for US federal rules, proposed rules, notices issued by federal agencies, presidential executive orders and other presidential documents. The website is provided by the US Government Publishing Office (GPO).

California Code of Regulations

This site from Westlaw provides free access to an unannotated version of the California Code of Regulations. The content is provided by the State of California Office of Administrative Law. The site contains the text of the regulations that have been formally adopted by state agencies, reviewed and approved by the Office of Administrative Law, and filed with the Secretary of State. The site provides an Agency list, table of contents and search engine which can be searched by keyword or title and section numbers of the specific regulation.

American Society of Comparative Law

The American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL) promotes the study of foreign and comparative law in the United States. It publishes the American Journal of Comparative Law and organises events and meetings. The ASCL website provides a seardchable index to the Journal from 1952 to 2006. Details of recent conferences and meetings are available under "Programs". The site also outlines the Society's research opportunities and interests. A Links feature gives access to selected resources on international and comparative law.

Famous Trials

Website compiled by Doug Linder, Professor of Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School, for educational and non-commercial purposes. Provides materials relating to famous trials, mostly American, ranging in date from the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692, to the Clinton Impeachment Trial of 1999. World trials are also featured e.g. the trials of Socrates and Galileo and the Nuremburg Trials.

All Law

An American portal to legal materials on the Internet created by AIS, Attorney Internet Services. The site offers links to US federal and state resources and international law resources via listings and structured search forms. Links to legal organisations and a topics index are available. The site also features a compilation of links to legal forms, a state attorney database, law school listing, and list of legal support service vendors.

LawGuru

Website of LawGuru, a US legal resource site maintained and operated by WebSiteBroker, Inc. a California corporation. The site includes a message board where members of the public can post legal questions that will be answered by a lawyer. A database of these questions and answers can be searched by keyword or browsed by subject. A large number of legal forms can be purchased on the site. There is also a LawGuru wiki giving definitions of legal terms and a collection of short legal articles.

Pennsylvania legal research websites

Website developed by Duquesne University Law Library in Pittsburg, USA providing a collection of links to Pennsylvania legal research sites. The service is aimed at scholars, lawyers and other users carrying out Pennsylvania legal research. Links are given to government and legislation sites, general Pennsylvania legal sites, law schools, legal journals, courts and case law, court rules, statutory law, professional associations, news sources, county information and legal subjects.

Administrative Law Review

The Administrative Law Review is published four times annually by the students of the Washington College of Law in conjunction with the American Bar Association's Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice. The ALR strives to develop legal research and writing skills of students while publishing articles that serve both practitioners and academicians. Each issue contains articles by practising lawyers, judges, and academicians considering legal theory and practice from a US perspective. The ALR also contains student comments and casenotes on administrative law issues.

William and Mary Law Review

Web pages for the William and Mary Law Review (ISSN: 0043-5589), edited by students and staff at the William and Mary School of Law at Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. The journal began publication in 1957 and is currently published six times a year. Articles written by academics, students and practitioners cover a wide range of legal and public issues. The website provides tables of contents from Volume 36 (1994-1995) onwards, together with full text of articles in the current volume.

Harvard Blackletter Law Journal

The Harvard Blackletter Law Journal (ISSN:0897-2761), is published annually by students at Harvard Law School, with the assistance of a faculty advisory board. The journal aims to disseminate legal literature, thought and ideas which have direct impact on theAfrican American and other minority communities, by questioning traditional constitutionalism and promoting civil rights, especially issues of law and race, gender, class and sexuality.

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