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Business: Federal
Edgar Database (SEC)
The Securities & Exchange Commission's database of corporate
info filed by public companies, such as quarterly & annual reports, 10K or 10Q
filings, 13G ownership filings & much more.
Edgar Online
A first class friendly interface for public company info with
results display showing filings by form, date & further resources.
AltaVista (SEC)
For a quick link to a company's SEC filings, in search box type (sec
companyname). Then at top of results page, click on this Internet Keyword (sec
companyname).
Business: Search Companies
Company Sleuth
Offers daily updates of all news, stock performance, & postings
on investor bulletin boards. Allows you to track companies you specify by daily email
updates.
GoTo.com
Offers a quick search for commercial sites.
GTE SuperPages
Search yellow pages using almost any combination of business name,
category, street address, city, state, zip, or phone number.
Hoover's Online
Good place to start researching companies to find out info such as
size, location, financial details, history, & principal officers.
Cases: Federal
Supreme Court Opinions (FindLaw)
FindLaw's excellent searchable database of Supreme Court decisions
since 1893 to current. Browse by volume or year. Search by citation, party name or
full-text keyword. Cases hyperlinked.
Supreme Court
Opinions by Topic (LII at Cornell)
Legal Information Institute's Supreme Court opinions from May 1990
& 325 selected significant pre-1990 cases. This is the best site for very recent cases
or info on the current term such as court calendar & schedule of oral arguments.
Federal
Circuit Courts Opinions (FindLaw)
Opinions from the U.S. Courts of Appeal, 1st through 11th Circuits,
D.C. Circuit & Federal Circuit. Each court must be searched separately.
Federal
Circuit Courts Opinions (LII at Cornell)
Search all Circuit Courts of Appeal at once. Coverage varies
by circuit. Generally full coverage available beginning 1995.
Federal District Courts Opinions (FindLaw)
The federal trial courts. Only a few have begun to publish opinions,
but the number is increasing.
Federal Courts Map
(Emory)
Emory Law Library's Federal Courts Finder. Includes a searchable map
& links to Supreme Court & Circuit Courts opinions.
Federal Court
Rules (LLRX)
LLRX's gathering of links to federal, state & local court rules.
A joy to behold.
Bankruptcy Courts Opinions (FindLaw)
Only a few Federal Bankruptcy Courts have begun to publish their
decisions, but the number is increasing.
The Oyez Project (Northwestern)
U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia Database. Listen to actual recordings
of oral arguments before the Supreme Court. Hear historic voices from the past that send
chills down your spine.
Cases: State
Courts.net
A fine comprehensive site with links to both federal and state
courts, as well as other useful info.
Cases: California
California Cases &
Courts
Full text California Supreme Court & Courts of Appeal slip opinions for
the last 100 days. Offers court rules, forms, & court info.
California Cases (FindLaw)
Links to full text opinions of California Supreme Court & Courts of Appeal from
October 1996.
California
Cases: Federal Court of Appeals (9th Circuit)
FindLaw's Ninth Circuit Court opinions. Cases available from 1990. Browse by date. Search
by docket number, case name, party name or full text keyword.
California Cases: Federal District & Bankruptcy Courts
These sites allow access to orders, court calendars, local court rules,
local forms, court info, judge info, filing info & more.
U.S. District Court,
Northern District of California and Local Rules at
Stanford
U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Northern District of California
U.S. District Court,
Central District of California
U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Central District of California
U.S. District Court,
Eastern District of California
U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court,
Southern District of California
U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Southern District of California
Collections of Law
American
Law Sources Online (ALSO)
A fast easy to use compilation of links to
federal & state law, including court opinions & legislation. Offers links to
Canada & Mexico laws.
FindLaw
One of the most comprehensive free legal directories
available. Finely tuned legal subject categories are FindLaw's specialty. Includes
FindLaw's searchable database of hyperlinked U.S. Supreme Court opinions. Provides links
to state, federal, & international legal resources.
Jurisline
The hottest new resource on the block providing
free federal and state databases.
Lawoffice.com
Research legal issues by topic.
Legal
Information Institute (LII at Cornell)
One of the finest legal directories sponsored by
a major educational institution.
$ Lexis
One of the premier collections of legal
databases.
$ Loislaw
A strong competitor providing federal and state
resources.
$ Northern Light
A full service site offering federal government
resources, business resources, and full-text publications not found elsewhere.
$ VersusLaw
Another strong competitor providing federal and
state court opinions.
WashLaw Web
(Washburn)
The fastest niftiest legal index you will find.
Sponsored by Washburn University School of Law.
$ Westlaw
One of the premier collections of legal
databases.
World Wide Web Virtual Law Library
Another spectacular collection of law related
websites hosted by a major educational institution & maintained by institutions around
the world, each administering a different subject.
Collections: State
State Firearms
Laws
NRA Institute's site. Offers links to state
firearms laws.
Topical
State Search (NASIRE)
Capability for topic search of state sites.
Provided by the National Association of State Information Resource Executives.
Collections: California
FindLaw California
Nicely organized directory of all things legal in California.
$ Jurisearch
An extremely affordable and easy to use database
of California law.
Computers &
Technology
AntiVirus Resources
Good place for info on computer viruses
including virus alerts, attacks, recovery & anti-virus software.
CIAC Virus
Database (DOE)
Computer Incident Advisory Capability. Premier
government site (Dept. of Energy) for virus, anti-virus & hoax info. Sadly, this site
is no longer being maintained for current info but is still a good place for virus
descriptions & links to other networked virus databases.
Computer Viruses
A concise & informative site with links to
major anti-virus sites.
International
Computer Security Association
Good site to find out if the virus alert you
just received in your email is a hoax or the real thing. This lab offers hoax alert info.
Netiquette
A good intro to learning net etiquette. Also
known as the rules of the road.
Wired News
Online version of Wired. Keep up with technology
in the news
Foreign & International International
& Foreign Law Page International Supreme Court Decisions Government: Federal
Census Bureau
Your source for social, demographic & economic info.
CIA 1999 World Factbook
1999 edition of the CIA World Factbook. A rich source of political,
geographical & other factual info on the countries of the world.
FedWorld (Dept. of Commerce)
A killer site for finding federal resources. Search extensive collection of federal
databases by keyword. A comprehensive central access point for searching, locating,
ordering & acquiring government & business info.
Government Agencies
(Library of Congress)
Links to White House, Executive & Federal Agencies.
Government Printing Office
Official site for disseminating government documents.
GPO Access (Purdue)
Government Printing Office access via Thor, a first rate educational site. Search a wealth
of GPO databases including U.S. Budgets, Campaign Reform Hearings, Weekly Presidential
Documents, & much more.
Library of Congress
A premier research site. Extensive databases available for searching.
Search the catalog of the Library of Congress.
National Archives & Records Administration (NARA)
Access to historical & current government records. The Research Room
includes links to NARA Archival Information Locator (NAIL) & a future online catalog
of thousands of government documents in digital format.
Government: State & Local
Municipal Code Corporation
A first class reference on municipal law. Go to Codes: Municipal
Codes listed by state for the remarkable ability to search multiple databases within each
state for various cities.
Municipal Codes Online
(Seattle Public Library)
A fine site organizing municipal codes online for quick & easy
retrieval.
Government: California
California
Government
Includes California history, culture, travel & doing business, as well
as links to California's government, agencies & laws.
Vital Records
Order certified copies of vital records.
Government: San Diego
City of San Diego
Comprehensive guide to San Diego media, maps, government, recreation
& much more.
County of San Diego
Find elected officials, court officials, & online services
including recent property sales, booking log, arrest warrants, who is in jail, defaulted
property tax sales, rental assistance & more.
San
Diego Municipal Code
City of San Diego, City Clerk's Office. Good search site for San
Diego Municipal Code. Search by table of contents or search form.
Journals:University Law Review Project
Libraries: National & International
Library of Congress
The new Library of Congress Online Catalog is a
database of approximately 12 million records representing books, serials, computer files,
manuscripts, cartographic materials & much more.
Libraries: California
Boalt Hall Law
Library
Search Lawcat, the University of California's Boalt Hall Law Library
Catalog.
California
Digital Library
Brave new world of internet access to libraries.
Extensive collection of digital resources, including electronic journals, databases,
reference texts & archival finding aids. Full text search by keyword or browse.
Los Angeles County Law Library
Search the enormous collection of legal resources available from the
L.A. County Law Library, including a large collection of briefs from the U.S. Supreme
Court, Ninth Circuit, & California Appellate Courts.
University of California's Online Catalog (Melvyl)
Search all the university libraries in the UC system. Web or telnet
access to library catalogs.
Libraries: San Diego
San Diego County PublicLaw Library
Nice source of info about your local public law
library. An alphabetical list of law journals, reviews & periodicals held in the Main
Library is available online. The library catalog is not yet available online.
San Diego Public Library
(City)
Web access to library catalog.
San Diego State University
Web access to SDSU's library catalog, the PAC.
University of San Diego, Legal Research Center
Web access to USD Law School's fine collection of legal materials
using SALLY, the USD Libraries' Online Catalog, which includes the holdings of Copley
Library, the Legal Research Center, & Media Services.
News: National & World
ABCNEWS (Breaking News)
Offers a wide range of news updates throughout the
day.
The Christian Science Monitor
Electronic Edition
Excellent in-depth coverage of U.S. & world news. A very hard
crossword puzzle for those addicted to such things.
CBS
MarketWatch (Business News)
Investor oriented business news updated throughout the day. Special
interest sections include legal issues, tech stocks & international business &
commentary.
CNN Interactive (Breaking News)
A significant contender in fast news.
Dowjones.com
Dow Jones portal for obtaining news & other info about companies
& industries. News sources include PR Newswire, Business Wire, Dow Jones & WSJ
business news stories published during the past 30 days.
Moreover.com
A collection of current news from 1500 sources in more than 150
categories.
Quicken.com
Offers current financial & market news.
$ Wall Street Journal
Interactive
In-depth news coverage updated 24 hours a day.
News: California
$ Cal Law
Complete daily briefing for California lawyers & their clients,
including daily full text California & Ninth Circuit appellate court opinions, news,
analyses, professional directories & more.
News: San Diego
San Diego Daily Transcript
Simply one of the best San Diego law websites. The
Source is the online version of the business newspaper, SDDT. The Law & Government
Resources include jury verdicts, bankruptcy filings, and judges by court.
SignOn San Diego (UT)
SignOn San Diego is the online version of the San Diego
Union-Tribune.
Zoom (San Diego Arts &
Entertainment)
Paralegal Students! Don't go here. You don't have time! For
everybody else, this is a great source of current listings of San Diego movies, plays,
music & dance performances & much more.
Paralegal Resources:
National
American Bar Association
(ABA)
National association for lawyers. Provides info for the general public
including legal assistance & consumer publications.
Attorney
& Legal Profession Directory
Comprehensive law related directory.
Law Student & PreLaw Center
(Hieros Gamos)
Want to go to law school? Start here. Includes law school listings with
basic info for every law school on earth.
National Association of Legal
Assistants
Lots of paralegal-related info here for members & nonmembers.
National Federation of
Paralegal Associations
A comprehensive site for paralegal info including a nice concise page of
legal resources for research.
Paralegal
Education Program Directory
Directory of paralegal education programs. Search by state.
Paralegal Resources: California
California Association of
Independent Paralegals
Members must be in the business of providing self-help services without the
supervision of a lawyer & be domiciled in California.
The State Bar of California
The organization of California State lawyers. This site includes
acces to info about attorney members.
Paralegal Resources: San Diego
Paralegal Studies
Department of Cuyamaca College
Certificate program of study.
San
Diego Association of Legal Assistants
Important local info for paralegals including activities, calendar of
events, resources, job info & more.
Search Engines: General
AltaVista
A powerful general purpose search engine that allows searching in 25
languages. The display of results tells you the URL, file size, page date, language, &
a short summary of each site. Default searching is alternative.
Dogpile
A metasearch engine that allows you to choose specific types of sites to be
searched, such as the Web, Newswire Services, Usenet, & FTP. Results are organized a
bit strangely, according to the search engine that found the sites. The display of results
tells you the URL, page date, & a short summary of each site. Default searching is
alternative.
Excite
A broad general purpose search engine that allows you to sort results by
site or by relevancy. The display of results tells you the URL, relevancy score, & a
short summary of each site. Default searching is alternative.
HotBot
An absolutely first-class search interface which guarantees relevant
results every time (if they're out there). Allows restricting searches to specified time
periods. The display of results tells you the URL, relevancy score, & a short summary
of each site. Default searching is inclusive.
Inference Find
A metasearch engine that is fast, intelligent & succinct. Results are
organized quite differently but effectively by clustering the sites retrieved into neat
understandable groupings. The display of results is all on one page (no clicking to the
next 10 hits) & tells you the name of the site only, but in the context of its
placement in a group you can quickly see which documents are relevant & which are
irrelevant. Default searching is alternative.
Infoseek
A comprehensive general purpose search engine that allows you to define the
types of sites to be searched, such as the Web, Topics, News, Companies, & Newsgroups.
Offers an advanced search form & an optional feature that filters out adult content
material. The display of results tells you the URL, relevancy score, file size, page date,
& summary. Default searching is alternative.
Lycos
One of the oldies as far as search engines go. Pro Search feature allows
you to look for specific content, such as graphics, music files, books, & newsgroups.
Offers an optional feature that screens out adult content material. The display of results
tells you the URL & an abstract of each site. Default searching is inclusive.
Northern Light
This is a search engine with a difference. In addition to the expected
searchability of free web info, Northern Light can also search a "Special
Collection" of over 5000 fee-based journals, publications, periodicals, &
databases. You pay only for what you read from $1.00 to $4.00 per viewed article.
WebCrawler
A nifty general purpose search engine with specialized channel searching
such as Email Lookup, People Finder, & Chat Now. The display of results tells you the
URL, relevancy score, & summary. Default searching is alternative.
Yahoo
The most popular search engine on the web, & with good reason. Finely
tuned subject categories are Yahoo's specialty. The display of results highlights your
search terms & tells you the URL & summary of each site. Default searching is
alternative.
Search Listservs & Newsgroups
Deja.com
A powerful tool for searching Newsgroups.
Law Lists (University of Chicago Law School)
Premier site for legal listservs. Searchable by keyword or alphabetically.
The Legal
Domain Network (Villanova & Chicago-Kent)
A sophisticated site for law related Usenet discussion groups & mailing
lists. Available as a newsfeed connected to your domain.
OneList
A fast easy search engine for mailing lists.
Supreme
Court Daily Summaries (LII at Cornell)
A free current awareness service by email which distributes U.S. Supreme
Court decisions in bulletin format within hours after their release. Check here to
subscribe.
Tile.Net/Lists
The premier search engine for exploring listservs & newsgroups. Lists
are listed by name, description, & domain.
Search for People
AnyWho
AT&T's searchable nationwide telephone book. It
contains white pages listings for people, business listings, a reverse phone number lookup
and a Web directory.
555-1212.com
A directory that wants to run with the big guys.
Useful reverse lookups by phone number, address, email address & fax number. Offers a
comprehensive area code database.
Lycos' WhoWhere
People Finder
Search for email addresses or telephone numbers by
name
The Stalker's Home Page
Everything you ought to know about electronic stalking
& privacy issues.
Social
Security Death Index
The American Book of the Dead. Search over 60
million names. Records updated monthly. The display of results includes dates of birth
& death, last residence, last benefits, social security number & date of issue.
WebCrawler
Features an email lookup, a reverse telephone
lookup, a people finder & an amazing thing called a Search Voyeur which allows you to
view live online search requests of other users.
Yahoo! People Search
Search for email addresses or telephone numbers by
name.
Statutes, Legislation & Regulations: Federal
U.S.
Constitution (Findlaw)
U.S. Constitution with hyperlink annotations of cases
decided by the Supreme Court.
U.S. Code
Unannotated (HR)
The U.S. Code is a codification by subject matter of the general
& permanent laws of the United States. Titles 1-19 currently up-to-date through
January 5, 1999. Titles 20-50 currently up-to-date through January 26, 1998.
Code of Federal
Regulations (GPO)
Federal regulations issued by executive & federal agencies.
Search by keyword, title, volume or citation. The CFR is divided into 50 titles which
represent broad areas subject to federal regulation.
Code of Federal Regulations (LII
at Cornell)
Detailed table of contents & other helpful features. Find by
title & section citation.
Congressional Record Filter (UNC)
Search the Congressional Record back to 1989. A free service project
by the University of North Carolina to help you monitor & keep current in your areas
of interest.
The Declaration of
Independence (Thomas)
Action of Second Continental Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous
Declaration of the thirteen United States of America.
Legislation
(GPO Gate)
Recently enacted public laws. Search by keyword full text public laws of
the 104th, 105th, & 106th Congress.
Legislation & Bill
Tracking (Thomas)
U.S. Congress on the Internet. Premier government site. Offers access to
major legislation & bill tracking, Congressional Record, & Congress this Week.
U.S.
Legislative Branch
A comprehensive source of information about Congress, its workings,
its members & legislation.
Office of the Federal Register
GPO access to Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, Privacy
Act Issues, Public Laws, U.S. Government Manual, Presidential Documents & more.
Statutes,
Legislation & Regulations: State
State Legislatures
Provides links to the Internet sites of the state legislatures &
legislators. Provided by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Statutes,
Legislation & Regulations: California
California Bills
Full text of bills, resolutions, constitutional amendments, analyses
& veto messages available from 1993-94 session to current session of 1999-2000. Both
Senate & Assembly bills searchable by bill number, author, & keyword.
California Codes (codified
laws)
California Law consists of 29 unannotated Codes, covering various
subject areas, the State Constitution & Statutes. Search by code, keyword, &
statute (as passed chronologically by state legislature.
California Code of Regulations
(administrative law)
A compilation of the thousands of laws written by state agencies.
Search by state agency, table of contents & search forms. Read the "How To
Use" section for max efficiency in searching.
California
Constitution
Search Articles of California State Constitution by keyword or table
of contents.
California Senate
Comprehensive source of info about the Senate & its workings,
including daily updates on bill status, text, analyses, votes & more.
California State
Assembly
Great info about the people & workings of the legislature.
California Statutes
California statutes are chaptered bills passed into law. Available
from 1993 to current.
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| Updated 01/12/01 |