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Legal Research Links picture of librarian saying, "Shh!" Updated August 30, 2006
 

These research links take you to useful sites for legal and other research on the World Wide Web.

bulletArkansas
bulletOther states
bulletFederal
bulletGeneral
bulletInternational
bullet Internet key word search (Google)

Arkansas

bulletUALR Bowen School of Law Library -- check our card catalog and links to many useful research sites
bulletArkansas Constitution -- full text of the Constitution of 1874 (yes, that's the current one)
bulletArkansas Court Rules -- civil procedure, criminal procedure, evidence, appeals -- all rules, full-text
bulletArkansas Code -- online searching of Arkansas statutory law
bulletArkansas Legislation -- search bills, acts of the Arkansas General Assembly
bulletOpinions of the Arkansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals -- searchable by keyword, 1994-present
bulletOpinions of the Arkansas Attorney General, plus other info from the AG's office
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Other States

bulletNational Center for State Courts links you to every state court on the Internet

Federal

bulletAdministrative Office of the Courts
bulletCode of Federal Regulations
bulletFederal Rules of Evidence 
bulletInteractive map of federal courts, with links
bulletUnited States Code
bullet United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (links to judicial opinions, court rules, oral argument recordings)
bullet Bankruptcy Court for Eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas (links to general orders, opinions, local rules)
bullet Eastern District of Arkansas (links to general orders of the court, local rules, model jury instructions, 8th Circuit sentencing guidelines)
bullet Western District of Arkansas (links to local rules, civil discovery guidelines, forms)

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General

bulletVisit LLRX.com's Court Rules, Forms, and Dockets page for links to over 700 sources for state and federal court rules, forms and dockets
bulletLaw Library Resource Xchange lets you compare the features of Shepard's and Keycite
bulletA Guide to the U.S. Federal Legal System: Web-Based Publicly Accessible Sources
bulletFindLaw (uses LawCrawler legal search engine)
bulletThe Internet Lawyer Library -- annotated legal research links 
bulletInternet Legal Resource Guide has links to over 3000 legal web sites
bulletLawRunner: A Legal Research Tool -- a good general search engine
bulletLegal Research Using the Internet -- good advice from U of Chicago's law librarian
bulletLEXIS (requires password)
bulletLOIS (requires password)
bulletMeta-Index for U.S. Legal Research -- directory of legal research web sites
bulletMartindale-Hubbell Directory -- find lawyers and law firms throughout the U.S.
bulletProcess of Legal Research -- great flowchart from Ole Miss
bulletShepard's on-line has an interactive tutorial to help you learn the quickest way to update your authorities.
bulletTHOMAS - U.S. Congress -- keep track of pending legislation
bulletVersusLaw (free to law students and members of the Arkansas Bar Association)
bulletThe Virtual Chase: A Research Site for Legal Professionals -- wise advice and useful links from a law firm librarian
bulletWestlaw (requires password)
bulletWest's Legal Directory -- find lawyers, judges, academics

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International

bulletInternet Chinese Legal Research Center has legal resources and legal research links to mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
bulletLinks to legal research web pages for nations all around the globe, from ILRG
bulletLex Mercatoria provides links for international trade law, plus treaties, conventions, model laws
bulletPortal to Legal Resource Links in the United Kingdom and Ireland
 

Internet key word searches

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