Law

See also Criminal Justice & Law databases and the Criminal Justice, Government and Nebraska Law websites.

General Sites

• FindLaw - Comprehensive site with links to federal, state, and international cases, codes, forms, law reviews, legal news and more.
• GovEngine.com - Federal, state and local government and court resources on the Internet.
• Justia.com - Free access to legal resources.

Constitution of the United States

• The Constitution of the United States - Includes images of the original document.

Dictionaries

• Legal Dictionary - From FindLaw.
• Nolo's Free Dictionary of Law Terms and Legal Definitions - Legal definitions from A-Z.

Federal Case Law Reporters

• North Western Reporter - Appellate court case decisions for Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Federal Courts

• Supreme Court of the United States - Official website with information about the Court, docket, oral arguments, Court rules and more.
• The Federal Court Locator - Links to Federal Courts of Appeals, District Courts and other Federal courts.

Legal Citations

• How to Read a Legal Citation (PDF) - by Andrea Cotton, OPE电子竞技官网 South Omaha Library.

Professional Organizations

• The American Bar Association - Professional organization for lawyers, law school educators, legal assistants, etc.
• Nebraska Bar Association - A professional association of lawyers and judges dedicated to improving the administration of justice in Nebraska. Also provides free access to Nebraska Lawyer.
• NFPA - National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc. - Information on professional issues, legal research, career center and more.

United States Code

• United States Code (Office of the Federal Law Revision Counsel) - Search, browse, background information, etc.
• United States Code (GPO) - Another search interface.

United States Congress

• Congress.gov - Search Congressional bills, laws, the Congressional Record, etc.
• GovInfo - Search federal publications including those of the U.S. Congress.
• Learn About the Legislative Process - How our laws are made.