This site supports the advocacy of people with disabilities, specifically related to mental health. It provides legal and policy resources,
addressing health care, education, housing, federal benefits, insurance and employment. It covers resources for children as well as the
elderly.

It's the time of the year when it would be nice to have a crystal ball. Well, some say that this site is just about as good, if it's the economy
you're interested in predicting.

The National Cancer Institute has launched a new web site with improved accessibiliity for people with visual impairments that allows visitors
to chart cancer mortality statistics nationwide using interactive maps. The maps can be used to determine which regions have higher or lower
cancer rates. Statistics for various types of cancers can be viewed by region as well as by age group and gender.

This is a great portal site and was recommended by an attorney, even though it isn't directly related to the law. Right from the home page, you can access a number of well-organized, quality business links to research, news, and services.

This oddly named web site catalogs cease and desist notices and presents analyses of their claims to help recipients resist "the chilling of
legitimate activities" (as well as understand when their activities are unlawful). In addition you will find legal backgrounders, news items, and
pointers to statutes and caselaw. Periodic "weather reports" sum up the legal climate for online activity.

The City Solicitors and Town Counsel Association (CSTCA) is the oldest and largest bar association in Massachusetts dedicated to the practice
of municipal law. CSTCA's new web site has news, an extensive selection of links (organized by topic), public documents, and a list of city
and town attorneys.

Thinking about doing some shopping online? This site from Consumers Union, the publishers who brought you the Consumer Reports
magazine, offers this site "to build trust on the Web and provide consumer protection."

We chose this link from the Courtroom Television Network to provide some summer reading (crime fiction) but also crime news from around the world,
and reports on forensics and criminal profiling.

Cybercemetery is the result of a partnership between the University of North Texas Libraries and the U.S. Government Printing Office, a
"content partner" in the Federal Depository Library Program Content Partnerships Program. The goal of the program is to provide permanent
public access to the web sites and publications of defunct U.S. government agencies and commissions.

This government site is the product of the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section(CCIPS) of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice. Not only will you find news and updates on cybercrime, but also links to the related laws, to legal and policy issues, and to
cases.

These online summaries are an excellent way to learn about a variety of critical business topics. They provide a high-level overview with
definitions of basic acronyms and links to other resources, so you can talk intelligently about voice-over-IP, wireless, etc.

Through the Dept. of International Law, the OAS "plays a central role in the harmonization and codification of private international law in the
Western Hemisphere". This site outlines the mission of the Dept., contains Inter-American agreements and treaties and links back to the
OAS site.

According to the "About" page on this site, it is "the most comprehensive collection available of significant primary documents central to US
foreign and military policy since 1945." Nearly 40,000 declassified documents are included in the database. The National Security Archive is a
non-profit research institute and library in Washington, D.C., which provides public access to declassified government documents obtained
through use of the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Earthjustice is a nonprofit law firm for the environment, representing—without charge—hundreds of public interest clients, large and small. This web site is a great resource for tracking a wide variety
of environmental issues and the laws related to them. There is a link to the docket for each area of concern and descriptions of highlighted
cases.

This content-rich site provides news, research, and suggestions for getting involved to protect the species and curb global warming.

This web site from the Environmental Protection Agency can be used to determine environmental law violations, enforcement actions and
penalties, and the occurrence of compliance inspections by the EPA or state and local governments. You can do a quick search by zip code or
search by ID or type of data.

Established in 1978, this independent agency is "responsible for administering the labor-management relations program for 1.9 million
Federal employees world-wide." The FLRA's site lists the statutes and regulations under which the authority is governed, as well as recent
cases decided by the Authority. It is also a good place to locate local Authority offices and catch up on FLRA news.

GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of information products
produced by the Federal Government. This re-launch was accomplished as a result of feedback from users, through surveys, usability
studies, focus groups, etc..

The Harvard Law School Forum was founded in 1946 and dedicated itself to inviting noteworthy individuals from all fields of endeavor to the
Harvard Law School. This site not only serves as a bulletin board for upcoming and recent Forum events, but is an important historical
resource consisting of some 400 html pages, over 100 photos, and over 100 hours of streaming audio recordings; voices from the past
include Eleanor Roosevelt, Jimmy Hoffa, Martin Luther King, Timothy Leary, Ralph Nader, amongst others.

Links to Current and Archived Volumes of the Law and History Review Journal. Site has a large number of articles, forums and book reviews.
Social Law has this title in the print collection at the library.

Are you a fan of "blogs"? This legal blog describes itself as "the Web's first blog devoted to appellate litigation." You may not agree with the
opinons expressed but there is a wealth of information and useful links to topically related sites.

The ERI has made available on their site a comprehensive data collection that covers human resources codes and laws in both the U.S. and
Canada.

The International Court of Arbitration was established in 1923 and has administered more than 11,000 international arbitration cases,
involving parties and arbitrators from over 100 countries and from a diversity of legal, economic, cultural and linguistic backgrounds. The
present ICC Rules of Arbitration came into effect in 1998 and constituted the first major revision of the Rules in more than 20 years.
Although the Rules have been especially designed for arbitrations in an international context, they may also be used for non-international
cases.

Another IP site...this site provides access to intellectual property data collections hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organization.
These collections include PCT (Patents), Madrid (Trademarks), Hague (Industrial Designs), Article 6ter (State Emblems, Official Hallmarks,
and Emblems of Intergovernmental Organizations) and others. Good for finding a European patent or patent application.

This site not only collects and presents "best practices" in areas related to disability and accessibility issues but presents them in a manner
that is accessible to the widest user audience. It also addresses the legal issues around accessibility of Electronic and Information
Technology as laws and policies appear that mandate that web pages be accessible to people with disabilities (in particular U. S. Section
508).

This is an interesting one, both historically and legally. If you have been surfing the web for years like some of us, you may occasionally
wonder, "Where do old web sites go?" This site answers that question. And from the legal perspective, it might be a good way to track down
information that was on the web but is no more. (Please, do not look up www.socialaw.com in the Wayback Machine.)

IOMA, the Institute of Management and Administration, publishes a broad range of high quality information products for business
professionals. This site provides access to IOMA's Management Library, a repository of IOMA's materials from over 50 business newsletters
that also contains Reference Guides and Manuals aimed at helping users to cut costs, increase revenue, and boost employee morale. There
are discussion boards for posting questions, well-organized business links and links to management events. An excellent business resource!

This week we have another cyberlaw web site. This is a sole practitioner's site that covers the gamut of cyberlaw, from domain name disputes
and trademark infringement to spam laws and COPPA violations. It has links to articles and related sites as well.

This page is a great reference tool, providing a single access point to a dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, world atlas, quotations,
acronyms and more. It's simple and fast. So when your doctor says you suffer from OCD, you'll know where to look it up.

This site from the Institute of Industrial Relations Library describes itself as "a one-stop public on-line clearinghouse for cataloged and
digitized complete text of union contracts." Documents are available in PDF and can be searched by state, union, or occupation. Unions are
encouraged to make contracts available on the site.

This site is the virtual home of the newly formed Law Clerks' Society, comprised of those who have served, or who currently serve, as law
clerks to the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court. Current and former Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court are also honorary members of
the Society. If you are a former clerk and would like to be kept posted about Society events and developments, you can sign up on the site.

The Vault is a job search site providing "insider company information, advice, and career management services." The law firm rankings are
based on a survey of nearly 12,000 associates at more than 100 major law firms who were asked to rank 148 law firms.

Since 1994, the Scout Project has focused on developing better tools and services for finding, filtering, and presenting online information
and metadata.

This is a great portal site...everything LAW from legal research links to verdicts/settlements to court reporters. The site is divided into two
general areas, one for the public, the other for professionals.

Designed by a busy lawyer for busy lawyers. LawyerExpress is organized into four sections: news, resources, office tools and breaktime. Once
registered, you can customize the home page to fit your needs, adding or deleting links.

Massachusetts’ sole lawyer assistance program, dedicated exclusively to helping with the many personal and professional issues of life in the law, has a new web site. Since 1978, LCL has been the only confidential counseling and referral resource for Massachusetts law students, lawyers and judges and their families. LCL provides assistance with problems such as career and family difficulties, depression, and stress, as well as alcoholism, substance abuse, gambling and all other forms of addiction. All LCL services are free and confidential.

Library Lawline allows users to chat with legal reference librarians, in real time, over the web. Our librarians can help you
use books in your library or with resources on the internet. The service is a collaborative project of 19 NELLCO member
libraries.

This site developed by the Library of Congress is described as "an annotated guide to sources of information on government and law
available online." The selected sources include sites offering the full texts of laws, regulations, and court decisions, along with commentary
from lawyers writing primarily for other lawyers.

Visit this National Geographic web site and search for nearly any place on Earth, viewing it by population, climate, and much more. You can
also find antique maps, country facts, or plan an outdoor adventure with trail maps.

The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans (MAHP) is a non-profit organization committed to promoting the development and value of
health plans in Massachusetts.

If you are a Massachusetts attorney doing real estate work, this site is an excellent resource. The content is divided into 3 areas: for the
general public, attorneys, and members only. Although the bulk of the content is in the Members area, there is useful information in the
other areas of the site, like the newsletter and resource links. Of course, if you are an attorney specializing in real estate, membership in
this organization is "a must," and access to the members' area of the site is a major benefit, including access to MCA's Handbook of Title,
Practice and Ethical Standards and Forms, Land Court Guidelines on Registered Land (and Land Court Forms), MCA's Guide to the Registries
of Deeds, and Guide to Title Examination.

This site has everything you would ever need to know about Massachusetts libraries, including catalogs, locations, and library services. (Note: you will find Social Law Library under the
category of "Special" libraries.)

This site, the Massachusetts Business and Economic Development Reference Services, was developed as a digital library by business
librarians at UMass Amherst and provides several tools to assist you in identifying and retrieving business information. It is an excellent database of resources as well as a directory to guide you to other places and people for further assistance.

This week we have a fun challenge for you. Check out this new search engine and see if it might be the next Google. At the least it is a
useful meta search engine that classifies information and organizes the results that it returns. Try it...you might like it.

The National Center for Preventive Law ("NCPL") is "dedicated to preventing legal risks from becoming legal problems." The NCPL was
founded in 1986 and is housed at California Western School of Law. This site provides both primary sources as well as links to secondary
sources of information on the topic of preventive law.

The mission of this site, which covers all New England states, is "to ensure excellence in juvenile defense and promote justice for all
children." Features include links to legislative information, comparative analyses of the juvenile systems for the six New England states, and
related links and articles.

The web site for the world's first interactive museum of news celebrates the First Amendment and "the vital role that a free press plays in a
free society." Highlights include today's front pages (headlines from more than 200 U.S. and international newspaper front pages) plus
exhibits on the War in Iraq, Pulitzer prize-winning photos, the Kennedy assassination and more.

The Harvard Law School Library has just launched a new web site devoted to "analysis and digitization of documents relating to the
Nuremberg Trials." These documents, which include trial transcripts, briefs, document books, evidence files, and other papers, are
particularly relevant in light of current international tribunals involving war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The primary purpose of this site is to provide "the most timely and efficient dissemination of the decisions of the two appellate courts." It
also features information about the Reporter's duties, the office's operation, its history, a table of Reporters of Decisions, daily slip opinions,
and free slip notification by email.

This page contains links to authoritative, in-depth information about the nations of the world selected by Library of Congress staff. Although
not a comprehensive list of countries today, the goal is to have all countries represented in the future.

This site describes itself as "a global information resource on consumers, commerce, and data protection worldwide." It provides links to laws and codes, studies, legal
analyses, and news.

Just the facts, please...the tagline for this site is "the single best source for facts on the Net." It would be difficult to find another page on
the web that has so many useful links on one page and so well-organized.

Looking for information on a medication but don't have the Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR)? Try this web site founded and maintained by
a licensed pharmacist.

For those of you who are alarmed by reports of yet another computer security threat in the form of the Sasser worm, here is a site that
"provides objective, timely and comprehensive security information." This site has it all: articles, news, security bug tracking, advisories, and
a library. Although the site was acquired by Symantec a while back, it maintains an objective approach to reporting and advice. (Check out
the article on protecting road warriors.)

The latest of our research guides brings together a selection of representative titles from our collection focusing on the business side of
health care rather than medical malpractice. Please note that the call number for each title is linked to the title's entry in the Social Law
Library catalog, facilitating ordering the title or arranging to get it via document delivery.

This online archive provides important insight into the history of slavery. The St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project consists of
some 280 legal documents filed between 1814 and 1860 and includes images of original handwritten documents in which black men,
women, and children petitioned the courts for freedom as well as a short multimedia overview (requires Macromedia Flash).

The mission of this site is to inquire, investigate, research and report on interesting, odd and unusual developments in the securities
markets in the belief that such information will enable visitors to assess and address the existence of scams, schemes and scandals in the
investment community. They focus on public companies (as well as those who may be seeking to go public) and various brokerage firms
and stock promoters, both large and small.

This site provides a wealth of information about various tax issues including, employee stock options, estate planning, foreign tax payers, &
tax scams. Visit the hot topics section for monthly articles.

Do you ever need to make international phone calls but find yourself frustrated trying to figure out which numbers you need to string
together to actually reach your party? If so, this telephone search engine is for you. It's also great if you're travelling and have the
additional problem of figuring out the numbers to call from a foreign country. Plus you will find lots of other useful travel information on this
site, like the location of embassies, voltages, etc.

This nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization conducts investigative research and reports on public policy issues in the United States
and around the world. The Center recently won the first George Polk Award for Internet Reporting, which reflects the quality of the web site
content. This site is informative, well-organized, and comprehensive.

This site, managed by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), will help you locate information not only in NCSC's extensive holdings,
but also on a multitude of court and court-related Web sites. Try using their search engine for Massachusetts-related court information.

The foundation provides information to the public about the issues in state and federal anti-crime proposals. This site has a number of links
to useful online resources in the criminal justice area.

It's not often that we have a chance to glimpse the future. This web site (designed and hosted by Social Law) is a crystal ball to show our
members and the public our new facilities in what will be the fully renovated and restored Old Suffolk County Courthouse. It also provides a
view of the history of the building and its occupants, and is the place to look for progress reports on the status of the renovation
today...Past, present and future.

This association, founded in 1964, brings together scholars from many fields and countries, interested in the place of law in social, political,
economic and cultural life. The web site includes a WebBoard where people can exchange ideas, and links to related sites.

Non-profit research and educational institution which seeks to develop the legal infrastructure necessary to facilitate the movement of goods,
services and investment capital in the Western Hemisphere. Has access to current information on these issues.

A non-profit organization of legal professionals whose members enforce the ethics rules that regulate the professional conduct of lawyers
who practice in the United States, Canada & Australia. Site has a number of interesting cases and FAQs.

PDF Version of The National Strategy For Homeland Security. Site details the Critical Mission Areas and the Foundations of this office, as well
as outlining security priorities of the future.

This site, designed and hosted by Social Law Library, has a wealth of useful information and resources for attorneys. Looking for information
on bar admissions? Need application forms? This site has it all, including the Single Justice Calendar

From the law offices of Martin Schwimmer comes this blog dealing with the latest and greatest on trademark issues. It's a good way to keep
abreast of trademark news and developments from someone who has been hailed by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine as "one of the
best trademark lawyers in the United States."

The web site of this national, public interest law firm contains a free, online database of more than 2,200 contacts and resources for public
interest lawyers, advocates and activists. You can search the entire U.S., your state -- or as many states as you choose -- in up to 24
different focus areas, including civil rights, consumer protection, crime prevention, environmental protection, housing and homelessness, and
workers' rights and whistleblower protection. It is currently the only web site with contact information for all 395 Legal Aid, Legal Services and
Poverty Law Offices in the nation, along with 180 accredited U.S. law schools, their career centers, public interest centers, and law libraries.

If you ever wondered about how to find a tradeshow of interest, e.g., the ABA Annual Meeting or LegalTech, this site is an excellent tool. Just choose a topic, e.g., Legal Services, or enter part of the show name and you
will get a list of upcoming tradeshows with dates. You can refine your search e.g., by specifying a date or a city.

We thought it was time to acknowledge the new state domain and web site with its easier-to-remember address and easier-to-navigate
information. If you haven't yet visited, we highly recommend it. Highlights include: site news, new site categories, a help page (fill out the
site survey while there), and a site search (try searching for "lawyers").

This web site has free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. They aim to cover all subjects and languages. There are now 1333 journals in the directory including a large number of legal journals.

For members of the legal and business community interested in Internet law and
technology developments, 'Bytes in Brief' provides a synopsis of
related news and links to sources with more expanded coverage.

The issue of online privacy has become a hot legal topic. This site, developed by EPIC, a public interest research center in Washington, D.C.,
offers both an in-depth exploration of ongoing legal developments as well as a wealth of information for those of you concerned about your
own online privacy.

The ultimate reference is now online and not only serves up the content we expect from Britannica but also combines topical links to other
content on the web and current news for each topic.

This law firm link was designed as a resource for firm clients and is described as "a comprehensive, interactive resource for corporate counsel and environmental compliance managers." Not
only does it provide excellent links to everything from Laws & Regulations to Court & Agency Decisions to Enforcement & Litigation, but it has a
great Desk Reference with lots of useful non-environmental links.

The mission of ProfessionalCity.com is to provide targeted information/research for web surfers by professional discipline. Esquire Heights is
the community for legal professionals and provides a comprehensive selection of research and reference sites on the net, everything from
law news sites to the online calculators page. They also provide a fee-based research service.

FirstGov is the world wide web information portal for the United States Federal Government, the place to find any government information on
the Internet, from business and economy to money and benefits to science and technology. Government information can be accessed in
several different ways: by keyword search, by the headings in the Topics area of the website, or by following the informational links in the
Featured Subjects or the Federal and State Government areas of the website.

Attorneys deal with the insurance industry on several levels, so understanding insurance terms is critical. This week's link is to a glossary of
approximately 2500 insurance words and their definitions. The publication on which this is based, Insurance Words And Their Meanings, has,
according to the publisher, been continuously updated and modernized since 1954.

This site was created by Professor Susan Brenner, a former defense attorney who, along with Greg Lockhart, wrote Federal Grand Jury
Practice, a book about how federal grand juries operate and the role they play in federal law enforcement. The web site covers both state
and federal grand juries and includes a pictorial overview, case studies, and links to related sites.

This site provides a wealth of information, both current and historical. The section on Judges of the United States Courts contains the Federal Judges Biographical Database, a searchable database of the service records
and professional resumes of presidentially appointed judges since 1789. In addition the site provides histories of the courts and circuits
within the federal judiciary, including lists of chief judges and the full text of 21 statutes related to the organization and administration of the
judiciary presented in a timeline.

Thinking about an intranet for your firm or department? This page describes itself as "the Complete Intranet Resource."

It's that time of year again! The IRS has an excellent web site, one which has been around for a few years now, and is designed to put all
the information you never wanted to know about filing your taxes at a click of the mouse. Front page and center is an article about filing an
extension.

This "mini-portal" to peer-reviewed online legal resources on cyberspace law provides a well-organized and comprehensive list of links.

Interested in the latest and greatest legal technology? Check out this site. It has information, links to freeware, and news.

Interested in the legal aspects of e-commerce? Check out these links from Lex Mercatoria, "an ( international | transnational ) commercial law &
e-commerce infrastructure monitor."

This site contains 18,640 Calculators. They are listed by topic, alphabetically and include everything from
mortgage calculators to retirement funding calculators to deductible alimony calculators and "cost of raising children" calculators...a fun site
to explore for the holidays.

One of our favorite high tech newspapers has a new web site. While the focus is technology in Massachusetts, they frequently address
technology-related legal news. Scan their editorial calendar to find those issues that contain "close-up reports" on legal topics.

Working closely with some of the leading experts in the legal community, Microsoft has created this legal user's guide. The guide contains
step-by-step instructions to help legal users create documents in Microsoft Word 97 or Microsoft Word 2000. The guide is not intended as a
sales guide, but rather as a Word tutorial for legal professionals, a little incentive to the legal community to use Microsoft tools.

MoreLaw was founded by a Tulsa trial lawyer as a way to share with other attorneys the vast amount of information he gathered over the
years as a lawyer. Originally an online bulletin board system, MoreLaw was moved to the Internet and the website was launched in 1996.
Since that time, it has grown to become an excellent site for free jury verdict, settlement, forensic expert and other legal information. Tip:
when searching verdicts, make sure you first select a field to search.

The NBA was formally organized in August of 1925 and the site highlights the NBA's contributions to the civil rights movement through the 20th century. The National Bar Association, whose purpose is "...to advance the science
of jurisprudence, uphold the honor of the legal profession, promote social intercourse among the members of the bar, and protect the civil and political rights of all citizens of the several states of the United States."

A site for lawyers, librarians, law students, judges and paralegals to share experiences about using the Internet to research and practice law

Systematic selection of codes, cases, & commentary covering the general & special part of American criminal law, with emphasis on the Model
Penal Code, New York Penal Law, & U.S. Code

This site provides background information on the program, including a look at the producer's notebook, a comparison with the situation in other states, and a
discussion area.

This page is one litigator's list of web bookmarks organized under topics like Discovery Matters, Research the Law for Your Case, and Prepare for
Trial. There are links to sites providing company and people-finding information, legal reference materials, legal forms, and expert witness
directories.

The mission of NCSC is to improve the administration of justice through leadership and service to state courts, and courts around the world.

Through original research, consulting services, publications, and national educational programs, NCSC offers solutions that enhance court operations with the latest technology; collects and interprets the latest data on court operations nationwide; and provides information on proven "best practices" for improving court operations.

The Supreme Court web site overs information on court rules, orders, bar admissions, opinions, docket and more.

This site, designed specifically for lawyers and other experienced legal researchers, has more than 500 pages of information about Internet
resources and research strategies. Its goal is to guide "visitors through the Internet chaff in an effort to find its grains of wheat."

This site gives information on the recent census (like information release dates) can be found on this site in addition to a vast amount of statistical data. The impact of this data politically, socially, and economically makes this
an excellent site to bookmark for reference.

The Library's Reference staff often receive requests for assistance with medical research, related to legal cases. This site has excellent
resources for research, including historical materials, many online databases (e.g., Medline), and an extensive catalog of books and
journals.

This web page which is part of the University of North Texas Libraries' Government Connection site provides a comprehensive set of links to
transportation law resources, an appropriate choice for National Transportation Week.

The Legal Action Center is the only non-profit law and policy organization in the United States whose sole mission is to fight discrimination against people with histories of addiction, HIV/AIDS, or criminal records, and to advocate for sound public policies in these areas.

The mission of the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) is to facilitate research in criminal justice and criminology, through the preservation, enhancement, and sharing of computerized data resources; through the production of original research based on archived data; and through specialized training workshops in quantitative analysis of crime and justice data.

The world business organization. ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) is the voice of world business championing the global economy as a force for economic growth, job creation and prosperity. ICC activities cover a broad spectrum, from arbitration and dispute resolution to making the case for open trade and the market economy system, business self-regulation, fighting corruption or combating commercial crime.

Visit this link to see information on the recently aproved Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). Site includes full text of the agreement, briefing book, press releases, speeches and advisory reports.

From LLRX.com, this site includes links to over 1,400 sources for state and federal court rules, forms and dockets. You can browse to find the resource you need, or search by keyword.

The Curiae Project provides Supreme Court records and briefs and other relevant materials free of charge on the Internet. Cases are selected for addition to the site based on a ranking developed from citation data in historical and constitutional texts.

The Curiae Project is located at the Yale Lillian Goldman Law Library and developed in cooperation with the Library of Congress, the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Supreme Court Historical Society.

Webcasts of Supreme Judicial Court oral arguments at the John Adams Courthouse are available live while the cases are being argued. Suffolk University Law School, in cooperation with the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, provides the Webcast in an effort to make the appellate process accessible to the general public and the legal community.

W.A.T.C.H.'s annual "10 Worst Toys" list nominates representative toys with the potential to cause childhood injuries, or even death. W.A.T.C.H.'s annual "Toy Conference" has generated extensive national press and media coverage. Because of these efforts, and the positive response from both the media and the public, there have been many toy and product design changes. Founder Edward M. Swartz and W.A.T.C.H. have fearlessly exposed potentially dangerous toys to the general public. As a result, children’s lives have been saved.

A recent conference by the Georgetown Law and American Law Institute. See webcasts and transcripts of the conference on a number of Judicial topics.

The ABA Journal has revamped its website. It aggregates and filters breaking news from the nation’s best legal journalists and daily analysis from lawyers who are experts in their fields. The news site features the "blawg directory" with more than 1,000 indexed blawgs.

AboveTheLaw takes a behind-the-scenes look at the world of law. The site provides news and gossip about the profession’s most colorful personalities and powerful institutions, as well as original commentary on breaking legal developments.

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, a comprehensive package of reform measures pertaining to both consumer and business bankruptcy cases.

Donate your time and expertise to those in need. The ABA is gathering information from individuals who are willing to provide legal assistance to those in need from the events in the Northern Gulf Coast.

Visit this site to see other ways that you as part of the legal community can help victims of hurricane Katrina.

A PBS, American Experience Special upcoming on January 23, 2006. John and Abigail Adams played a critical role in many of the pivotal events of their era. This program relies heavily on the extraordinary correspondence between the second president and his wife.

BeSpacific focuses on the expanding resources in the public and private sector related to law and technology news. Daily postings provide updates on issues including copyright, privacy, censorship, the Patriot Act, ID theft, and freedom of information.

The weblog was launched to the public January 4, 2003. The archives cover entries back to September 2002.

This is an annual series initiated under the auspices of the Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) of ALA to recognize outstanding reference sites on the World Wide Web.

This is an annual series initiated under the auspices of the Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) of ALA to recognize outstanding reference sites on the World Wide Web.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics had information about crime and victims, law enforcement, prosecution, courts and sentencing, corrections and much more.

Legal abbreviations can be a puzzle to both new students and experienced professionals. This web-based service allows you to search for the meaning of abbreviations for English language legal publications, from the British Isles, the Commonwealth and the United States, including those covering international and comparative law. A wide selection of major foreign language law publications is also included.

The Conservation Law Foundation is the oldest and largest regional environmental advocacy organization in the United States. Based in New England, our attorneys, scientists, economists, and policy experts work on the most significant threats to the natural environment of the region and its residents.

Consumers Get Important New Credit Card Protections on February 22. New Law Offers Significant Safeguards But Consumers Still Need to Beware the Latest Credit Card Tricks and Traps.

If you are interested in copyright issues, this portal site is for you. From case studies of famous copyright disputes related to movies, audio,
and high tech to the basics of how to write a copyright notice, this site covers a lot of ground.

Use this site to find copies of your web site content on the web. This is a useful tool powered by GoogleAlert.

This blog is a forum for discussing career issues facing lawyers at all levels of practice. Some of the material is career tips collected over the past 17 years. But much of it is sources in the legal and popular press.

Have a look and respond to many legal career issues.

Has up-to-date information, resources and news available about electronic discovery. This site offers much needed resources for legal professionals who seek to understand the many new technological and legal challenges associated with electronic discovery.

An extensive resource for attorneys and others needing to learn about the legal rights of victims, how to protect children, and other aspects of the dog bite epidemic.

Bringing Citizen Oversight to Congressional Spending. Here's your chance to investigate earmarks–those spending measures inserted by members of Congress into bills that direct taxpayer dollars to their pet projects. Every earmark is different, and this site currently has over 3,000 of them online.

Economic Indicators.gov is from the Economics and Statistics Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce. The mission is to provide timely access to the daily releases of key economic indicators from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Employment Law Information Network web site has Federal and State employment law articles as well as case law, hot topics and a listing of the most popular resources on the web site.

A blog looking at all aspects of election law including, the law of politics and the politics of law: election law, campaign finance, legislation, voting rights, initiatives, redistricting, and the Supreme Court nomination process.

This site has primary materials, authoritative web sites and helpful research guides to international law. EISIL is a useful database of authenticated primary and other materials on international law.

Hot enough for you? This page of links to energy-related sites is timely considering our ongoing energy crisis and recent public policy
initiatives in this area. What this site lacks in aesthetics is made up for by the quality and comprehensibility of the links provided. There are
links to energy history, laws, government agencies, and energy-related databases if you just want some stats.

Visit this link to see the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which was recently signed (pdf document).

Click here to see the statement by the President on Energy Policy Act of 2005.

A Project of the Hudson Institute New York and the Touro Law Center Institute for Human Rights. This site is dedicated to making transparent the UN's record on its fundamental promise - to identify, condemn, and protect against human rights violations.

As the Presidential Election nears you may want to visit this site. A nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics and monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.

Straightforward Information & Insight on Qui Tam Lawsuits. This blog is about qui tam, a lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act by a private plaintiff on behalf of the Federal or State Government (rather than by the Government itself).

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is responsible for the custody and care of about 209,000 federal inmates—a population which has grown by 44 percent over the last decade. GAO-10-94 looked at how the BOP plans its budgets, estimates costs and projects what inmate populations will be.

FEMA tasked with responding to, planning for, recovering from and mitigating against disasters. FEMA can trace its beginnings to the Congressional Act of 1803. This act, generally considered the first piece of disaster legislation, provided assistance to a New Hampshire town following an extensive fire.

In the news today FEMA is working extensively with surviviors of last weeks powerful hurricane Katrina.

The modest description of this site, "FederalCourts.com - News and information from and about the federal courts," does not do justice (no
pun intended) to the wealth of links and information on this site, including news, book reviews, resource links, and forms.

Formerly of the Cornell Law Library, Charlotte Bynum is an assistant director and reference librarian focusing on foreign and international law at the Tulane Law Library. This article serves as a brief introduction to selected subject collections of national or domestic laws which are available on the web.

This blog analyzes and explores various facets of the franchising industry. The site is run by two people, an attorney at a medium-size law firm and a franchise consultant and advisor.

The recent termination of many auto dealers by General Motors and Chrysler highlights the topic of Franchise Law. Franchiselaw.com is a site containing useful information for attorneys representing parties on both sides of the franchise Relationship.

It pays to be a savvy consumer. These tips from the FTC will help you shop wisely. This page includes articles and links.

GigaLaw.com provides legal information, in the form of news and articles, for Internet and technology professionals, Internet entrepreneurs
and the lawyers who serve them. Produced exclusively by lawyers and law professors, this is an excellent site for any cyberlawyers out there.

Because bankruptcy cases feature many interesting and little-studied information systems, this blog will discuss some of the major information systems utilized in the General Motors Corporation bankruptcy case. Emphasis will be on publicly available systems

A federal government Website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. This site has information on insurance options, the new law, prevention, comparison of care quality and much more.

The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world.

The Home Energy Saver is designed to help consumers identify the best ways to save energy in their homes, and find the resources to make the savings happen. The Home Energy Saver was the first Internet-based tool for calculating energy use in residential buildings. The project is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), as part of the national ENERGY STAR Program for improving energy efficiency in homes, with previous support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the California Energy Commission's Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program.

A government site, this tool provides you with information on how well the hospitals across the nation care for all their adult patients with certain medical conditions. Hospital Compare was created through the efforts of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and organizations that represent hospitals, doctors, employers, accrediting organizations, other Federal agencies and the public.

The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress. The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The Identity Theft Resource Center is a national nonprofit organization that focuses exclusively on identity theft.

ITRC's mission is to research, analyze and distribute information about the growing crime of identity theft. It serves as a resource and advisory center of identity theft information for consumers, victims, law enforcement, the business and financial sectors, legislators, media and governmental agencies.

On July 12, 2000, the New Hampshire House of Representatives impeached David Brock, the chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme
Court. This site, produced by Akin Gump, the firm that defended the chief justice, documents the trial. It is an impressive case study and
includes a timeline, motions, depositions and even video.

The Beard Group offers a comprehensive range of leading-edge products and services to legal and business professionals. These include traditional and electronic publishing, databank document search and delivery, and conferences.

According to its home page, this site is "a categorized index of more than 4000 select web sites in 238 nations, islands, and territories, as
well as more than 850 locally stored web pages and downloadable files." Its purpose is "to provide a comprehensive resource of the
information available on the Internet concerning law and the legal profession, with an emphasis on the United States of America," and it
succeeds admirably.

Weblog with analysis of recent legal developments involving the Internet and new technology.

IP Law360, the newswire for IP professionals, covers developing stories in litigation, law and policy from across the globe, in every jurisdiction, and in every major industry.

This web site, from the University of Southern California, shows results and trends from the 204 ballot propositions that went before the voters in 37 states on November 7th, 2006.

JDSupra offers free access to a constantly expanding database of legal documents

An interesting blog with many Labor Law Topics and many responses to discussions. Register to post your own comment or just browse the other posts.

Expertise and insights on finances, coaching, management, marketing, technology at a law firm. The author of LawBizBlog, Ed Poll is a nationally recognized coach, law firm management consultant and author.

Lawdragon is a growing legal community. Combines the content of a new media company with helpful ratings of lawyers and judges. Lawdragon has a lawyer search, evaluations, lawyer and law firm profiles, featured legal news, lawdragon magazine, and an e-newsletter.

Does your firm need new business? If you answered "Yes", then this link is for you. This portal site has information on all
aspects of law marketing, from web sites to marketing plans to dealing with the media. If you are REALLY interested in this topic, sign up for
the Law Marketing newsletter or join the discussion list. Many of the articles on the site are compiled from the list. However, be forewarned,
this list is extremely active.

LawPeriscope quickly and efficiently organizes the vast sea of information posted by the 300 largest US law firms on their individual websites, which continue to increase in volume and complexity every year.

The 2010 State Liability Systems Ranking Study was conducted for the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform to explore how reasonable and balanced the states’ tort liability systems are perceived to be by U.S. business. See how Massachusetts ranks!

Legal-Definitions.com is a comprehensive online legal dictionary. Look for legal terms through the alphabetical listing.

According to Oliver Wendell Holmes, "No one will ever have a truly philosophic mastery over the law who does not habitually consider the
forces outside of it which have made it what it is...." With that in mind we offer this link to LegalHistory.net, a portal site with links to legal
history organizations and internet sources.

Provides law school rankings in several categories including, newest 2005 rankings, faculty rankings, student rankings, job placement and U.S. News and World Report rankings. The site also has archives of past rankings as well as a number of links to useful articles.

A daily review of law blogs and journals. Editors give current recommendations on articles to read.

Follow the continuing Bernard Madoff drama as it unfolds.

This was always a very popular link as this information is not easily available elsewhere on the web.
It contains a search engine that retrieves bankruptcy decisions.

Medicare Rights Center (MRC) is the largest independent source of health care information and assistance in the United States for people with Medicare. Founded in 1989, MRC helps older adults and people with disabilities get good, affordable health care.

Take some time and explore this site that lives up to its name. It has something for every
lawyer, from legal research to free legal forms to lawyer jokes.

This database contains all bills and resolutions related to immigrants or immigration that were considered by state legislators across the nation.

The mission of ml-implode.com is transparency, education, and accountability focusing on the housing finance sector...

M.E.L.O.N. strives to bring you straight-forward articles on all aspects of the ever-changing music, film and television industries, and how the rules change (or stay the same) as entertainment moves online.

A Healthcare resource provided by Massachusetts Health Care Quality and Cost Council.Compares cost, quality among Massachusetts hospitals.

MyShingle.com, a website for and about solos and small law firms, was launched by independent law firm practitioner Carolyn Elefant. This is a comprehensive site that caters to the demands and desires of solos and small law firms.

NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide. NCJRS hosts one of the largest criminal and juvenile justice libraries and databases in the world, the NCJRS Abstracts Database. The collection, with holdings from the early 1970s to the present, contains more than 185,000 publications, reports, articles, and audiovisual products from the United States and around the world. These resources include statistics, research findings, program descriptions, congressional hearing transcripts, and training materials.

As Labor day approaches here is a link to the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA).
NELA advocates for employee rights and workplace fairness while promoting the highest standards of professionalism, ethics and judicial integrity.

NELA is dedicated to promoting the interests of individual employees and assisting the lawyers who represent them.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is the nation's primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency R&D. All about renewable energy and energy efficiency, plus information for homeowners, businesses, students & teachers, electricity providers, and farmers.

NVLSP is an independent, nonprofit, veterans service organization dedicated to ensuring that the U.S. government honors its commitment to our veterans. NVLSP has just introduced Lawyers Serving Warriors -- a new project providing free legal help to service members and veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom!

A web site from the University of Denver College of Law, providing a wealth of information about natural resources including links to legislation, treaties, reference materials & statistics on the resources of countries throughout the world.

The New England First Amendment Center at Northeastern University is a joint undertaking of the New England First Amendment Coalition and the university's School of Journalism. The goal of the New England First Amendment Coalition and its academic partner is to defend, promote and expand public access to government and the work it does.

The purpose of the New Hampshire Womens Bar Association is to promote and support the advancement and interests of women in the legal community through leadership, professional interaction, education and the exchange of ideas between our members and the community.

This site provides daily updated news and reports. It has classified ads, law firms information and a message board.

This is the archive of the bi-weekly Notable Internet Resources columns. It is produced by the Langdell reference department at Harvard Law School. Notable Internet Resources provides annotated links to resources on a topic of interest.

American taxpayers spend nearly $100 million a year to fund the Congressional Research Service, a "think tank" that provides reports to members of Congress on a variety of topics relevant to current political events. Yet, these reports are not made available to the public in a way that they can be easily obtained. A project of the Center for Democracy & Technology, Open CRS provides citizens access to CRS Reports that are already in the public domain and encourages Congress to provide public access to all CRS Reports.

A project of the Center for Democracy & Technology through the cooperation of several organizations and collectors of CRS Reports, Open CRS provides citizens access to CRS Reports already in the public domain and encourages Congress to provide public access to all CRS Reports. (More)

Patently-O is a very popular patent law blog and a daily read for over ten thousand patent law professionals from every major innovative corporation, IP Law Firm and world patent office.

A resource for patent litigation statistics posted by the University of Houston Law Center, Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law.

The Pension Rights Center is the country’s only consumer organization dedicated solely to protecting and promoting the retirement security of American workers, retirees, and their families.

On January 7, 2005, President Bush announced the establishment of a bipartisan panel to advise on options to reform the tax code to make it simpler, fairer, and more pro-growth to benefit all Americans. This site has the final report from The Advisory Panel which was submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury.

Visit this site to find out up to date information about recalls on Autos, Consumer Products, Food & Drugs.

Recovery.gov is a website that lets you, the taxpayer, figure out where the money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is going.

The decision by Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar to approve the Cape Wind Project has put alternative energy distribution in the spotlight. Here's a blog that keeps up with legal develpments affecting the future of these promising technologies.

A useful web site with a wealth of information on car safety standards, crash test & rollover ratings, defects and recalls and tips for teens and adults on driver safety.

A public source for information and analysis about our nation's public schools. Provides information and powerful search and comparison tools to help uncover the stories behind the numbers. A great tool for attorneys involved in education law.

Supreme Court of the United States Blog. Includes timely information about the court, commentary and analysis, new filings, orders and opinions.

This site describes itself as the"Largest Free Public Records Database Collection." It also has links to "pay per view" databases, but these
are clearly denoted by a $ symbol. The links are very well-organized and comprehensive. This is definitely a site that warrants a bookmark.

Securities Mosaic provides comprehensive disclosure and regulatory information to securities professionals. The website features suites of data in six areas: disclosure, laws, rules, compliance centers, news and guidance.

Whether you're a fan of the World Cup, the NBA Finals or waiting for the first serve at Wimbledon you're aware that lawyers have become as important to teams and players as coaches and trainers. Here's a blog that follows every ball that lands in a courtroom.

This site from Stanford University has a wealth of information on the topic of copyright and fair use including, featured cases, docket, legislation, regulations, articles news blogs as well as charts and tools.

This site from Stanford University has a wealth of information on the topic of copyright and fair use including, featured cases, docket, legislation, regulations, articles news blogs as well as charts and tools.

The Freedom of Information Resource Web project (funded in part by the National Freedom of Information Coalition-- NFOIC) provides a guide to public disclosure laws at the state level and federal level and contain descriptions and links for FOI publications, contacts, legislation and current events.

The Social Law Library continuously strives to meet the research needs of its members.

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SupportGuidelines.com is a comprehensive resource for the interpretation and application of child support guidelines in the United States. It is designed to be an aid primarily for attorneys who wish to research the law of child support in general and child support guidelines in particular.

ScotusWiki is the companion site to SCOTUSblog.com, and it is currently in its early stages of development. On the case index page get comprehensive coverage of each case, beginning with OT07. Case pages will continue to be added and updated. Supreme Court statistics are also available in one easy place.

On the American Bar Association web site, this section previews the 2007-2008 Cases that are scheduled with briefs available.

The Am Law Daily is a daily news source for lawyers in the US and around the world.

A uniform and independent measure of household consumption experience. A powerful economic indicator, the ACSI tracks trends in customer satisfaction and provides valuable benchmarking insights of the consumer economy for companies, industry trade associations, and government agencies.

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is the national association of over 11,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law. AILA Member attorneys represent U.S. families seeking permanent residence for close family members, as well as U.S. businesses seeking talent from the global marketplace. AILA Members also represent foreign students, entertainers, athletes, and asylum seekers, often on a pro bono basis. Founded in 1946, AILA is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that provides continuing legal education, information, professional services, and expertise through its 36 chapters and over 50 national committees.

The American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP) announces its top-rated list of charities involved in Haitian earthquake relief efforts. AIP, a leading charity watchdog that issues letter grade (A+ to F) ratings of nonprofit groups, identifies the following charities, which are providing aid to the victims that receive an “A” or “B” grade based on the portion of their budget going to program services and their fundraising efficiency.

Founded as a public/private partnership between the New York State Unified Court System and the Fund for the City of New York, the Center for Court Innovation is a non-profit think tank that helps courts and criminal justice agencies aid victims, reduce crime and improve public trust in justice. The Center combines action and reflection to spark problem-solving innovation both locally and nationally.

The mission of ConSource is to increase knowledge, facilitate research, and encourage discussion of the U.S. Constitution by providing free access to the documentary history of its creation, ratification and amendment, and by developing web-based tools that enable “We the People” to interact with Constitutional history.

This blog covers newsworthy and noteworthy government documents at all levels of government from local to international, and is managed by Kevin McClure, Government Documents Librarian for the Downtown Campus Library at the Chicago-Kent College of Law.

This blog covers newsworthy and noteworthy government documents at all levels of government from local to international, and is managed by Kevin McClure, Government Documents Librarian for the Downtown Campus Library at the Chicago-Kent College of Law.

The power of one and for those who want to be. A web site dedicated to sole practitioners who are interested building and maintaining a successful practice. There are a number of useful articles and resources on a variety of topics.

The Law Library of Congress has prepared a guide to reference sources, compilations, citations guides, periodicals (indexes and databases), dictionaries, web resources, free public web sites, subscription-based services, subject-specific web sites, and country overviews.

The King Institute at Stanford University seeks to ensure that King's ideas and ideals will benefit future generations. The Institute's endowment supports research and educational programs that contribute to public understanding of King's life and of the movements inspired by his message of peace with social justice.

The National AgLaw Center is the only agricultural and food law research and information facility that is independent, national in scope, and directly connected to the national agricultural information network. This site has information on pending legislation, research articles, and a useful glossary of terms.

The State Constitutions web site is a portal to the texts of the state constitutions of the United States. There have been almost 150 state constitutions, they have been amended roughly 12,000 times, and the text of the constitutions and their amendments comprises about 15,000 pages of text.

President Bush signed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (S. 256) into law. The new law will make for some of the most significant changes in consumer and business bankruptcy practice.

The recipients of the 2004 Nobel Prize were awarded recently. This site has great information about the prize and the winners and their achievements.

The Athens 2004 Olympic Summer Games are well under way. Visit this site to check results & highlights and find out about upcoming competitions for this week.

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI or "ReGGIe") is a cooperative effort by 9 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states to discuss the design of a regional cap-and-trade program initially covering carbon dioxide emissions from power plants in the region.

TheCorporateCounsel.net is an educational service that provides practical guidance on legal issues involving corporate and securities regulation and corporate governance practices - as well as many other areas impacting today's corporate practitioner. Includes a link to a daily blog.

Theme Park Insider is a consumers' guide to the world's most popular theme and amusement parks. The site is not run by or affiliated with any theme park company. It is an independent news resource offering coverage, information and opinion about theme parks and their safety.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products. You can find information on over 4,000 product recalls and recall alerts using the various searches on this page.

The U.S. Living Will Registry® electronically stores advance directives and organ donor information, and makes these documents available to health care providers 24 hours a day securely via automated Internet or telephone/fax systems. Site also has links to other useful resources.

The Oyez Project is a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work. It aims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955. The Project also provides authoritative information on all justices and offers a virtual reality 'tour' of portions of the Supreme Court building, including the chambers of some of the justices.

Updated information on the plan for financial bailout, testimony by Secretary Paulson, other information on the financial crisis.

The Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. Created in 1973 to ensure access to federally funded facilities, the Board is now a leading source of information on accessible design. The Board develops and maintains design criteria for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and for electronic and information technology.

This site has guidelines and standards as well as several publications.

The Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) now has electronic tools to make the trademark registration process fully transparent to the public. Anyone with Internet access anywhere in the world can use USPTO’s Web site to review documents in the official trademark application file.

From Northwestern University this page has an alphabetical and numerical listing for that for the Supreme Court Case Listings. Click on Case Name for an alphabetical listing of the cases or on Docket number for a numerical listing of the docket numbers.

A report issued by the Employment Issues Committee of the Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts - 2009

Providing workers comp information, news, facts, and contact information for employees, employers, insurers, and medical providers. Find rules, statutes, forms, and professional help relating to workplace injuries and disabilities in the state of Massachusetts.

Workplace Prof Blog is designed for law school professors teaching Employment Law, Employment Discrimination, Labor Law, Benefits, and related courses. The goal of the blog is to provide daily information on topics related to scholarship and teaching, and to help professors get to know each other better by profiling new employment/labor law professors and highlighting the recent accomplishments of established professors. Typical postings list recently-published scholarship, provide information about upcoming conferences and symposia, discuss pertinent news and legal developments, highlight new job opportunities, and review new teaching materials.

This blog features news and commentary about legal developments and law firms around the United States.

CataLaw is the catalog of catalogs of worldwide law on the Internet. It aids legal research by arranging all indexes of law and government
into region, practice area or "extra" info.

A blog on legal issues, news and practices relating to the discovery of electronically stored information, published by the Document Analysis Technology Group at Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP. The site also has an E-Discovery Case Database with hundreds of cases collected from state and federal courts involving electronic discovery.

This site describes itself as "the gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies." Bottom line - if you are looking for data, this is
the mother lode. You'll find everything from census databases, statistics by topic (e.g., civil justice statistics - did you know that motor vehicle
claims comprised 19.4% of tort trial cases, product liability 15.9%, and medical malpractice 7.4%?), and by agency. You can even
search across agency web sites.

GlobaLex is an electronic legal publication dedicated to international and foreign law research. Published by the Hauser Global Law School Program at NYU School of Law, GlobaLex is committed to the dissemination of high-level international, foreign, and comparative law research tools in order to accommodate the
needs of an increasingly global educational and practicing legal world. The resources available in GlobaLex will continue to develop.

The UK Statute Law Database (SLD) is the official revised edition of the primary legislation of the United Kingdom made available online.

Seak, Inc. is sponsoring the nation's 4th Annual National Legal Fiction writing Competition For Lawyers. The purpose of the competition is to encourage lawyers to become more interested in and adept at writing legal fiction.

A podcast is a method of publishing an audio broadcast through the Internet. Podcasting allows you to subscribe to a feed of news reports or broadcasts on many topics. Download podcatching software and subscribe to a podcasting feed and the feed automatically downloads audio broadcasts to your desktop computer, or you can load them onto your MP3 player so you can listen to them at your convenience.

Resources For Attorneys is a nationwide directory of links to resources, services and directories of legal and lifestyle resources for attorneys, lawyers and the internet public.

Another good financial site...good for forecasts, consumer advice, and banking information. Find out what Alan Greenspan is saying these
days.

From the U.S. Department of Justice, this site includes statistics about Crime & Victims, Prosecution, Federal Justice System, Criminal Offenders, Courts and Sentencing and more.

From the U.S. Department of Justice, this site includes statistics about Crime & Victims, Prosecution, Federal Justice System, Criminal Offenders, Courts and Sentencing and more.

This is the official web site for the DHS. Not only does this site display the "threat advisory", but it provides a thorough overview of the Dept.,
including an extensive collection of reports on security topics, like "The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace." It also has a section
"Working with DHS," describing opportunities for providing services to the DHS and many useful links to related information.

In 1975, amendments to the FOIA and the enactment of the Privacy Act of 1974 allowed broad access to FBI records which had previously
not been accessible. This web site provides a glimpse into some high-profile FBI cases and investigations (e.g., did you know that John
Lennon, Albert Einstein, and Gracie Allen were all investigated by the FBI?).

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, is an independent, bipartisan commission created to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

This site covers a number of famous cases, providing not only excerpts from the trials but also background information and related events.

This site which was created by an attorney and exemplifies the rise and fall of the .COM (it was sold at one point for over $200 million to
NBCi) has many useful links and resources for small businesses, but with emphasis on the legal aspect. Links point to both free and
pay-as-you-go resources.

Google U.S. Government Search offers a single location for searching across U.S. government information, and for keeping up to date on government news. You can choose to search for content located on either U.S. federal, state and local government websites or the entire Web -- from the same search box. Below the search box, the homepage includes government-specific news content from both government agencies and press outlets. You can personalize the page by adding content feeds on government or other topics that you're interested in.

Independent Sector is the leadership forum for charities, foundations, and corporate giving programs committed to advancing the common good in America and around the world. The nonpartisan coalition of approximately 550 organizations leads, strengthens, and mobilizes the charitable community.

LawLink is a professional social networking site for lawyers. It is the first online network exclusively for licensed attorneys. Its mission is to help attorneys build professional relationships with other attorneys and to help attorneys leverage their existing professional relationships.

Updated daily, this web site has links to resources and news for Information Professionals. Also has archive feature and a search box.

This web portal from the City Solicitors and Town Counsel Association provides access to the status of charter and by-law submissions to the Attorney General's Municipal Law Unit. The Attorney General is required by statute to review all Home Rule charters, charter revisions, and charter amendments proposed to the voters of all Massachusetts cities and towns, as well as the by-laws adopted by Massachusetts towns. The statutes governing this review prescribe the time within which the Attorney General's endorsement must be made.

Launched by the League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF) in October of 2006, VOTE411.org is a "one-stop-shop" for election related information. It provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information on the election process