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Cases

Famous Trials compiled by Doug Linder, Professor of Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School. Provides the stories of more than 40 famous trials using a mix of transcripts, images, audio clips, primary documents and essays.

Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Provides teachers with resources and activities related to the teaching of Supreme Court cases.

Supreme Court Opinions from FindLaw.
Provides decisions made between 1893 and the present.

Supreme Court Decisions from the Legal Information Institute.
Provides decisions made between 1990 and the present as well as historic landmark cases.

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Federal Resources

Code of Federal Regulations
A codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

CRS Annotated Constitution
A searchable version of the US Constitution available from the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University.

Federal Register
The official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
Provides current and historical legislative information, including the Congressional Record and full text of legislation available from 1989 (101st Congress) to the present and summaries of legislation available back to 1973 (93rd Congress).

United States Code
A codification by subject of the general and permanent laws of the United States.

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Texas Resources

Gammel's Laws of Texas
Hosted by the University of North Texas Libraries, this site provides access to Texas law from colonization to statehood.

TexasLawHelp.org
Provides free, reliable, easy-to-understand legal information, specifically tailored to the needs of low-income Texans.

Texas Laws and Resoultions Archive

Texas Online: Court Systems

Texas Online: Laws, Codes, and Statutes

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General Resources

American Law Sources On-line
A compilation of links to freely accessible on-line sources of law for the United States and Canada.

Court Rules, Forms and Dockets
Over 700 sources for state and federal court rules forms and dockets can be found at this site.

Duhaime's Law Dictionary
This dictionary, offered by Canadian lawyer Lloyd Duhaime, offers clear, concise definitions of many legal terms. Some of the terms are specific to the Canadian justice system, but the majority are generic to Western law.

Findlaw
One of the most comprehensive law resources on the Internet. Findlaw includes links to law schools, legal publishers, legal associations, statutes and laws, judicial opinions and case law, law firms and lawyers, legal news, consultants and experts, and international law resources. FindLaw also offers state and federal court forms. Available forms include those used for Bankruptcy, Civil, Criminal, Family, and Probate Courts.

Introduction to Basic Legal Citation

Legal Information Institute
LII provides links to constitutions, court decisions, statutes, administrative material, and other texts.

Law Library of Congress: Nations of the World
Provides links to individual countries' constitutions, executive, legislative, and judicial information for each country, and other country specific law-related materials.

Law.com
Provides news and information on the law for lawyers, law students, businesses, and the general public. Includes an online dictionary with definitions to over 3,000 common legal terms.

Law and Policy Institutions Guide: Paralegal links

LLRX
A biweekly free online journal that covers research and technology-related issues for legal professionals.

National Tribal Justice Resource Center
"The National Tribal Justice Resource Center is the largest and most comprehensive site dedicated to tribal justice systems, personnel and tribal law."

World Legal Information Institute
Offers "free, independent and non-profit access to worldwide law."

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National Associations

AAfPE-American Association for Paralegal Education

ALI-ABA-American Law Institute-American Bar Association

American Bar Association

NFPA-National Federation of Paralegal Associations

National Association of Legal Assistants

The National Paralegal Association

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Texas Associations

South Texas Organization of Paralegals, Inc.

State Bar of Texas

State Bar of Texas Paralegal Division

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Local Associations

Alamo Area Professional Legal Assistants, Inc.

CAPA-Capital Area Paralegal Association

San Antonio Bar Association

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