Legal Information on the Web

Legislation:

• Fedworld (http://www.fedworld.gov) – Links to many Federal government websites.
• Thomas (http://thomas.loc.gov) – The official website of Congress
• Fedforms (http://www.fedforms.gov) – Forms from over 500 Federal agencies, including IRS and Immigration forms.
• Code of Federal Regulations (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html)
• California Legislative Information (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov) – Includes the California Codes.
• Findlaw (http://findlaw.com) – enormous legal site, with sections intended for legal professionals, students, business, and the public.

Court System:

• California Court Information (http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/tria) – Addresses, schedules, etc., by county.
• LLRX Court Rules, Forms, and Dockets (http://www.llrx.com/courtrules)

End-of-Life Issues:

• AARP Life Answers (http://www.aarp.org/life/endoflife/)
• California Probate Code Section 4700-4701 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=prob&group=04001-05000&file=4700-4701) – Covers advance care directives, "living wills", etc.
• EPERC: End-of-Life/Palliative Education Resource Center (http://www.eperc.mcw.edu)
• FCA: End-of-Life Decision Making (http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=401) – From the Family Caregiver Alliance.
• End-of-Life Decisions: Tube Feeding (http://www.dickinson.edu/endoflife) – Includes a useful glossary of legal and medical terms.

Legal Forms:

• Business, Personal, and Law Practice Forms (http://www.lectlaw.com//form.html) – From the 'Lectric Law Library.
• Findlaw's Legal Forms (http://forms.lp.findlaw.com)

Other Relevant Sites:

• Board of Prison Terms (http://www.bpt.ca.gov)
• Legal Dictionary (http://www.lectlaw.com//def.htm) – 'Lectric Law Library's "Legal Lexicon Lyceum."
• National Women's Law Center (http://www.nwlc.org)
• Patents and Trademarks Web Resources (http://www.lib.lsu.edu/sci/ptdl/) – From LSU
• Santa Clara County Law Library (http://www.sccll.org)

 

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