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ADMINISTRATIVE LAW & EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Federal
Administrative Decisions via the University of Virginia
A-Z Index of US Government Agency Websites
Code of Federal Regulations 
eCFR 
Catalog of Federal Government Publications 
Edgar
Federal Register 
Federal Regulations 
Internal Revenue Service (Forms)
Presidential Directives & Executive Orders (Intelligence-Related)
Presidential Libraries (Hoover-Clinton) 
Public Papers of the Presidents
The White House 
New York State
NYS Agency Rules and Regulations
NYCRR Digital Archive
NYS Agency Listings
NYS Attorney General’s Office 
NYS Attorney General Opinions (Since 1995)
NYS Dept. of Financial Services
NYS Census Data (collected by NYS)
NYS Census Data from the Federal Government
NYS Constitution 
NYS Committee on Open Government 
NYS Department of State
NYS Governor’s Office
NYS Government Services
NYS Official Publications of State Agencies
NYS Government Phone Directory
NYS Government Website
NYS Register
NYS State Administrative Procedures Act  
Statistical Information 
U.S. Census Bureau Statistical information 
U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics 
New York State OpenNY Statistics
New York City Open Data
COURTS
Directories
National Center for State Courts 
Federal Courts
I. Supreme Court of the United States
Official Site
Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Transcripts of Supreme Court Nomination Hearings (1971 - forward)
Recent Decisions
U.S. Supreme Court (2008 term to date) 
LII - via Cornell University (1990 to date) 
FindLaw
Historic Decisions
LII via Cornell University 
National Technical Information Service
FindLaw
Historic Civil Rights Documents
Oral Arguments
Oyez, Oyez, Oyez; U.S.S.C. Multimedia Database
Supreme Court Historical Society
II. United States Circuit Courts of Appeal
Circuits
Federal Circuit District of Columbia Circuit
First Circuit Second Circuit
Third Circuit Fourth Circuit
Fifth Circuit Sixth Circuit
Seventh Circuit Eighth Circuit
Ninth Circuit Tenth Circuit
Eleventh Circuit   
III.  United States District Courts
United States Court Structure (With Link to District Court Locator)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States Court of International Trade
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
United States Tax Court
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims 
United States Bankruptcy Court (informational, including forms)
New York State Courts
New York State Unified Court System
New York Courts and Law Guide 
New York State Courts Introductory Guide
New York State Court of Appeals Information
LII - Cornell - New York Court of Appeals Decisions (1990-Forward) 
New York State Court Pass - Public Information Search for the Court of Appeals
I. New York State Court Rules
New York State and Federal Court Rules
New York State Court of Claims Information and Recent Decisions

STATUTORY LAW & LEGISLATIVE MATERIAL

Federal Statutes and Legislative Materials
I. Federal Legislative Materials and Bills
Congress.gov (formerly known as THOMAS)
GovTrack 
II. Federal Statutes

United States Constitution

The Constitution of the United States 
The Founders' Constitution
Commentaries and Historical Text Provided by the Law Libraryof Congress

United States Code

Government Printing Office
 U.S. House of Representatives Searchable U.S. Code
U.S. House of Representatives Downloadable U.S. Code (by title)
Legal Information Institute (Cornell) - U.S. Code 
U.S. Code on Findlaw.com 
III. Federal Public & Private Laws
Public and Private Laws 
IV. Federal Legislative History
Hearings 
Reports
Congressional Record 
 New York State Statutes and Legislative Materials
 I. New York State Legislative Materials and Bills
 NY Senate
 Senate Bill Search
 NY Assembly
 Assembly Bill Search
 Legislative Bill Search (Includes Resolutions & Veto Messages)
 Budget Bills
 New York Statutes
 New York Code - Laws of NY
 III. New York Legislative History
 NY State Library Legislative History Tutorial
 NY State Legislative Intent Resources
 NY State Bill, Veto and Recall Jackets

LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW 

New York Local Government Websites
I. New York State Local Government Resources
The New York State Data Center 
New York State Local Government Information 
The New York State Newspaper Project 
II. Long Island Local Government Resources
Nassau County Government 
Suffolk County Government
Local Government Sites Research Guide (via Live-brary) 
Municipal Codes
General Code
Municipal Code Corporation

GENERAL GOVERNMENT & LEGAL MATERIALS

Forms
I. General Legal and Business Forms 
Business and General Forms from the 'Lectric Law Library 
FindLaw: Legal Practice Information and Materials: Forms
ILRG (Internet Legal Resources Guide) Legal Forms Archive 
Lectric Law Library's Law Practice Forms 
II. New York Forms 
New York Court Forms (NYUCS) 
III. Federal Forms 
USA GSA Federal Forms Library 
Legal Directories (Find an Attorney)
Alumni of Touro Law at the Community Justice Center 
Findlaw Attorney Directory 
Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory 
Touro Law Legal Services for the Community
Legal Journals & Periodicals 
Digital Commons (Touro Law) 
FindLaw: Academic Law Journals and Law Reviews 
SSRN - Social Science Research Network 
University Law Review Project - various sponsors 
Legal Newspapers
Law.com (legal news from National and State Journals)  
National Law Journal
New York Law Journal  
Legal Research (Free) & Public Law Libraries
Cornell's Legal Information Institute 
FindLaw 
Hieros Gamos 
Public Law Library - Bronx (E-Research Available) 
Public Law Library - Brooklyn (E-Research Available)
Public Law Library - Queens (Provides Free Online Research Sites & E-Research)
Public Law Library - Staten Island
Public Law Library - Suffolk
The Virtual Chase 

BAR ASSOCIATIONS

National
American Bar Association 
American Immigration Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice
Hispanic National Bar Association 
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys 
National Asian Pacific Lawyers Association
National Bar Association 
National Lawyers Guild
Native American Bar Association 
New York State
New York State Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys 
New York State Bar Association 
New York State Defenders Association 
New York State Trial Lawyers Association 
Women's Bar Association of the State of New York 
Local
Brooklyn Bar Association
Nassau County Bar Association
New York City Bar Association
New York County Lawyers Association
Queens Bar Association
Richmond County, Staten Island Bar Association