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Find law review journals, federal and state laws (codes), court cases, and legislation..

 
LexisNexis Legal Research
Full text of U.S. Federal and state cases (including Supreme Court cases), federal and state codes and regulations, legal news, law reviews, Shephard's Citations, and international legal information... [more info]
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Thomas (Library of Congress)
Legislative information for the U.S. Government, sponsored by the Library of Congress. [more info]
Law Guru
A major law site with over 160 searching tools. Entry includes by state. The Virginia example includes access to Supreme Court opinions, General Assembly bills and resolutions, Code of Virginia, and Virginia Administrative Code Search. There are a number of Federal law sites. These include the Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Register, U. S. Tax Code, U. S. Immigration Code, U. S. Patents, and Executive Orders. Other types of materials include some journal sites, American Bar Association, ACLU, etc. [more info]
Findlaw.com
(from West Legal Directory) Locate lawyers by state and/or area of practice. [more info]
Internet
AllLaw.com
A comprehensive portal to legal information. [more info]

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