The following
Web sites have been selected by Bowman Librarians as examples of
sites appropriate for college research. Keep in mind, however, that
free Web resources are rarely filtered, often making it difficult
to determine the content's accuracy. Use our guide Evaluating
Web Resources to help you review the authority, currency, and
objectivity or bias of every site you use.
Legal Information Institute
(LII)
http://www.law.cornell.edu/
The LII is a leading “law-not-com” provider of public
legal information. This Web site provides, among others, access
to the opinions of the United States Supreme Court and to the full
United States Code. Follow the "Law about (...)" menu
choice to enter Wex, a law dictionary and encyclopedia, containing
topical overviews and links to Internet-based resources in over
100 areas of law.
Jurist
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu
Jurist is the world's only law school-based comprehensive
legal news and research service. Its staff of law faculty and law
students report and research the latest legal developments for members
of the legal community and the public at large. Jourist is sensitive
to law's global context, and attempts to provide a more even balance
of U.S. and international legal news than is common in traditional
legal or mass media.
National Criminal Justice Reference
Service (NCJRS)
http://www.ncjrs.gov
NCJRS provides access to relevant publications and links to resources
of information within and outside the U.S. Department of Justice.
Explore the menu choices, for example, try finding your subject
in the "A-Z Topics," or learn about case processing in
"Courts."
Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS)
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
BJS provides information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of
crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
U.S. Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/courtlinks/
U.S. Courts is a clearinghouse for information from and about the
Judicial Branch of the U.S., maintained by the Administrative Office
of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the U.S. Courts.
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
– elaws
http://www.dol.gov/elaws/
DOL's "elaws" stands for "employment laws assistance
for workers and small businesses." This Web site was developed
to help employers and workers understand their rights and responsibilities
under the federal employment laws administered by the U.S. Department
of Labor.
