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Site Name or Subject
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URL
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Description
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ALSO
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http://www.lawsource.com/also
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A comprehensive, uniform, and useful compilation of links to all online sources of American law that are available without charge, including all state law.
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Federal Civil Trials
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http://teddy.law.cornell.edu:8090/questtr2.htm
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A statistical searchable database; excellent source for pure data.
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Federal Judicial Center
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http://www.fjc.gov
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Information relating to publications and education programs; and links to court related sites.
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Links to Texas Government
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http://www.state.tx.us
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Access to all Texas government information on the Internet.
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Portal to online Texas Government
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http://www.texasonline.com
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Access to online interaction for Texas government e-Services.
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Texas Legal
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http://www.texaslegal.com
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Link to websites by specific practice area.
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Bluesheets - Fee based
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http://www.bluesheet.com
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Civil litigation & jury verdict research.
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Web Texas
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http://www.utexas.edu/texas
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Link to many legal websites created in Texas.
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Texas State Electronic Library
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http://link.tsl.state.tx.us
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Access to Texas Government, libraries, counties, cities, newspapers, and other legal sources.
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Texas Lawyer - Fee based
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http://www.texlaw.com
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Texas legal information on the Internet.
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Legislative Reference Library
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http://www.lrl.state.tx.us
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Link to many Texas and national websites on the Internet.
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Administrative Code
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http://www.sos.state.tx.us/tac/index.html
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Texas Administrative Code
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Secretary of State
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http://www.sos.state.tx.us
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Future direct access to all corporate information provided to the Secretary of State
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Legislature
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http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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Access to Bills and other legislative resources from the 73rd through 75th Legislatures.
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Attorney General Opinions
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http://www.oag.state.tx.us/
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Attorney general opinions, general publications, and open government updates.
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Agencies
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http://www.state.tx.us/agency/agencies.html
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Link to all agencies in Texas.
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Texas Register
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http://lamb.sos.state.tx.us/texreg
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Current and past issues of the Texas Register.
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Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (Amendments through 2/15/95)
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http://www.io.com/adminlaw/trcp.htm
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Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, Amendments though 2/15/95
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Texas Judicial Server
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http://www.courts.state.tx.us
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Texas Judicial Server, including some information on Rules of Civil Procedure
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Texas Rules of Evidence
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http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/texas/rcve_toc.htm
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Texas rules in full text.
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Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code
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http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/cvtoc.html
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A free online version of the CPRC.
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Texas Department of Transportation
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http://www.dot.state.tx.us
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Highway conditions, weather forecasts, travel, tourism, legislative information, and lemon laws.
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Department of Public Safety
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http://www.txdps.state.tx.us
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Drivers license information, crime records service, and a link to the Texas Government page.
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Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
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http://www.tabc.state.tx.us
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TABC code & rules.
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Texas Ethics Opinions
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http://www.lawlib.uh.edu/
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Texas Rules of Professional Conduct
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Constitution
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http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/txcon/toc.htm
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Full text of the Texas Constitution.
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Bills
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http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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Access the Texas legislature online.
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Governor
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http://www.governor.state.tx.us
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Access the Governor's home page to find out information about the past session or the Governor's initiatives.
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State Bar of Texas CLE Information
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http://texasbarcle.com/
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State Bar of Texas CLE course schedule
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Harris County Constable's Office
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http://www.co.harris.tx.us/constable
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Service of process fee schedules.
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Justice Information Management System
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http://www.co.harris.tx.us/jims
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Access to highly detailed information on all civil proceedings within Harris County.
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All Counties in Texas
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http://www.state.tx.us/county/counties.html
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Access to a list of all counties in Texas, and links to those with websites.
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Harris County Appraisal District
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http://www.hcad.org
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Real property values.
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State Bar Results
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http://sll.courts.state.tx.us
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Most current Texas Bar results.
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Texas Courts
Access information about the Texas Courts on the Internet such as presiding and visiting judges, court clerks with addresses and phone numbers, and municipal court information.
Public Libraries
Search for any publication at the various county or law libraries through their online card catalogs. Further, the county libraries' home pages contain link suggestions to Internet URLs covering a variety of topics.
States
Search the various starting points for legal research using the URLs provided in this section. Access state codes, case law, or secondary authority through the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University - an excellent link to legal information on the Internet.
Federal Government
Search the United States Congress' home pages to discover current Federal legislation. Look up various United States Codes provisions, Codes of Federal Regulations, and the Federal Registers. Search any of the government agencies' home pages to discover valuable information, for example, 10-K corporate filings through the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR database.
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Site Name or Subject
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URL
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Description
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FirstGov Your First Click to the U.S. Government
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http://www.firstgov.gov
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Portal to all Federal Government sites.
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Legal Information Institute at Cornell
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http://www.law.cornell.edu
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The most comprehensive legal link on the Internet.
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Findlaw
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http://www.findlaw.com
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Access various legal resources including United States Supreme Court cases dating back to 1906.
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Seamless Website
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http://seamless.com
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Legal link to various other sites.
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LectLaw
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http://www.lectlaw.com
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Electric law library on the Internet.
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Thomas
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http://thomas.loc.gov
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United States Congressional library.
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Federal Web Locator
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http://www.infoctr.edu/fwl/
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Link to Federal Government information on the Internet by Center for Information Law and Policy, Kent State Univ.
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FedWorld
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http://www.fedworld.gov
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Access point for searching, locating, ordering and acquiring government information.
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Lawlinks
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http://www.lawlinks.com/
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Legal links
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Lawlists
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http://www.kentlaw.edu/ portals/lawyers.html
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Legal links
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LawCrawler
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http://www.lawcrawler.com
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Search engine for legal sites on the Internet.
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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http://www.law.cornell.edu/ rules/frcp/overview.htm
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Full Text of the FRCP.
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Federal Rules of Evidence
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http://www.law.cornell.edu/ rules/fre/overview.html
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Full Text of the FRE.
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Code of Federal Regulations
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http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr /cfr-table-search.html
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Search the Code of Federal Regulations text.
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House of Representatives Law Library
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http://www.house.gov
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The library has organized over 8,900 Internet law resources by subject or jurisdiction.
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US Senate
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http://www.senate.gov
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Locate individual senators' e-mail addresses; conduct keyword searches; links to related sites.
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Government, Law and Society
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http://english-www.hss.cmu.edu/govt
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Materials in government, law, and their social implications.
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United States Code
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http://www.house.gov
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Search the USC text.
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Updated Revisions to the USC
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http://www.house.gov
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Revisions indexed by section.
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US Constitution
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http://www.law.cornell.edu:80/ constitution/constitution.overview.html
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Full text of the U. S. Constitution.
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Congressional Quarterly
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http://www.oncongress.cq.com/
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Fee-based legislative information
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Center for Legislative Archives
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http://www.nara.gov/nara/legislative
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Records of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
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C-Span
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http://www.c-span.org
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Congressional schedules, hearings, and votes.
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White House
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/
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E-mail the President or Vice-President; search past press releases and presidential addresses.
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Federal Registers at Government Printing Office
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http://www.access.gpo.gov
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Access the GPO which prints, binds and distributes Congressional publications.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
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http://stats.bls.gov
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United States economy at a glance.
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Bureau of the Census
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http://www.census.gov
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Demographic, social and economic information by state and country.
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Centers for Disease Control
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http://www.cdc.gov/
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The Nation's prevention agency.
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Consumer Information Center
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http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov
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Access a list of available Federal consumer publications.
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Council on Economic Advisors
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/ CEA/html/CEA.html
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The President's economic report.
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Council on Environmental Quality
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/CEQ
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Access annual Environmental Quality reports.
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Department of Commerce
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http://www.doc.gov
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Access economic and statistical information arranged by the Commerce Bureaus.
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Department of Justice
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http://www.usdoj.gov
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The largest law firm in the nation.
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Department of Labor
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http://www.dol.gov
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Minimum wage, welfare and labor protections, and welfare reform information.
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Department of Transportation
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http://www.dot.gov
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The site for the traveling public, business and industry, and transportation decision makers.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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http://www.fbi.gov
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Access FBI publications including crime reports and periodicals.
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
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http://www.ins.usdoj.gov
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Access public information including statistics, immigration law and regulations, Freedom of Information Act, and the Privacy Act.
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Internal Revenue Service
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http://www.irs.ustreas.gov
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Access IRS forms and publications. Send comments and receive help.
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National Library of Medicine
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov
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Link to MEDLINE and many other medical topics on the Internet.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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http://www.sec.gov
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Access EDGAR - the SEC's electronic database which contains corporate filings online.
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Federal Judiciary
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http://www.uscourts.gov
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Access information about the Judicial Branch of the United States Government.
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Federal Railroad Administration
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http://www.fra.dot.gov
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Search the FRA's database of railroad articles.
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Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry
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http://atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/ atsdrhome.html
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Access information on national alerts to toxic substances and other hazardous materials.
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Industry Standards
Search various industry home pages to discover information regarding automobile recalls in the last ten years or whether a baby seat was recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Search the Food and Drug Administration's home page to inquire about recent approvals of various medical devices or prescription drugs.
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Site Name or Subject
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URL
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Description
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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http://www.osha.gov
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OSHA sets the standards for the health and safety of the American employee.
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National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
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http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov
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Access all automobile recalls and tests conducted by NHTSA.
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National Transportation Safety Board
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http://www.ntsb.gov
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Information on plane, railroad, automobile, and boat accidents.
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
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http://www.hwysafety.org
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Access crash test results, regulations, and traffic laws.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
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http://www.cpsc.gov
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Access consumer product recalls and other business information.
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Environmental Protection Agency
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http://www.epa.gov
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The EPA protects the public health and improves the natural environment - air, water, and land.
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Federal Aviation Administration
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http://www.faa.gov
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The FAA promotes the highest safety standards in the world and provides quality service to the public.
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Federal Communications Commission
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http://www.fcc.gov
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The FCC regulates interstate and international communications.
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Federal Trade Commission
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http://www.ftc.gov
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The FTC enforces Federal anti-trust and consumer protection laws.
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Food and Drug Administration
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http://www.fda.gov
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The FDA strives to maximize public health protection while minimizing regulatory burden.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
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http://www.nist.gov
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The NIST promotes economic growth by developing and applying technology, measurements, and standards.
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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http://www.asme.org
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Access ASME's codes and standards.
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Chemical Health & Safety Data
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http://ehis.niehs.nih.gov/
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Receive health and safety information on various chemicals.
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Society of Automotive Engineers
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http://www.sae.org
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The essential reference for all engineers and researchers who want access to the most current vehicle technology along with SAE's complete archives of past publications.
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Federal Courts
Search the text of United States Supreme Court opinions from 1906 through the present, and all of the United States Circuit Courts of Appeals opinions throughout the 1990s.
Academic
Search various law schools' as well as law libraries' home pages to discover information regarding CLE seminars, admissions information, faculty, and administration. Additionally, the user has access to a number of law reviews and journals published on the Internet.
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Site Name or Subject
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URL
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Description
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ALSO
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http://www.lawsource.com/also
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A comprehensive, uniform, and useful compilation of links to all online sources of American law that are available without charge, including all state law.
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Legal Information Institute at Cornell
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http://www.law.cornell.edu
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The most comprehensive link on the Internet.
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The Indiana University School of Law
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http://www.law.indiana.edu
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One of the main starting points for legal research on the Internet.
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Emory University School of Law
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http://www.law.emory.edu
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One of the main starting point to legal research. Access information regarding every Federal appellate court including the United States Supreme Court. Access to focus points on particular areas of law to begin research.
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Findlaw
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http://www.findlaw.com
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Search a U. S. Supreme Court archive of cases dating back to 1906.
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Seamless Website
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http://seamless.com
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One of the largest legal websites with links from thousands of other websites.
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University of Texas School of Law
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http://www.law.utexas.edu
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Link to Texas legal Internet sites, the 5th Circuit United States Court of Appeals, and University of Texas School of Law Journals.
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Legal List
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http://www.lcp.com/The-Legal-List/ TLL-home.html
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A guide to legal research in the Internet.
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The World Wide Web Virtual Library
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http://www.law.indiana.edu/law/v-lib/lawindex.html
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Electronic library with links to various legal sites on the Internet.
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Sources of International Statistics University of Maryland
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http://www.lib.umd.edu/UMCP/MCK/STATS.html
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Sources of International Statistics is organized by source of data: U.S. Government, Foreign Governments, United Nations, IGO's, NGO's, Academic, and Search Engines. Links to each of the websites are provided. This site is offered by the University of Maryland Libraries at College Park.
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Lawlists
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http://www.kentlaw.edu/portals/lawyers.html
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Legal link
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LawCrawler
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http://www.lawcrawler.com
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Search engine for legal topics.
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WashLaw WEB at Washburn University
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http://lawlib.wuacc.edu
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Starting point to many legal sites including CLEs, case law, codes, and courts.
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Georgia State University College of Law
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http://law.gsu.edu/
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Meta-Index for legal research.
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Baylor University School of Law
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http://www.baylor.edu/
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Students rank in the top 15 - 20th percentile in the nation while the faculty is among the 10 best.
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Harvard University School of law
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http://www.law.harvard.edu
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Largest academic law library in the world.
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South Texas College of Law Affiliated with Texas A&M University
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http://www.stcl.edu
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Online card catalog; CLE information and legal research links.
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Southern Methodist University School of Law
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http://www.law.smu.edu/
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Online access to legal information throughout the world.
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Texas Tech University School of law
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http://www.law.ttu.edu
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Online card catalog to three of Texas Tech's libraries and a list of legal links.
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University of Houston Law Center
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http://www.lawlib.uh.edu
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Internet reference desk with links to legal information.
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Law Reviews
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http://www.usc.edu/dept/law-lib/legal/journals.html
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Access a list of legal journals on the Internet.
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American Law Reports (ALR)
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http://www.lexis-nexis.com
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Access online services, information management tools and ordering information.
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University of Oklahoma Law Center
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http://www.law.uoknor.edu
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A chronology of U.S. historical documents including the Magna Carta, letters from Christopher Columbus, The Works of Thomas Jefferson, The Gettysburg Address, and The Emancipation Proclamation.
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Jurist Canada
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http://jurist.law.utoronto.ca/
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The most comprehensive Canadian legal resource for attorneys, professors, students, and judges. "A lawyer's best friend on the internet."
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Organizations
The organizations compiled by www.howardnations.com provide extensive information on CLE seminars, writing, audio, and video courses available, and organizational membership information.
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Site Name or Subject
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URL
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Description
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American Law Institute - American Bar Association
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http://www.ali-aba.org
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CLE Information including: seminar info; writings; audios; videos; and courses.
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Texas Trial Lawyers Association
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http://www.ttla.com
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Access member services, TTLA's online library, conduct CLE searches, or post deposition searches.
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Association of Trial Lawyers of America
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http://www.atlanet.org
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Membership information; events and education; and legal links.
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American Bar Association
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http://www.abanet.org
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Access the ABA's monthly magazine, the ABA Journal.
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Hieros Gamos
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http:// www.hg.org/hgfr.html
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One of the largest and most comprehensive legal sites with links to organizations, government, specific practice areas, discussion groups, law journals, law libraries, and other legal information.
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National Center for State Courts
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http://www.ncsc.dni.us
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The NCSC provides leadership and service to state courts.
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Law Library Resource Xchange
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http://www.llrx.com
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A web publication with a special focus on research, management and technology topics for legal professionals. Features include articles, departments and columns with up-to- date information written by law librarians, attorneys, information specialists and consultants.
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National Institute for Trial Advocacy
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http://www.nd.edu/~nita
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CLE program information; NITA publications and audio and visual materials.
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State Bar of Texas
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http://204.65.203.165/
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State Bar of Texas, serving members of the State Bar and the Public.
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Houston Bar Association
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http://www.hba.org
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Under construction: June 1997
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Lawyers Center
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http://www.lawyerscenter.com
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Search for attorneys in Houston, Dallas and Austin by name or by area of practice.
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Legal and Patent Search, Inc.
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http://www.1800inventor.com
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One of America's premier legal and patent search companies, incorporating honesty and integrity in its commitment to assist lawyers, corporations and individuals in simplifying the complexities of patent laws and procedures.
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The Trademark Register
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http://www.trademarkreg.com
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Trademark searches, publications and online access.
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Legal Ethics
The legal ethics websites supply current Texas ethics opinions as well as access to the Texas Rules of Professional Conduct.
Legal Forms
The forms websites give the user a bare bones outline of various pleadings.
Continuing Legal Education
The CLE websites provide lists of seminars over the next few years throughout the United States.
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Site Name or Subject
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URL
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Description
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CLE Listings
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http://www.ali-aba.org
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Course calendar and registration information, library services, periodicals and press releases.
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CLE Online
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http://www.cleonline.com
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Seminar and registration information online.
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National Practice Institute
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http://www.npilaw.com
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List of available programs, tapes and books. Seminar schedule available.
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State Bar of Texas CLE Information
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http://www.texasbarcle.com
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State Bar of Texas CLE courses
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CLE Central
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http://www.clecentral.com
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A clearinghouse for continuing legal education programs, and online speakers' bureau, and a general store for personal and professional products and services online.
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