Research & Subject Guides: Online Legal Resources: Legal Resources

Databases

Nexis Uni
Date coverage varies. Fulltext. Over 10,000 news, business, and legal sources. News coverage includes deep backfiles and up-to-the-minute stories in national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources.

Links to sites with information about NY State laws, courts and processes.

AALL Public Library Toolkit
American Association of Law Libraries' toolkit for legal research and resources.
Court Help
Court Help is an excellent starting point. Includes descriptions of issues and overviews of common topics (i.e. divorce and name changes). Information on court houses and links to law reviews, FAQs, court processes, legal dictionary and law library locator.
The Law Student Guide to Free Legal Research on the Internet
A guide developed by Sarah Glassmeyer, JD, MLS, Faculty Services & Outreach Librarian and Assistant Professor of Law at Valparaiso University School of Law.
Legal Information Institute
One of the oldest free sites with information about the law
Has info on Constitutional law, codes, Federal and state statutes (not annotated).
Library of Congress" Guide to Law Online - New York
Litigants - NY Courts
If you have a case or will have one in the NY Courts, get information here. N.B. If you are self-representing, see Court Help.
Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee
Another good resource for people who are self-representing. Also includes links to FindLaw and CFR
Pace Law School Library Free & Low Cost Resources for Legal Research
PublicLegal
An index of websites, forms and documents.