Sabrina I. Pacifici is the Editor, Publisher and Web Manager of LLRX.com.

Good Places to Start

• LawyerExpress.com – Daily News and Info; Legal Research; Office Tools and Travel; Breaktime.
• Zimmerman’s Research Guide – Online encyclopedia for legal researchers; keyword and phrase searchable.

Federal/State Law & Law Reviews

• Guide to Law Online – Sponsored by the Library of Congress; Code, Statutes at Large, Constitution, Agencies and Regulations, Federal Court System and Decisions.
• Lexis One – Federal and state cases from 1996; Supreme Court cases from 1790.
• LII: Cornell University Law School – District Court and Bankruptcy Court Decisions, by Circuit.
• Legal Journals on the Web – Links to full text, abstracts, table of contents (as available); general and subject specific journals.

Federal Government

• FirstGov – One stop access to all federal government resources.
• Thomas – Federal legislative information; searchable databases.
• CONGRESS.ORG – Databases for elected officials, issues and legislation, media guide.
• GPO Access – Database List – Includes: US Budget, CFR, Congressional Bills, Congressional Record, Federal Register, GAO Reports, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents.
• GPO Access – Alphabetical Listing – Review the list to see the depth of the content.
• United States House of Representatives – Directory, Member Offices, Committee Offices, Leadership Offices, US Code searchable database.
• United States Senate
• EPA: Window to My Environment – Beta (Region III only)
  – Powerful new web based tool that provides a wide range of federal, state, & local information about environmental conditions and features.

State Government

• State Databases (US/Canada/State/Province/City Resources
• State & Local Government on the Net (6,098 links) – Government sponsored links to legislative, executive, judicial, regional info. (frequently updated)
• Administrative Codes & Registers – Home Page, Register, Code, Manual (as available by jurisdiction)
• Full-text State Statutes and Legislation on the Internet – Links to sites containing full-text state constitutions, statutes, legislation, session laws, and administrative rules.
• Legislative Information System for Virginia – Database driven access to bills and resolutions, Code of VA, VA Administrative Code, Rules of the Supreme Court, List of Legislative Studies.

Court Rules, Forms & Dockets

• LLRX Court Rules, Forms & Dockets – Links to over 700 sources for state and federal court rules, forms and dockets. You can browse to find the resource you need, or search by keyword.
• FedForms – Free forms for the top 500 Government services.
• U.S. Court Forms – Free court forms for all states (interactive versions require a fee.)

Public Records

• Pac-Info – Over 4,000 free searchable public records databases
  (US, Canada, Europe, Asia, Worldwide).

Corporate Information

• CorporateInformation.com – Over 350,000 profiles are indexed; Search by state, county, research reports.
• Company Sleuth – News, IP, stock profiles & ratings, SEC filings, litigation.
• IPO.com – Venture – News, analysis and information on early stage capital marketing investing information.

News, Current Awareness

• Yahoo! News – Top Stories, Business, Entertainment, Politics, World, Sports, Technology, Health, Op/Ed, Science, Weather.
• CNET Search.com – Metasearch over 800 specialized engines.
• Northern Light Current News Service – Customized searching by time/date/relevance/source.
• IDG Net, The Computer Technology Network – News from dozens of sources technology, e-commerce, legislation, products and services.
• Tech Law Journal – “News, records, and analysis of legislation, litigation and regulation and affecting the computer and Internet industry.”