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Journals/Magazines

LexisNexis Academic Restricted Resource Some full text available
Full-text access to continuously updated news, law, and business information. Highlights: News: newswires, transcripts, regional, national/international news, & Gallup Polls; Legal: law review articles, federal case law, and federal/state codes; Business: company profiles, country profiles, and SEC filings; People: directories from the entertainment industry, elected officials, executives, politicians, and obituaries.  Also has a section that includes full-text of several health newsletters and abstracts of articles in major medical journals.
SAGE Open Some full text available
Open access articles in the social and behavioral sciences and humanities from the publisher SAGE.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Indexes & abstracts research papers in the social sciences (legal, economics, management, marketing, political, etc.). Contains working / forthcoming papers (not yet available in print). Some are fulltext.
Sports Litigation Alert Restricted Resource Some full text available
Tracks legal developments as they occur in amateur and professional athletics as well as legislative issues that impact sports law professionals. Sports Litigation Alert features an extensive archive of case summaries and guest articles written by sports law professionals. It is published bi-weekly.

Criminal Justice Collection
A subcollection of approximately 150 journals in Academic OneFile that focuses on Criminal Justice issues.

ABI/INFORM Complete Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
Search all three ABI/Inform databases together here or search one at a time below. ABI/INFORM Complete provides current and historic abstracts and many full-text articles from over 2,800 business and management journals, including hundreds of titles from outside the U.S. The database covers finance, management, marketing, operations, accounting, business conditions, sports and business, entertainment, and case studies.
CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online Restricted Resource Some full text available
A resource for theory and research in international affairs and global studies. Not simply a periodical database, CIAO includes working papers, policy briefs, conference proceedings, books, and case studies. It even has videos.

ProQuest Social Science Journals Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
ProQuest Social Science Journals include full-text periodicals covering the social sciences, including addiction studies, urban studies, family studies, international relations and much more.
CQ Weekly
Print Location: http://ezproxy.ithaca.edu:2048/login?url=http://library.cqpress.com/cqweekly Restricted Resource Some full text available
Weekly info on Congress: reports on upcoming issues, wrap up of news, status of bills, behind-the-scenes action, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes.
Business Source Premier (Original Interface) Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
Business topics: management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc. SWOT analysis on selected companies.
note: Also available via Special Business Interface

Newspapers

Legal News Group File Restricted Resource
LexisNexis file that contains general legal sources in fulltext.

LexisNexis Academic Restricted Resource Some full text available
Full-text access to continuously updated news, law, and business information. Highlights: News: newswires, transcripts, regional, national/international news, & Gallup Polls; Legal: law review articles, federal case law, and federal/state codes; Business: company profiles, country profiles, and SEC filings; People: directories from the entertainment industry, elected officials, executives, politicians, and obituaries.  Also has a section that includes full-text of several health newsletters and abstracts of articles in major medical journals.

Web Sites

crimspace: the criminology and criminal justice network
Academic community social network sponsored by the publisher SAGE.
HuriSearch
Human Rights search engine that searches across websites. 
Justia
Portal to legal resources. Includes a directory for finding a lawyer.

Digestible Law: Perkins Coie's Internet Case Digest
By the law firm Perkins Coie, this site "digests" Internet case law. Use LexisNexis to search for the full case cited.
FindLaw Some full text available
Legal news, forms, and articles on legal topics. Includes U.S. Supreme Court decisions from 1999- present.  They offer legal news on their Legal Pulse page.

Govtrack
Tracks legislation and votes in the United States Congress with email updates and RSS feeds. An open-source and community project.

Legal Information Institute (LII)
Cornell University Law School website. Go to Constitutions &Codes > U.S. Code to find the useful Table of Popular Names. Researchers can look up the name of an act and find the corresponding USC and Public Law number.
LLRX.com Some full text available
Law and technology resources for legal professionals.

OpenCongress
Non-for-profit and open source site that brings together news and government data. Visitors can track and comment on legislators and legislation.
PolicyArchive Some full text available
Digital library of public policy research with more than 12,000 policy documents from about 220 think tanks and research groups.
World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII)
"Free, independent and non-profit access to worldwide law"

Almanacs & Yearbooks

Almanac of American Politics
Print Location: Ref JK271 .A5
From the National Journal Group, this annual directory covers biographies of Congress & state governors; it also includes election results. Current ed. is at the Reference Desk. 1972+ General Stacks
Bill of Rights Institute
The Bill of Rights Institute provides resources for educating the public about founding documents
Facts on File World News Digest Restricted Resource Some full text available
Facts on File World News Digest provides Information on issues, events, and people from 1940 to the present. Features include country profiles, primary documents, key issues, newsmaker profiles, and newspaper editorials. The database incorporates World Almanac and Book of Facts.

Atlases

Tobacco atlas / Judith Mackay and Michael Eriksen.
Print Location: REF G1046.J94 T6 2009 Some full text available Resource contains images
Geneva : World Health Organization, 2009.

Biographical Information

Biography in Context Restricted Resource Resource contains images Resource contains audio Some full text available
Biographical information on people worldwide throughout history across all disciplines.
CQ's Politics in America
Print Location: REF DESK JK1083 .B55 Some full text available
Published annually, it contains in-depth profiles of members of Congress. Current ed. at the Reference Desk. Prior 4 years are in the General Stacks.
Oyez : U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia Resource contains images Resource contains audio
User friendly website that contains biographies of Supreme Court justices, case decisions, and some audio transcripts of select cases.

Blogs

Communication & Legal Studies: Keep me Posted @ IC Library
Blog of legal, communication, and library news in service to the programs in the Park School of Communications and Legal Studies.
SCOTUSBlog
Supreme Court of the United States blog.

Freedom to Tinker
Blog initiated by Ed Felten, Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University  that explores legal regulation of technology.  Numerous experts now post to the blog.
Media Law Prof Blog
Blog edited by Christine Corcos, Associate Prof. of Law, LSU, that posts legal news in media law.

Colleges & Universities

DigitalCommons@ILR Some full text available
From the Martin P. Catherwood Library, School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, this project includes scholarship from departments, centers, institutes and programs from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations.  The commons can be searched.  

Companies

Copyright Clearance Center
The CCC is a global rights broker for licensing content (primarily textual such as books, journals and magazines).  Libraries, businesses, and organization use the service to quickly obtain permission and rights to use materials.  They also have an Education page to assist in understanding copyright law.

Harry Fox Agency
The HFA is an, "information source, clearinghouse and monitoring service for licensing musical copyrights."

iCopyright
"The copyright licensing system for digital content worldwide"
Swank Motion Pictures Inc.
Swank licenses films for non-theatrical use where public performance rights (PPR) are required.  Although they do not work with all films in distribution, they are a great place to start when seeking rights.  There is a special division called Movie Licensing USA that licenses feature films for K-12 and public libraries.

Dictionaries

Ballentine's Law Dictionary, 3rd edition Restricted Resource Some full text available
Legal definitions online via LexisNexis.

Bieber's Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations Restricted Resource Some full text available
Available online via LexisNexis.

Black's Law Dictionary
Print Location: http://phoebe.ithaca.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=491165
Standard dictionary that provides basic definitions of legal jargon. 9th ed.
Dictionary of the Social Sciences Restricted Resource Some full text available
The over 1,800 entries in this dictionary contains definitions and biographies of major figures. Entries span from classic to modern theories and include major issues and methodologies.
Oxford Reference: Law Restricted Resource Some full text available
This group of online reference books includes: The Oxford Companion to American Law; The New Oxford Companion to Law; Oxford Dictionary of Law;  A Dictionary of Law Enforcement; The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States; The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions; The Oxford Companion to the Hight Courts of Australia

Directories

Congressional Directory (U.S. Congress)
Presents short biographies of each member of the Senate and House, listed by state or district, and additional data, such as committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries, and room and telephone numbers. It also lists officials of the courts, military establishments, and other Federal departments and agencies, including D.C. government officials, governors of states and territories, foreign diplomats, and members of the press, radio, and television galleries.
Federal Court Locator (Villanova University School of Law) Some full text available
Provides access to information related to the federal judiciary, including slip opinions. This information can be viewed on-line or it can be downloaded. Links to circuit and district courts are provided.
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator Some full text available
Search for lawyers and law firms by practice area and location. Provided free by LexisNexis.
New York Red Book
Print Location: http://phoebe.ithaca.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=198014
Annual directory of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of New York government. The current edition is behind the reference desk. Most prior editions from 1897+ are in general stacks.
New York State (online)
Links to departments and agencies and all three branches of New York State government.
United States Government Manual Some full text available
Provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. Also includes information on quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the United States participates, and boards, commissions, and committees.



United States Government Manual
Print Location: REF JK421 .A3 Some full text available

E-books

ebrary Resource contains images Some full text available
Over 70,000 full-text ebooks on business & economics, education, technology, humanities, life & physical sciences, law & politics, medicine, social & behavioral sciences, language & literature, and career guidance. Approximately 300 ebooks are single-user access titles; all other ebooks support multiple-user simultaneous use.

Encyclopedias

American Jurisprudence 2d Restricted Resource Some full text available
A standard encyclopedia of American Law. Entries cite relevant case law.
Encyclopedia of Human Rights Restricted Resource
Oxford Reference online.
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior- 3rd ed. Restricted Resource Some full text available
Explores the social, medical, legal and political issues related to drugs and alcohol and associated behaviors. Includes emerging topics and developments in the many fields of addiction studies.
Encyclopedia of Native American legal tradition
Print Location: REF F8204 . E53
Integrating American Indian law and Native American political and legal traditions, this encyclopedia includes detailed descriptions of nearly two dozen Native American Nations' legal and political systems such as the Iroquois, Cherokee, Choctaw, Navajo, Cheyenne, Creek, Chickasaw, Comanche, Sioux, Pueblo, Mandan, Wyandot, Powhatan, Mikmaq, and Yakima
Religion and the Law in America : an Encyclopedia of Personal Belief and Public Policy Restricted Resource Some full text available
Contains essays and entries on the interaction between religion and the law in the United States. ABC-CLIO, c2007.

West's Encyclopedia of American Law, 2nd ed. Restricted Resource Some full text available
Is a reference devoted to the terms and concepts of U.S. law. It covers a wide variety of persons, entities, and events that have shaped the U.S. legal system.

Government Information

ADA Home Page (United States Department of Justice)
The Americans with Disabilities Act page by the Department of Justice provides tabs on the following interest areas: Design Standards, Information Line, Technical Assistance Program, Enforcement, Code Certification, Business Connection, Status Reports, New or Proposed Regulation, Mediation Program, and Publications.  You can sign up to receive email updates. 

Armed Forces Court of Appeals and Courts of Criminal Appeals Restricted Resource
Includes: United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces beginning in 1951, United States Court of Military Appeals beginning in 1951 and the United States Court of Criminal Appeals for the Coast Guard, Army, Navy-Marine and Air Forcebeginning in 1951 (from the LexisNexis source information).

Council of Europe
The Council of Europe, founded in 1949, seeks to develop throughout Europe common and democratic principles based on the European Convention on Human Rights. There is a Human Rights tab on the website.
European Patent Office (E.P.O.)
Intergovernmental organization founded in 1977 to adminster European patents. The site includes a patent registry and search.

FDsys (GPO's Federal Digital System) Some full text available
The Government Printing Office's (GPO) Federal Digital System (FDsys) provides public access to government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies. Search or browse  for documents and publications.  Use the Advance Search form to search by date or specific publication title (Congressional Record, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, Bills, Hearings, the United States Code, etc.). Fulltext primary source documents are available in both PDF (downloadable) and XML formats.
State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples Republic of China (S.I.P.O.)
This is the English site for searching patents from the the P.R.C.

Supreme Court of the United States
The official website of the Supreme Court provides recent and pending case opinions, the current calendar, oral argument transcripts and a docket database. Go to Oral Arguments > Argument Transcripts for transcripts. Go to Opinions > Bound Volumes to browse the U.S. Reports. Slip opinions are also available.
The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis, and Interpretation
2002 edition.  S. DOC. 108-17.  See the Government Printing Office's website for supplements (issued in even-numbered years). 

U. S. Copyright Office
According to the U. S. Constitution, the Copyright Office was established, “To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries."
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
UNODC is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime including: prison reform, money-laundering, organized crime, terrorism prevention, etc. Resources include data and analysis.

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces: Opinions
From the about page, "The Court, an independent tribunal established under Article I of the Constitution, regularly interprets federal statutes, executive orders, and departmental regulations. The Court also determines the applicability of constitutional provisions to members of the armed forces." 

United States Sentencing Commission
An independent agency of the judicial branch which establishes sentencing polices, advises Congress the President on policies, and researches and analyzes issues.  There are pages for research information, education and training, data and statistics, and publications.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Some full text available
The US EPA provides information on major environmental topics, including laws and regulations. The site includes a database that allows you to Search Your Environment by zipcode that includes public records.
New York State Unified Court System
Portal to court law libraries and legal information from New York State. Go to Courts > Decisions to find recent decisions.
New York State Legislature: Bills and Laws Some full text available
Search bill text, status, summaries, sponsor memos, and floor vote. Links to search for NYS Legislative Bills, NYS Legislative Resolutions, and the Laws of New York (see also: LexisNexis - Federal & State Codes - NY Consolidated Law Service).
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) Some full text available
Unofficial version of NY Regulations from the New York State Division of Administrative Rules.  Click here to access the NYCRR directly.

E-Codes: Municipal Codes on the Internet
Online municipal codes for various townships, towns, cities, and boroughs provided by General Code publisher. Includes Ithaca (city and town).
OpenJurist Some full text available
Access to US Supreme Court and Federal Appellate opinions. 

Thomas - Legislative Information Some full text available
Database of United States legislative information including: bills, resolutions, the Congressional Record, treaties, Committee Reports, Public Laws, Roll Call Votes, etc.
National Conference of State Legislatures
This website offers research and policy information on multi-state legislation. Particularly helpful is the Issues & Research tab.
Regulations.gov Some full text available
Government website for finding regulations issued by U.S. government agencies.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Some full text available
Directory, press releases, quick facts, and topical information from the FBI.
Federal Trade Commission : Rules

Links to 16 CFR from the Federal Trade Commission. Includes advertising and labeling regulations.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS): Abstracts Database Some full text available
US Dept of Justice, Office of Justice Programs site that is a portal to justice and substance abuse information useful for research and policy development. Topics include: corrections, courts, crime, crime prevention, drugs, the justice system, juvenile justice, law enforcement and victims. The collection of several thousand full-text publications, primarily government documents, can be searched.
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Some full text available
Information on patents, trademarks, and copyright.
TTB.gov

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, U.S. Dept. of the Treasury. Includes links to relevant CFR regulations (generally found in 27 CFR).

NY Open Government
NY State Office of the Attorney General's portal to NY State information.
Europa : European Union On-Line
Gateway to European Union. It provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration. Go to the Documents tab to connect to EUR-LEX (E.U. Law), the Bulletin of the E.U., and other agency materials.

Handbooks & Guides

Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation
Print Location: http://phoebe.ithaca.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=492951
The most commonly used citation guide for legal researchers. Sometimes called the Harvard Bluebook. 19th ed.
CQ Researcher Restricted Resource Resource contains images Some full text available
Comprehensive reporting and analysis on current issues in the news. Each report includes an introductory overview; background and chronology on the topic; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources.
Crime Time Online
CrimeTime is free sentencing software that helps in calculating permissible sentences for New York crimes.  It was created by Mr. George M. Dentes. Users must enter their email and agree to terms prior to accessing the software.

European Media Governance: National and Regional Dimensions Restricted Resource
Intellect Books, 2007. Ed. by Georgios Terzis.  Country guide to European media ownership structures and policies.
Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual
9th, ed. Columbia Human Rights Law Review.  Guide on legal research for those in prison.

Oxford Companion to American Law Restricted Resource
Oxford Reference Online.
Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court Restricted Resource
Oxford Reference Online.
Oxford Reference: Law Restricted Resource Some full text available
This group of online reference books includes: The Oxford Companion to American Law; The New Oxford Companion to Law; Oxford Dictionary of Law;  A Dictionary of Law Enforcement; The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States; The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions; The Oxford Companion to the Hight Courts of Australia

Research and Documentation Online
Diana Hacker and Barbara Fister's guide to researching and citing.  Examples for citing are availabe as well as sample papers (showing page formatting and bibliographies) are available for MLA, APA, Chicago and CSE. 
United Nations
Portal to International Law  and Human Rights from the United Nations.  Includes links to international courts and tribunals such as the ICTY and the ICTR.

Copyright Watch
Collects and monitors copyright laws worldwide.

Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL)
Portal to international law primary sources and sites by the American Society of International Law (ASIL).

European Union Legal Materials: An Infrequent User's Guide
Primer by Duncan Alford on the NYU GlobaLex site.
Guide to Law Online (Law Library of Congress) Some full text available
Annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online.  The Law Library of Congress also hosts the Global Legal Monitor.

JuriGlobe : World Legal Systems
A University of Ottawa research group that presents international law categories by legal system (civil law, common law, customary law and Muslim law) including mixed systems.  It also lists countries by the language of their legal system.

Legal Guide to Broadcast Law and Regulation
Print Location: http://phoebe.ithaca.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=71407
Is designed to give the broadcaster a more comprehensive analysis and understanding of the many rules, regulations, and laws that effect broadcasters in their day to day operations.
Legal Research Illustrated
Print Location: REF DESK KF240 .J32 2002
Mersky &Dunn's overview of how to conduct basic legal research is a classic primer. 8th ed.
Media and American Courts: a reference handbook
Print Location: http://phoebe.ithaca.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=397909
by S.L. Alexander. ABC-CLIO, 2004.
National Survey of State Laws
Print Location: REF KF386 .N38 2008
6th ed., 2008. Identifies sections of state codes, state by state, for popular issue areas such as: antitrust, capital punishment, gun control, prayer in schools, whistleblower statues, abortion, gambling, right to die, lotteries, taxes, etc.
New York Legal Research Guide
Print Location: http://phoebe.ithaca.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=450202
3rd ed., 2004. The basic information needed to understand legal practice in New York state.
Street Law: A course in practical law
Print Location: REF KF387 .A72 2005
7th ed., 2005. Easy to comprehend primer for students new to law. Helps connect legal jargon and the legal system to practical everyday situations. Covers criminal law, torts, housing, consumer law, juvenile justice, family law, and individual liberties.

Newswires

JDSupra
Legal news from law firms.   Browse the subject tab to set up a news feed to your area of law.

New York Legal: Legal News, Information and Analysis
From Thomson Reuters News & Insight, this news and analysis site features content from Westlaw and focuses on New York State.

Organizations

Association for Conflict Resolution
A professional organization dedicated to enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution -- description from the site.

Center for Constitutional Rights
Organization founded in 1966 that is dedicated to protecting rights stated in the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Humaning Rights.  
First Amendment Center
Clearinghouse for information concerning the five freedoms (speech, press, assembly, petition and religion) guaranteed by the First Amendment to our Constitution
Freedom House
Organization that monitors freedom, democracy and human rights worldwide.  The publish the following reports: Freedom in the World, Freedom on the Net, Freedom of the Press, Nations in Transit,  Countries at the Crossroads,  and Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa
International Criminal Court
Website of the court, an international organization seated in The Hague,  governed by the Rome Statute.  It was established to convict crimes of concern to the international community such as the Criminal tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda. They have a YouTube channel and a Twitter feed.
INTERPOL: Connecting police for a safer world
Worldwide police organization consisting of 190 member countries.  
National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC)
Organization supporting access to legal counsel for juveniles.  The site includes publications and data.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Advocates for civil liberties including First Amendment rights, equal protection under the law, due process, and privacy. Founded in 1920.
Amnesty International
Advocates for human rights around the world. Search the library page to find AI reports.
Brennan Center for Justice (NYU)
New York University School of Law. Think tank that addresses problems of democracy and justice. Site covers the following issue areas: Access to Justice; Campaign Finance Reform; Courts &Government; Immigrant Rights; Liberty & National Security; Criminal Justice Reform; Voting Rights &Elections; and Wages, Jobs &Economy.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Think tank founded in 1910 that promotes peace between nations. Maintains programs on: China, Democracy & the Rule of Law, the Middle East, Nonproliferation, Russia &Eurasia, South Asia, & Trade, Equity & Development.
CATO Institute
Libertarian think tank founded in 1977 that provide research in the following areas: Bioethics, Education &Child Policy, Government &Politics, Immigration &Labor, Law &Civil Liberties, Regulatory Studies, National Security &Foreign Policy, Budget &Tax Policy, Energy &Environment, Health &Welfare, International Economics, Political Philosophy, and Telecom, Internet & Information Policy.
Center for the Study of the Public Domain
Duke Law site devoted to promoting global understanding of public domain issues. Includes the graphic novel Bound by Law that explores a filmmaker's exploration of copyright for a documentary film.
Citizen Media Law Project
Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University. Assists citizen media creators navigate legal issues & risks.
Creative Commons
Artistic creators can assign works a CC license that explicitly grants degrees of permission for usage of personal works. The site includes images, audio, video, text and even lesson plans.
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Advocacy group focused on civil liberties online.
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
Public interest research center that focuses on privacy issues.

Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Advocacy group defending human rights around the world. Site can be searched by country or by issue area. Many free documents can be accessed under the publications page. An annual film festival is held.
International Anticounterfeiting Coalition (IACC)
Promotes laws and regulations that combats intellectual property theft such as counterfeiting and piracy. Members include the RIAA & the MPAA.
Media Law Resource Center (MLRC)
Nonprofit clearinghouse to monitor developments on the First Amendment, libel laws, privacy, and other areas. The Public Resources tab includes libel FAQs, the MLRC bulletin, Articles and Reports, MLRC 50 State Survey, and news. Online Resources include: Lawsuits Against Bloggers, Reporters' Privilege, State FOI Laws.
Pew Center on the States
Policy solutions for state governments from the Pew Charitable Trusts.
Project Censored Some full text available
Students and faculty from Sonoma State University track overlooked news that appears in independent journals and newsletters. An annual list of the top 25 censored stories are compiled.
Public Knowledge (PK)
Advocacy group focused on digital rights.
RAND Corporation
Think tank that publishes reports in the following issue areas: Arts, Child Policy, Civil Justice, Education, Energy &Environment, Health &Health Care, International Affairs, National Security, Population & Aging, Public Safety, Science &Technology, Substance Abuse, Terrorism &Homeland Security, Transportation & Infrastructure, &Workforce &Workplace.
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free legal assistance to journalists since 1970." Users can sign up for news feeds. The Reading Room tab includes online issues of The News Media & The Law, a quarterly magazine (2000+). They also provide the following guides: The First Amendment Handbook, The Open Government Guide, and The Reporter's Privilege (examines reporter's privilege in each state).
World Intellectual Property Organization
A good site for searching non-US patents.

Primary Sources

A Legislative history of the Federal Communications Act of 1934
Print Location: KF2762.113 .A15 1989
Oxford University Press, 1989.  Edited by Max D. Paglin. Part One: Commentaries; Part Two:  Documents (Senate and House Reports and Hearings).  The Communications Act of 1934 is included on p. 921-966. There is an index.
American Memory: Century of Lawmaking Some full text available
Full-text of U.S. Congressional documents and debates from 1774-1875 including the Statutes at Large, American State Papers, U.S. Serial Set, Congressional Globe & Record, House and Senate Journals, and letters and journals from the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention.
Music Copyright Infringement Resource
Sponsored by the Columbia Law School and the Gould School of Law, this resource provides access to music copyright infringment cases from the mid-nineteenth century forward.  
National Indian Law Library
From the Native American Rights Fund, this site provides free access to Indian law.  The Tribal Law Gateway provides access to constitutions, codes and ordinances.

New York Codes, Rules and Regulations and New York Register Restricted Resource Some full text available
NY administrative regulations from LexisNexis Academic.

U.S. Code from the House of Representatives
Searchable version of the U.S. code either by keyword, boolean or by title and section. In BETA.  See also:  GPO Access or LexisNexis Academic.
American Presidency Project Resource contains audio
A digital archive of the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States from Hoover to Bush (1929 to present); see also IC Library stacks at: J80 .A283. The site also includes: inaugural addresses, radio addresses, fireside chats, debates, convention speeches, and party platforms.
Avalon Project at Yale Law School Some full text available
Digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.
Chesapeake Project Some full text available
An archive of government and legal information from the following participants: Georgetown Law Library,  Harvard Law School Library, Maryland State Law Library, and the Virginia State Law Library.

United states code congressional and administrative news (USCCAN)
Print Location: REF KF48 .U58
Contains public laws, legislative histories, executive messages and orders, administrative regulations, lists of committees, indexes & tables, for each session of Congress. Library has 1952+ (lacks 1961, 1963, 1965-66).
Congressional Committee Reports (US Congress) Some full text available
Beginning with the 104th Congress (1995-1996) to the present.
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Some full text available
Codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government.  The 50 subject matter titles contain one or more individual volumes, which are updated once each calendar year, on a staggered basis.  Each title is divided into chapters, which usually bear the name of the issuing agency. Each chapter is further subdivided into parts that cover specific regulatory areas.

New York State Digital Collections: catalog Some full text available
Contains over 65,000 documents relating to New York State. Three main collections include: 1. New York State Government Publications (Regents exams from 1957 to current), 2. New York State Scanned Documents Collection (broadsides, maps, manuscripts, and special collections) and 3. Education Laws and Policy documents
Documents of American broadcasting
Print Location: KF2804 .D6 1984
Key documents including: The Wireless Ship Act of 1910; The Radio Act of 1912; The Radio Act of 1927; The Mayflower Doctrine (1941); The Fairness Doctrine (1949); The Red Lion case (1969); the Communication Act of 1934, etc.
FCC & FRC Reported Cases
Cases involving the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) and/or the FRC (Federal Regulatory Commission). Lists of cases and their citations, some with links. 1928-current with a lag of a few years.
Media Law reporter
Print Location: http://phoebe.ithaca.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=160375
Covers new cases for radio, television, and journalism. Updated weekly. Bound cases from v.1 1977-
New York Constitution Some full text available
Constitution of the State of New York via LexisNexis Academic.

New York Consolidated Laws Service Restricted Resource Some full text available
Laws of the State of New York through LexisNexis Academic.

New York Attorney General Opinions Restricted Resource Some full text available
Opinions of the Attorney General from LexisNexis Academic.

New York State & Federal Court Rules Restricted Resource Some full text available
New York State & Federal Court Rules from LexisNexis Academic.

NY Court of Appeals and Supreme Court - Appellate Division Cases, Combined Restricted Resource Some full text available
NY higher court cases from LexisNexis Academic.

NY Lower Court Cases from 1851 Restricted Resource Some full text available
Content summary from LexisNexis Academic: Decisions from the Apellate Terms of the Supreme Court, and the lower courts of the State of New York, including:  The Supreme courts, County courts, Court of Claims, Family courts, Surrogate's courts, the District Court (Suffolk and Nassau counties), City courts, and the Town and Village Justice courts. Also includes decisions of the Civil Court of the City of New York, and the Criminal Court of the City of New York.
NY Department of Environmental Conservation Decisions Some full text available
Decisions from 9/24/73+ from LexisNexis Academic.

Official Documents of the United Nations (ODS) Some full text available

Full text UN documents from 1993+; General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, & Trusteeship Council from 1946+

Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913
Database of London's Central Criminal Court from 1674-1913.

Supreme Court of the United States
The official website of the Supreme Court provides recent and pending case opinions, the current calendar, oral argument transcripts and a docket database. Go to Oral Arguments > Argument Transcripts for transcripts. Go to Opinions > Bound Volumes to browse the U.S. Reports. Slip opinions are also available.
World Court Digest Some full text available
Digest of international case law from the judgments, advisory opinions and orders of the International Court of Justice as well as in the separate opinions of individual judges.
World Treaty Index Some full text available
From the University of Michigan, this is an electronic treaty database that covers the 20th century.

FCC Encyclopedia: FCC and the Courts, Recent Court Opinions Some full text available
Chronological list of court filings from the Office of the General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission. Links to fulltext of FCC briefs and recent court opinions.
Google Scholar Some full text available
Use the bottom of the Advanced Search form to search for Legal Opinions and Journals. The form allows you to limit by a specific Federal or State court.

Public Records

Court Records Free Reference and Directory
Directory to state-by-state court records.
Legislative Histories (U. S. Department of Justice)
Legislative histories for key Public Laws. 

PACER Resource contains audio Some full text available
Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) is an electronic public access service that allows users to obtain case and docket information from federal appellate, district and bankruptcy courts, and the PACER Case Locator via the Internet. PACER is provided by the federal Judiciary in keeping with its commitment to providing public access to court information via a centralized service.  There are fees associated with using PACER, but if your usage does not exceed $10 in a quarter, fees for that quarter are waived.

Statistics/Data

Bureau of Justice Statistics Some full text available
Data on capital punishment, correctional populations, criminal victimization, domestic violence, drug use, and workplace crime.  They publish the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).

Comparative Constitutions Project
Scholars collect data in order to investigate constitutional choices of international states.

Uniform Crime Reports (FBI) Some full text available
Annual statistical publications, including the comprehensive Crime in the United States, produced from data provided by nearly 17,000 law enforcement agencies across the United States. Also data from annual publications, such as Hate Crime Statistics and Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted.
Understanding crime statistics : revisiting the divergence of the NCVS and UCR
Print Location: HV6787 .U52 2007
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD)
Facilitates criminal justice research by making available data, reports, and publications. Includes data on capital punishment, violence against women, terrorism, and crime. Users can create an account. Some data is restricted to ICPSR members.

Transcripts

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Full-text access to continuously updated news, law, and business information. Highlights: News: newswires, transcripts, regional, national/international news, & Gallup Polls; Legal: law review articles, federal case law, and federal/state codes; Business: company profiles, country profiles, and SEC filings; People: directories from the entertainment industry, elected officials, executives, politicians, and obituaries.  Also has a section that includes full-text of several health newsletters and abstracts of articles in major medical journals.
Oyez : U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia Resource contains images Resource contains audio
User friendly website that contains biographies of Supreme Court justices, case decisions, and some audio transcripts of select cases.
Supreme Court of the United States
The official website of the Supreme Court provides recent and pending case opinions, the current calendar, oral argument transcripts and a docket database. Go to Oral Arguments > Argument Transcripts for transcripts. Go to Opinions > Bound Volumes to browse the U.S. Reports. Slip opinions are also available.

TV Stations

C-SPAN
Non-profit corporation funded by cable and satellite affiliates that provides public access to daily political events such as congressional debates.  See also: C-SPAN's Video Library (programs from 1987+)

Video

OpenCourt (Quincey District Court, Mass.) Resource contains images Resource contains video
WBUR (NPR Boston) runs this pilot where the Quincey District Court will live stream proceedings.

The Constitution: That Delicate Balance Resource contains video
From Annenberg Media, this is a streaming video series on the Constitution. Produced by Columbia University Seminars on Media and Society. 1984.


Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property
Washington College of Law, American University, webcasts.
University Computer Policy and Law Program
Cornell University, Office of Information Technology, posts free lectures that discuss information technology ethics.

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