Free Online Resources
Multi-Use Sites
Lawsource.com http://www.lawsource.com/also/
Findlaw.com http://www.findlaw.com/
Jurist http://www.jurist.org/
Justia http://www.justia.com/
Legal Information Institute (Cornell University) http://www.law.cornell.edu/
Washburn University’s WashLaw http://www.washlaw.edu/
Law Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/law/
Google Scholar http://www.scholar.google.com
Federal Court Filings & Documents
Justia Dockets & Filings
http://dockets.justia.com/
PACER
http://www.pacer.gov/
Federal Court Opinions
U.S. Court Locator http://www.uscourts.gov/court_locator.aspx
U.S. Supreme Court Website http://www.supremecourt.gov/
FindLaw U.S. Supreme Court Decisions (1893 – forward) http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
Wikipedia List of Supreme Court Decisions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Supreme_Court_cases
Cornell Federal Court Opinions http://www.law.cornell.edu/federal/opinions.html#appeals
Public Library of Law http://www.plol.org/Pages/Search.aspx
Federal Primary Authority
FDSys – U.S. Code, CFR & Fed. Reg. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys
Thomas - http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php
Federal Courts - http://www.uscourts.gov/Home.aspx
USA.gov http://www.usa.gov/
Code of Federal Regulations http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR
e-CFR http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/ECFR?page=browse
National Archives C.F.R. http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
Federal Register https://www.federalregister.gov/
National Archives Federal Register http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/
Secondary Sources
Cornell Legal Information Institute (LII) http://www.law.cornell.edu/
Zimmerman’s Research Guides http://law.lexisnexis.com/infopro/zimmermans/
Nolo Press http://www.nolo.com/
Cornell’s wex http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/
Google Books http://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=wp
Legal Dictionaries
Cornell WEX http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/
Law.com http://dictionary.law.com/
Nolo Press Dictionary http://www.nolo.com/dictionary/
Law Review Articles
Law Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/federal/lawreviews.html
Washlaw http://www.washlaw.edu/lawjournal/index.html
Open Access Journals http://www.doaj.org/
Florida Resources – Primary Authority
Florida State Courts – http://www.Flcourts.org
Florida Ethics Opinions http://www.floridabar.org/tfb/tfbetopin.nsf/ethicsindex?openform
Florida Supreme Court Records & Briefs http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/flsupct/index.html
Florida State University Law Library Digital Collection http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collectionsmain.html
Florida Statutes & Legislative History (Online Sunshine)– http://www.leg.state.fl.us
Florida Administrative Code & Florida Administrative Law Weekly https://www.flrules.org/
Florida Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) http://www.doah.state.fl.us/ALJ/
Sunbiz http://www.sunbiz.org
Fastcase
Florida Bar Fastcase (Free to Florida Bar members for Florida materials, other jurisdictions may be added for a fee.) http://www.floridabar.org/tfb/TFBOrgan.nsf/043ADB7797C8B9928525700A006B647F/E21773B370C0DD8A8525700B006A4172?OpenDocument
Municipal Codes & Ordinances – http://www.municode.com
Jury Instructions
Florida Standard Civil
http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/civ_jury_instructions/instructions.shtml
Florida Standard Criminal
http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/jury_instructions/instructions.shtml
Other Jurisdictions
http://www.llrx.com/columns/reference53.htm
Florida Resources – Secondary Sources
Florida Bar http://www.floridabar.org/
Florida Bar News http://www.floridabar.org/DIVCOM/JN/jnnews01.nsf
Florida Bar Journal http://www.floridabar.org/DIVCOM/JN/JNJournal01.nsf
Florida Bar Practice Research Institute http://www.floridabar.org/wps/portal/flbar/home/mservices/pri/!ut/p/a1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfGjzOINjIxcDf2DDbwMXJ1dDByNnN0CPLz8DJ0DzIAKIoEKfC0NHQ1NLAy8LEwc3Qw8w8zDPM1DDI0c_UyJ02AAzgaENIfrh8FVgJ3gbulgQVQn1egl7O3k7GBuym6AlQnGvgb4lcA9gPEFbgdWZAbGmGQ6ZkOACpATg0!/dl5/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/
Lawyers Advising Lawyers (Florida Bar) http://www.floridabar.org/tfb/TFBMember.nsf/840090c16eedaf0085256b61000928dc/dc5cb41354a1daea852574750064f928?OpenDocument
Going Mobile with Apps
Florida Statutes Android Apps http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/florida+statutes/by_matching
The Hill (Washington D.C. news & updates) Android App http://thehill.com/android
UCLA Law’s Mobile Applications for Law Students & Lawyers http://libguides.law.ucla.edu/mobilelegalapps
Berkeley Law’s Mobile Apps list http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/apps.php
New York Times Guide to Mobile Apps http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/m/mobile_applications/index.html
Mobile Apps for Law http://www.informedlibrarian.com/MobileAppsforLaw/index.cfm
Blogs
iphoneJD http://www.iphonejd.com/
iPad 4 Lawyers http://ipad4lawyers.squarespace.com/
Lawyer Tech Review http://lawyertechreview.com/
Mobile Apps for Law (searchable database) http://www.informedlibrarian.com/MobileAppsforLaw/index.cfm
Tablet Legal http://tabletlegal.com/
Florida State College of Law Blog http://fsulawlibraryblog.typepad.com/
RSS Readers
FeedDemon http://www.feeddemon.com/
Comparison of Feed Aggregators – Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_feed_aggregators
Search Engines Generally
Berkeley Search Engines http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/SearchEngines.html
Short Cut / Google / Yahoo / Bing /Add listed numbers / 978+456+123 / 978+456+123 / 978+456+123
Subtract listed numbers / 978-456 / 978-456 / 978-456
Multiply listed numbers / 978*456 / 978*456 / 978*456
Divide listed numbers / 978/456 / 978/456 / 978/456
Stock Information / Ticker Symbol / Ticker Symbol (includes historical data) / Ticker Symbol
UPC Codes / UPC 036000250015 / UPC 036000250015 / UPC 036000250015
Vehicle Information / JH4NA1157MT001832 / JH4NA1157MT001832 / JH4NA1157MT001832
Area Code / 727 (gives map) / 727 (gives information) / 727 (not top listing) Area code 727 (top listing)
Definitions / Define (enter term) / Define (enter term) / Define (enter term)
Flight Tracking / United 42 / United 42 / United 42
Airport Information / Tampa airport or TPA / Tampa airport or TPA / Tampa airport or TPA
Find person using phone number / 727-562-7827 / Doesn’t work as well on Yahoo / 717-562-7827
Find person using name & location / Name, city, state or zip / Doesn’t work as well on Yahoo / Name, city, state or zip
Map Information –
enter address / 1401 61st Street South
Gulfport, FL (provides map and more) / 1401 61st Street South
Gulfport, FL (provides links) / 1401 61st Street South
Gulfport, FL (provides map and more)
Time / Time (location) / Time (location) / Time (location)
Currency Conversion / 100 pounds in dollars
100 dollars in Peruvian nuevos soles / 100 pounds in dollars
100 dollars in Peruvian nuevos soles – links to currency converter / 100 pounds in dollars
100 dollars in Peruvian nuevos soles