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Reviewed 15 September 2013  E-mail: Administrator@LawSource.com

United States Court Information

1. Supreme Court
   In addition to the court’s own web site, see the following sites:
   Cornell Law School provides information about the current justices.
   The OYEZ Project (guided by Prof. Jerry Goldman at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law) provides brief biographical information about every justice, from the first chief justice, John Jay, to the currently sitting justices, as well as a virtual tour of the court building (which requires a free QuickTime player).
   Courts of Appeals and Bankruptcy Appellate Panels — Web Sites
   1st Circuit Court of Appeals — Bankruptcy Appellate Panel 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals 4th Circuit Court of Appeals 5th Circuit Court of Appeals 6th Circuit Court of Appeals 7th Circuit Court of Appeals 8th Circuit Court of Appeals 9th Circuit Court of Appeals — Circuit Executive — Bankruptcy Appellate Panel 10th Circuit Court of Appeals — Bankruptcy Appellate Panel 11th Circuit Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
   See also a table of federal judicial circuits showing the districts included in each circuit.

2. District Courts and Bankruptcy Courts — Web Sites
   See a table of the courts’ web sites organized in state-name order, or see the appropriate ALSO! state page for links to web sites maintained by the federal courts in that state. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts maintains a list of links to web sites of district courts and bankruptcy courts, organized by judicial circuits.
   Special Courts — Web Sites
   Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Court of Federal Claims Court of International Trade Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Tax Court ————— Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals Army Court of Criminal Appeals Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
   See also a table showing former special courts and successor courts.

3. Addresses • Names • Numbers
   See also court web sites, above.
   Additional Resources
   ¶ Understanding the Federal Courts (2003) … [Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts]
   ¶ Federal Courts and What They Do (1997) … [Federal Judicial Center] — A pamphlet explaining the operation of the federal courts, suitable for those with no legal background.
   ¶ A Journalist’s Guide to the Federal Courts (n.d.) … [Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts]
   ¶ Welcome to the Federal Court (1996) … [Federal Judicial Center] — A brief pamphlet prepared for visitors to federal courts.
   ¶ Court-Related Articles in Issues in Democracy This publication by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of International Information Programs (since 1999) and U.S. Information Agency (until 1999), includes occasional numbers devoted to information about courts in the United States.

   Access to the Courts: Equal Justice for All (Aug. 2004)

   The Changing Face of U.S. Courts (May 2003)

   How U.S. Courts Work (Sep. 1999)

   Independence of the Judiciary (Dec. 1996)

   Mediation and the Courts (Dec. 1999)

   The Supreme Court of the United States: Highest Court in the Land (Apr. 2005)
   ¶ History of the Federal Judiciary … [Federal Judicial Center] — Pages include “Courts of the Federal Judiciary” (historical treatments of the Supreme Court, the circuit courts of appeals, the district courts, the special courts, and the judicial circuits, as well as the now-defunct circuit courts, 1789–1912) and “Landmark Judicial Legislation” (commentary accompanying the texts of Article III of the U.S. Constitution and 21 statutes that are among the most significant acts related to the structure of the judiciary and the authority of the federal courts).
   ¶ Biographical Directory of Federal Judges … [Federal Judicial Center] — Brief biographical information about every federal judge, past and present.
   ¶ Federal Appellate Courts — Addresses and Phone Numbers … [Diviacchi Law Office (Mass.)]
   Court-Related Agencies and Sites ¶ Federal Judicial Center … The research and education agency of the federal judicial system. On the web site, numerous useful publications of the agency are available (some are linked on the ALSO! site in a separate listing of legal monographs).
   ¶ State Justice Institute … Established by federal law in 1984 to award grants to improve the quality of justice in state courts, facilitate better coordination between state and federal courts, and foster innovative, efficient solutions to common problems faced by all courts.
   ¶ U.S. Sentencing Commission … Independent agency in the judicial branch of government. Its principal purposes are (1) to establish sentencing policies and practices for the federal courts, including guidelines prescribing the appropriate form and severity of punishment for offenders convicted of federal crimes, (2) to advise and assist Congress and the executive branch in the development of effective and efficient crime policy, and (3) to collect, analyze, research, and distribute a broad array of information on federal crime and sentencing issues, serving as an information resource for Congress, the executive branch, the courts, criminal justice practitioners, the academic community, and the public. Documents available on the web site, in PDF files, include the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual (current version and selected superseded versions) and the Rules of Practice and Procedureof the Sentencing Commission.

United States Litigation Forms

1. Forms in Rules of Procedure
   Appellate Forms … These follow rule 48 in the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
   Civil Forms … These follow rule 86 in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

2. Administrative Office of the United States Courts — Forms … These include both litigation forms (for example, a civil subpoena) and administrative forms. They are in PDF files and can be filled in on-line, then printed.
   Courts of Appeals Forms • Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Forms
   4th Circuit Forms 6th Circuit Forms 7th Circuit Forms 9th Circuit Forms 11th Circuit Forms ————— 6th Circuit B.A.P. Forms
   Forms of Jury Instructions
   1st Circuit 3rd Circuit 5th Circuit      — MS Word Version      — WordPerfect Version 7th Circuit 8th Circuit 9th Circuit 11th Circuit 1st Circuit [1] 1st Circuit [2] 3rd Circuit 5th Circuit      — Adobe Acrobat Version 6th Circuit 7th Circuit 8th Circuit 9th Circuit 10th Circuit      — MS Word Version      — WordPerfect Version 11th Circuit

3. U.S. District Courts — Local Jury Instructions
   Iowa — N.D.

4. Family and Medical Leave Act [FMLA] Pattern Jury Instructions … [U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]

5. Pattern Instructions Under the Federal Employer Liability Act [FELA] and Similar Statutes … [U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]

6. Intellectual Property Jury Instructions … [Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association] — Jury instructions collected by the Patent Litigation/ADR/CAFC Committee of MIPLA during 1997 and 1998 from jury trials in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota (but including some uniform jury instructions from the District of Delaware).

7. Pattern Patent Law Jury Instructions … [U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit] — See also proposed revisions of these instructions.

8. Model Patent Jury Instructions … [American Intellectual Property Law Ass’n] — Updated through December 2007.

9. Jury Instructions Under Securities Laws … [North American Securities Administrators Ass’n]

10. Bankruptcy Court Forms … [Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts]

11. General Litigation Forms
    These forms are provided by interested persons, often by lawyers and firms specializing in the covered areas, and by commercial ventures. Sources for litigation forms reflecting a particular state’s law, if available, are linked on the ALSO! page for that state.
    Free LEXIS-NEXIS Forms … Forms are drawn from the extensive collection published by Matthew Bender & Co. (a LEXIS-NEXIS subsidiary) and can be browsed by topic or by jurisdiction. Registration is required but is free.
    Additional Resources
    ¶ 1st Circuit … Forms are available in an appendix to the court’s local rules (beginning after local rule 48).

United States Government Forms

Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service (Tax Forms)
All documents are in PDF files (but see Additional Resources, below, regarding alternative file formats). See the Federation of Tax Administrators for links to state tax forms.
Forms, Instructions, Publications (IRS Site) — Current Forms & Instructions — Current Publications & Notices Forms, Instructions, Publications (www.1040.com)
1. Other Government Agency Forms
   These are available for the most part, but not exclusively, at web sites maintained by the sanctioning agencies.
   1. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) [formerly INS]. Immigration Forms
   2. Copyright Office. Copyright Forms
   3. Housing and Urban Development Department. HUD Forms
   4. Patent and Trademark Office. PTO Forms
   5. Securities and Exchange Commission.
      1. SEC small-business forms (HTML) at the SEC web site
      2. Forms (HTML) at the Center for Corporate Law, University of Cincinnati
         1. Securities Act Forms
         2. Securities Exchange Act Forms
   6. Social Security Administration. SSA Forms and Instructions
   Additional Resources
   ¶ Immigration Forms … [American Immigration, L.L.C. (N.Y.)] — These are the official forms. The list of forms is presented better, and the fillable forms have a more user-friendly appearance, than on the USCIS web site.

United States Transactional Forms

1. Specific-Transaction Forms
   1. Health Care: Advance Directives: Living Wills, Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care … [National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization] — Free state-specific advance-directive packages (with instructions) that can be downloaded in PDF files.
   2. Securities:
      1. State Securities Regulation Forms … Collection of North American Securities Administrators Association forms.

2. Miscellaneous Transaction Forms
   These forms are provided by interested persons, often by lawyers and firms specializing in the covered areas, and by commercial ventures. Sources for transaction forms reflecting a particular state’s law, if available, are linked on the ALSO! page for that state.
   1. Free LEXIS-NEXIS Forms … Forms are drawn from the extensive collection published by Matthew Bender & Co. (a LEXIS-NEXIS subsidiary) and can be browsed by topic or by jurisdiction. There is also a search function. Registration is required but is free.
   2. Home Business Forms … [Advantage Corp. (Utah)] — Forms intended for use by owners of home-based businesses, in two collections: one comprises common legal forms, the other comprises letters, other forms, and notices.
   3. Legal Documents Online … [USA Law Publications, Inc. (Cal.)] — Collection comprising a few free documents as well as assorted documents that, for a fee, can be drafted online, previewed, and printed.
   4. Legal Forms Archive … [Internet Legal Research Guide (Tex.)]
   5. Assorted Transaction Forms Provided by Lawyers
      William Bronchik, Esq. (Colo.) … Forms are in PDF files and include a few state-specific forms for California and Colorado.

United States Practice Information

1. Federal Court Practice Guides
   See a separate listing under “Federal Litigation Guides, Manuals, Handbooks” on the page for legal monographs.

2. Judicial Assistance in Canada and Mexico … [U.S. State Dep't] — General procedures for obtaining evidence and serving foreign legal documents in Canada and Mexico. Similar information is available for numerous additional countries.

3. International Conventions on Legal Procedures … Links to texts of the following conventions (plus helpful information) regarding legal procedures and their effects in foreign countries:
   Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters … [U.S. State Dep't]
   Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extra-Judicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters … [U.S. State Dep't]
   Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory and Additional Protocol … [Organization of American States] — See also an Additional Protocol to the convention.

4. Common Legal Procedures in Foreign Countries … [U.S. State Dep't] — Information on the following matters regarding legal procedures and their effects in foreign countries:
   Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirements for Legalization of Foreign Public Documents
   Notarial and Authentication Services
   U.S. State Department Authentications Office
   Service of Process Upon a Foreign State
   Service of Legal Documents Abroad
   Obtaining Evidence Abroad
   Preparation of Letters Rogatory
   Enforcement of Judgments

5. Legal Affairs in Foreign Countries … [U.S. State Dep't] — Information on the following subjects, for Americans having legal business abroad. See also “Retaining a Foreign Attorney.”
   International Judicial Assistance, Notarial Services and Authentication of Documents
   Documentation of United States Citizens Born Abroad Who Acquire Citizenship at Birth
   Marriage Abroad
   Divorce Abroad
   Child Support Enforcement Abroad
   Child Protection Services

United States Bar Associations • Law-Related Organizations

General Bar Associations
American Bar Association Federal Bar Association Inter-American Bar Association National Bar Association National Lawyers Association
Practice-Area Bar Associations
American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys American Board of Trial Advocates American College of Bond Counsel American College of Trust and Estate Counsel American Corporate Counsel Association American Health Lawyers Association American Immigration Lawyers Association American Intellectual Property Law Association Association of Federal Defense Attorneys Association of Trial Lawyers of America Commercial Law League of America Electric Cooperative Bar Association Energy Bar Association Federal Communications Bar Association Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Federation of Regulatory Counsel International Association of Defense Counsel International Municipal Lawyers Association Judge Advocates Association National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys National Association of Attorneys General National Association of Bond Lawyers National Association of College and University Attorneys National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers National Association of Patent Practitioners National Crime Victim Bar Association National District Attorneys Association National Employment Lawyers Association National Legal Aid and Defender Association National Lesbian and Gay Law Association National Organization of Bar Counsel Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association Seventh Circuit Bar Association
Special-Interest Bar Associations
Hispanic National Bar Association Lawyer Pilot’s Bar Association National Asian Pacific American Bar Association National Italian American Bar Association Native American Bar Association
Organizations Related to the Practice of Law
American Arbitration Association American Association of Law Libraries American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants American Bankruptcy Institute A.B.A. Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law A.B.A. Forum on Air and Space Law A.B.A. Forum on Communications Law A.B.A. Forum on the Construction Industry A.B.A. Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries A.B.A. Forum on Franchising American Inns of Court American Judicature Society American Law Institute Association of Legal Administrators American Society of Comparative Law American Society of International Law American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Association for Conflict Resolution Association for Continuing Legal Education Canon Law Society of America Continuing Legal Education Regulators Association(CLEreg) Legal Marketing Association National Academy of Arbitrators National Assocation for Law Placement National Association of Bar Executives National Association of Enrolled Agents National Association of Legal Assistants National Association of Legal Search Consultants National Association of Tax Practitioners National Board of Legal Specialty Certification National Federation of Paralegal Associations North American Securities Administrators Association Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
Legal Advocacy Organizations
Alliance for Justice American Civil Liberties Union Animal Legal Defense Fund Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Center for Judicial Accountability Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Criminal Justice Legal Foundation Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund Education Law Association Indian Law Resource Center Lambda Legal [Defense and Education Fund] Lawyers Committee for Human Rights National Center on Poverty Law National Lawyers Guild National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation National Senior Citizens Law Center Native American Rights Fund Natural Resources Defense Council Tobacco Trial Lawyer’s Association Washington Legal Foundation Women's Legal Defense and Education Fund (“Legal Momentum”)
Judicial and Court-Related Organizations
American Judges Association Association of Administrative Law Judges Conference of Chief Justices Conference of State Court Administrators Federal Administrative Law Judges Conference Federal Magistrate Judges Association National American Indian Court Judges Association National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators National Association for Justice Information Systems National Center for State Courts National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges National Court Reporters Association National Judicial College State Justice Institute
See also Judgepedia, a Wikipedia-style web site, self-described as “an encyclopedia about judges and courts,” which is maintained by the Sam Adams Alliance (Illinois).
Additional Resources
¶ Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association
¶ International Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) — Arbitration … Arbitration services “for a wide variety of domestic and international entertainment disputes, such as those arising out of production agreements, motion picture, television and multimedia licensing agreements, financing agreements, film exhibition agreements, and sales agency agreements.”
¶ AALL Task Force on Citation Formats Report (March 1, 1995)

United States Directories

Law Firms • Lawyers • Law Professors
Martindale-Hubbell “Locate a Lawyer” [consumer service] Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator [professional service] West’s Legal Directory—Name Search ————— JURIST: Law Professors on the Web Tax Faculty Web Pages
1. Federal Agencies: United States Government Manual … [National Archives and Records Admin.] — “As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the United States participates, and boards, commissions, and committees.”

2. United States Attorneys Offices — Contact Information

3. Vital-Records Information … [Elizabth T. Orsay (Ind.)] — Comprehensive lists of addresses for vital-records custodians in all states (at both state level and county level) and U.S. territories. • VitalChek Network … State-by-state directory (plus District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands) for vital-records information.

4. Legal Publishers and Vendors … [AcqWeb.org]

United States Government Web Sites

Congressional Links
House of Representatives Senate Library of Congress Copyright Office
Executive Departments • Departmental Agencies
Agriculture (USDA) Commerce (DOC) Defense (DOD) Education (DOEd) Energy (DOE) Health and Human Services (HHS) Homeland Security (DHS) Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Interior (DOI) Justice (DOJ) Labor (DOL) State (STATE) Transportation (DOT) Treasury (TREAS) Veterans Affairs (VA) ————— Census, Bureau of the — DOC Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — HHS Child Support Enforcement, Office of — HHS Citizenship and Immigration Services, Bureau of — DHS Comptroller of the Currency, Office of the (OCC) — TREAS Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of — DHS Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) — DOL Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) — DOT Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) — DOJ Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) — DHS Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) — DOE Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — HHS Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Bureau of — DHS Internal Revenue Service (IRS) — TREAS Land Management, Bureau of (BLM) — DOI Mine Safety and Health Administration — DOL National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) — DOT National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) — DOC Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) — DOL Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) — DOC Secret Service — DHS Thrift Supervision, Office of — TREAS Transportation Security Administration (TSA) — DHS
Independent Agencies • Agencies’ Law-Related Offices
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Federal Election Commission (FEC) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Federal Reserve Board of Governors (FRB) Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Government Printing Office (GPO) General Services Administration (GSA) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) National Science Foundation (NSF) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Personnel Management, Office of (OPM) Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Selective Service System (SSS) Small Business Administration (SBA) Social Security Administration (SSA) Special Counsel, Office of (OSC) U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) U.S. Postal Service (USPS) U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) ————— SBA Office of Advocacy SBA Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman
Military General Counsels • Judge Advocates • Law Schools
Army General Counsel Navy General Counsel ————— Air Force Judge Advocate General Army Judge Advocate General Coast Guard Chief Counsel Marine Corps Staff Judge Advocate Navy Judge Advocate General ————— Army Judge Advocate General School Naval Justice School
Note—The General Counsel of the Department of Transportation, as Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard, delegated to the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard the responsibility to administer the Coast Guard’s military justice program. The General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security succeeds to the functions of the Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard.
Law Libraries
Law Library of Congress National Agricultural Library—Laws and Regulations National Indian Law Library Fifth Circuit Library Seventh Circuit Library Eighth Circuit Library
Linked here are web sites of law libraries that are not primarily associated with a specific state and whose collections are, for the most part, of nationwide scope. For links to web sites of law libraries (both public libraries and academic libraries) primarily associated with a particular state, see the ALSO!page for that state.
Additional Resources

NOTE—The lists above contain links to selected sites that may be of interest to lawyers. The General Services Administration maintains a comprehensive government information web site (formerly called FirstGov), which is self-described as providing “easy, one-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources.”

¶ FedStats … The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by the more-than-70 federal agencies that produce statistics of interest to the public.

Other United States Resources

Continuing Legal Education Organizations
National Institute for Trial Advocacy National Practice Institute Practising Law Institute
1. Embassy of Canada in the United States • Ambassade du Canada aux États-Unis … See also contact information for consulates and trade offices as well as separate web sites linked below. (A “consulate general” can provide all consular services; a “consulate” handles business and trade matters exclusively.)
   Anchorage Consulate — Alaska
   Atlanta Consulate General — Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands
   Boston Consulate General — Maine, Massachussetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
   Buffalo Consulate General — Western and Upstate New York (counties of Chautauqua, Broome, Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Cattaraugus, Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Fulton, Hamilton, Essex, Franklin, Genesee, Wyoming, Allegany, Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Lewis, Livingston, Monroe, Wayne, Ontario, Oneida, Madison, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Herkimer, Montgomery, Seneca, Cayuga, Tompkins, Tioga, Steuben, Chemung, Schuyler, Clinton, Yates), Pennsylvania, and West Virginia
   Chicago Consulate General — Illinois, Indiana (counties of Jasper, Lake, Laporte, Newton and Porter), Iowa (cities of Bettendorf and Davenport, which comprise part of the Quad Cities region), Kansas (Kansas City), Missouri, and Wisconsin
   Dallas Consulate General — Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
   Denver Consulate General — Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana
   Detroit Consulate General — Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana (except counties of Jasper, Lake, Laporte, Newton and Porter)
   Houston Consulate — Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
   Los Angeles Consulate General — Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico
   Miami Consulate General
   Minneapolis Consulate General — Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota
   New York City Consulate General — Eastern and Southern New York (counties of Albany, Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, Washington and Westchester), Connecticut, and New Jersey
   Philadelphia Consulate — Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey (Camden County)
   Phoenix Consulate — Arizona and New Mexico
   Raleigh Consulate — North Carolina and South Carolina
   San Diego Consulate — Southern California
   San Francisco / Silicon Valley Consulate General — Northern California, Nevada, and Hawaii
   Seattle Consulate General — Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
   Washington, D.C. Embassy — Consular Services — Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia; District of Columbia

2. Embassy of Mexico in the United States • Embajada de México en los Estados Unidos de América … Not all Mexican consulates in the United States have web sites. The consulates listed below have web sites; only a few have English versions, and some of the others provide selected information in English. See also an official list of links to web sites for Mexican consulates in the United States (and elsewhere).
   Albuquerque Consulate General • Consulado General
   Atlanta Consulate General • Consulado General
   Austin Consulate General • Consulado General
   Boston Consulate General • Consulado General
   Brownsville Consulate General • Consulado General
   Calexico Consulate General • Consulado General
   Chicago Consulate General • Consulado General
   Dallas Consulate General • Consulado General
   Denver Consulate General • Consulado General
   Detroit Consulate General • Consulado General
   Douglas Consulate General • Consulado General
   El Paso Consulate General • Consulado General
   Houston Consulate General • Consulado General
   Indianapolis Consulate General • Consulado General
   Laredo Consulate General • Consulado General
   Los Angeles Consulate General • Consulado General
   Miami Consulate General • Consulado General
   New York Consulate General • Consulado General
   Nogales Consulate General • Consulado General
   Orlando Consulate General • Consulado General
   Philadelphia Consulate General • Consulado General
   Phoenix Consulate General • Consulado General
   Portland Consulate General • Consulado General
   Raleigh Consulate General • Consulado General
   Sacramento Consulate General • Consulado General
   Salt Lake City Consulate General • Consulado General
   San Antonio Consulate General • Consulado General
   San Bernardino Consulate General • Consulado General
   San Francisco Consulate General • Consulado General
   San Jose Consulate General • Consulado General
   Santa Ana Consulate General • Consulado General
   Seattle Consulate General • Consulado General
   Washington, D.C., Embassy of Mexico — Consular Section • Embajada de México en los Estados Unidos de América — Sección Consular
   Yuma Consulate General • Consulado General

3. Law Book Network … [Mooradian Mgmt., Inc. (Mich.)] — Service for selling and buying new and used law books and law-related research materials, using the internet. The service may be used at no charge by registered users, and registration is free.

United States Legal Research Aids: General Works

1. Dictionaries and Glossaries
   Note: The resources linked here are not works of authority (nor are they, for the most part, works of scholarship). For legally authoritative definitions, see appropriate governing laws and court opinions. For reliable definitions of terms and related information (etymology and so forth), consult a work such as the Oxford English Dictionary or a reputable American dictionary.
   1. Legal Information Institute’s “Wex” Dictionary … “Wex is an ambitious effort to construct a collaboratively-created, public-access law dictionary and encyclopedia. It is sponsored and hosted by the Legal Information Institute at the Cornell Law School.” Furthermore, “Wex is intended, at least initially, as a resource for law novices, a term that is meant to be highly inclusive.”
   2. Duhaime’s Legal Dictionary … [Lloyd Duhaime, LL.B. (B.C.)] — A “plain English” dictionary of legal terms, which is browsable by entry but not searchable.
   3. The People’s Law Dictionary … [Gerald Hill, J.D. & Kathleen Hill (Cal.)] — This on-line version offers a search form as well as browsing. See a review of the print version (1997).
   4. TheFreeDictionary’s Legal Dictionary … [Farlex, Inc.(Pa.)] — This derives much content from “The People’s Law Dictionary” linked above.
      Selected Legal Glossaries
      Common Legal Terms * [State Bar of New Mexico] Glossary of Commonly Used Legal Terms [Maryland State Law Library] Glossary of Legal Terms [U.S. District Court, Idaho] Legal Terms & Procedures * [Mississippi State Bar]
      * In a glossary marked with an asterisk, all entries are displayed in one document (web page or Adobe Acrobat file).
   5. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … [FindLaw (West Group)] — A search interface to the dictionary (1996 edition), which is not browsable.
   6. Everybody’s Legal Glossary … [Nolo Press (Cal.)] — Browsable by topic as well as searchable.
   7. Glossaries of Legal Terms Translated From English … [Wisconsin Court System] — Links to glossaries of legal terms in English and translated into Chinese, French, German, Russion, Spanish, and other languages.
   8. Glossaries for Law Students
      1. One-L Dictionary … [Harvard Law Sch. Library] — A “dictionary to assist new law students the first few days of their law school experience,” this may be helpful also to anyone, not trained as a lawyer, who needs plain-English definitions of some common legal words and phrases.
      2. A Dictionary for First Year Students … [George Mason Univ. Sch. of Law Library] — Definitions tend to be somewhat fuller than normal.
   9. Bieber’s Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations: A Reference Guide for Attorneys, Legal Secretaries, Paralegals, and Law Students (5th ed. 2001). Mary Miles Prince & Doris M. Bieber. … [Google Book Search] — This book is partially accessible (see the page “About Google Book Search”) and might provide useful information for some viewers. From the preface: “This book contains an extensive range of acronyms, abbreviations, and symbols found in reporters, legal treatises, law reviews, loose-leaf services, legal encyclopedias, law dictionaries, legal reference books, and selected other documents, now provided in both forward and reverse order.”
   Additional Resources
   Terms in Specialty Areas ¶ Admiralty and Maritime Law: Glossary of Maritime Law … [William Tetley, Q.C. (Que.)]
   ¶ Civil Rights: Diversity Dictionary … [Nat’l Weather Service, Central Region]
   ¶ Conflict of Laws: Glossary of Conflict of Laws (P.I.L.) Terms … [William Tetley, Q.C. (Que.)]
   ¶ Environmental Protection: Terms of Environment … [Evironmental Protection Agency]
   ¶ Finance: Hypertextual Finance Glossary … [Duke Univ. (N.C.)] — “The largest financial glossary on the Internet” is maintained by Campbell R. Harvey, Ph.D., a professor at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University.
   ¶ Finance: Financial Dictionary … [Farlex, Inc.(Pa.)] — This derives much content from the “Hypertextual Finance Glossary” linked above.
   ¶ Real Estate: Commercial Real Estate Glossary … [Institutional Real Estate, Inc. (Cal.)]
   ¶ Trademarks: Trademark Law Glossary … [Pliam Law Group (Minn.)]
   International Law Terms ¶ International Law Dictionary & Directory … [Ray August, J.D., LL.M., Ph.D. (Wash.)] — “Definitions of words and phrases used in private and public international law with linked cross-references to related words and phrases.” Additional information (the “directory” part of the site) relates to international organizations, law journals, and other resources. (The author reportedly died August 30, 2004. The link here points to the dictionary versions preserved on the Internet Archive. Select a version dated before August 30, 2004.)
   ¶ Glossary of International Conventions and National Laws … [William Tetley, Q.C. (Que.)] — This is actually a work of more-limited scope than than the short title suggests. The complete title is “Glossary of International Conventions and National Laws of Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and the People’s Republic of China on Maritime Law.”
   ¶ International Commercial Law: Glossary … [Internet Archive / John Levingston, Esq. (New South Wales, Australia)]
   ¶ Comprehensive Guide to International Trade Terms … [U.S. Commerce Dep't] — This document was released in 1995 and apparently has not been updated.
   Antiquated Dictionaries ¶ Bouvier’s Law Dictionary (rev. 6th ed. 1856) … [Constitution Society (Tex.)] — A transcription of an obviously obsolete work, which may nonetheless find some modern use (for instance, when researching legal concepts in vogue around the time the Civil War amendments to the U.S. Constitution were ratified). A text-file version includes the original front matter. Also available in two self-extracting files, BOUVIER1.EXE (1.38MB) and BOUVIER2.EXE (1.02MB). The contents of this work can be seen also in “The 'Lectric Law Library’s Legal Lexicon,” which, evidently, consists largely of extracted entries.
   ¶ Dictionary of Law (1893) — Selected Entries … [Ecclesiastic Commonwealth Community (Saint Kitts and Nevis)] — A work of chiefly historical interest. “The original work was compiled and written by William C. Anderson and published by T.H. Flood and Company in Chicago, 1893. … We have taken important key law definitions and published them here for your reference.”
   Foreign-Language Terms ¶ Latin Legal Terms (and English Translations) … [P. Eve Athanasekou (University of Glasgow [Scotland], Department of Computing Science)] — Translations of words and phrases commonly found in Scottish law (and also encountered in U.S. legal writing). See also a Glossary of Latin Terminology [ADM International dba UK Legal (England)], which is shorter with looser translations.
   ¶ Latin Legal Maxims (and English Translations) … [David Thomas, Esq. (Adelaide, South Australia)] — A sampling of more-or-less common legal maxims in Latin (such as de minimis non curat lex … “the law does not concern itself with trifles”).
   ¶ Latin Phrases Used in Legal English … [Kentucky Educational Television]