Paralegal Resource Guide: Academic Websites

LII provides U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1990 and links to websites with prior Supreme Court cases. Includes links to Supreme Court briefs and oral arguments. In addition, LII includes the U.S. Code accessible by both popular name and by citation. LII's "Law About...," now known as "Wex," is an excellent resource for legal researchers. Arranged by category, legal issues are explained and primary source references (state and federal statutes, case law, agency regulations) are linked. Also, with LII, the searcher can find:

The Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

The Federal Rules of Evidence

The Jurist website is hosted by the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and focuses on legal news and legal education. See Paper Chase for news with Primary sources and a Global perspective.

Provides access to over 5,000 hours of Supreme Court audio. All audio since 1995 is included with selected audio prior to that date. Includes news and docket information. Site supported by Northwestern University Libraries and Northwestern's Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Science Foundation.

Provided by the University Law Review Project (Coalition of Online Journals, Australasian Legal Information Institute, Legal Information Institute at Cornell, Stanford University, & JURIST), this site links to the full-text and abstracts of legal journals.

An Introduction to Basic Legal Citation by Peter W. Martin can be found at the Cornell Law School website. This is a helpful guide to legal citation which focuses on professional practice rather than journal publication.