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Exercise #1: Legal Research and the Use of the Columbia Law Library:
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PRIMARY RESOURCES
LEXUS-NEXIS
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe
Comprehensive information and search engines for news, business, legal research, medical, and reference information.

PEGASUS
http://pegasus.law.columbia.edu/
Search Columbia Law School Library resources.

GOVSPOT
http://www.govspot.com/categories/judicialbranch.htm
General information about the Department of Justice and the Supreme Court, plus links.

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
Official Site of the United States Supreme Court, comprehensive information and search capabilities for cases and rulings.

UNITED STATES COURTS SYSTEM
http://www.uscourts.gov/
Federal Judiciary home page; provides information about the entire United States courts system and has links to publications.

FINDLAW
http://www.findlaw.com/
Enormous search engine for virtually every type of legal information including cases and codes, consultants and experts, and directories.

CATALAW
http://www.catalaw.com/
A catalog of worldwide law on the Internet. This search engine specifies search by legal topic or region.

FEDLAW
http://legal.gsa.gov/
A research tool for Federal lawyers and other Federal employees that searches Congress, The Supreme court and other courts, for specific legislation. It also searches for US codes and provides general research and reference tools.

ADDITIONAL SITES OF INTEREST

COLUMBIA LAW LIBRARY
http://library.law.columbia.edu/

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
www.access.gpo.gov/nara
Access to the Office of Federal Register, CFR, public laws, US Congress information, and presidential documents.

THE WHITE HOUSE
http://www.whitehouse.gov/

HIEROS GAMOS
http://www.hg.org/
A comprehensive legal research center that searches US law, international law, legal associations, bar associations, and provides legal news.

ALL LAW
http://www.alllaw.com/
Searches by legal topic; provides general reference and legal news

VIRTUAL LAW LIBRARY
http://www.washlaw.edu/
Washburn University School of Law. Searches by circuit, state, legal topic, and provides general law library research tools.

EPA RULES, REGULATIONS, AND LEGISLATION
http://www.epa.gov/Rules.html
US Environmental Protection Agency. Provides detailed information about the EPA, Title 40, regulations, legislation and proposed rules; searches the CFR

THE NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/
Provides detailed information about NJ legislature.

THE NEW JERSEY JUDICIARY
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/
Provides information about NJ courts, recent decisions, and provides links to general legal reference sites