Legal Databases by Subject

Digitized documents in law, history and diplomacy.
Collections include:
--Ancient Documents 4000bce - 399
--Medieval Documents, 400 - 1399
--15th Century Documents, 1400 - 1499
--16th Century Documents, 1500 - 1599
--17th Century Documents, 1600 - 1699
--18th Century Documents, 1700 - 1799
--19th Century Documents, 1800 - 1899
--20th Century Documents, 1900 - 1999
--21st Century Documents, 2000 -
--Major Document Collections
--Project DIANA - An Online Human Rights Archive
--International Military Tribunal for Germany - A Document Collection

Provided by the provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University. "A collective bargaining agreement is a labor contract between an employer and one or more unions...."

"Court based Help Centers provide free information about the law and court procedure, to people who do not have an attorney. Help Center staff do not provide legal advice and are unable to represent you. If you need to start a case or if you received papers telling you that someone has started a case against you, a Help Center can guide you through the court process. "On this page, you will find the contact information for court-based Help Centers and Community Organizations that may be able to help you."

"CourtListener is a free legal research website containing millions of legal opinions from federal and state courts. With CourtListener, lawyers, journalists, academics, and the public can research an important case, stay up to date with new opinions as they are filed, or do deep analysis using our raw data.

Search more than 2,000 municipal Codes from 25 States.

"All companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically through EDGAR." Search and download documents (free)

The Law Library and Immigration Research Center (LLIRC) is at the Executive Office for Immigration Review's (EOIR) headquarters.
Database includes: Agency Decisions, Amicus Invitations, Country Conditions Research, Federal Register, TPS, FAQs, 8 Code of Federal Regulations, Immigration and Nationality Act.

"The Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) and associated Handbooks (FAHs) are a single, comprehensive, and authoritative source for the Department's organization structures, policies, and procedures that govern the operations of the State Department, the Foreign Service and, when applicable, other federal agencies. The FAM (generally policy) and the FAHs (generally procedures) together convey codified information to Department staff and contractors so they can carry out their responsibilities in accordance with statutory, executive and Department mandates. "

"The Global Legal Monitor is an online publication from the Law Library of Congress covering legal news and developments worldwide. It is updated frequently and draws on information from official national legal publications and reliable press sources. "

Among the several features under Current Developments, Analysis & Documents are ERG and EISIL. The ERG (Electronic Resource Guide) sets out basic strategies to find international legal materials and examine what resources are available on international environmental, economic and criminal law, private international law, human rights, treaties, international organizations, and the United Nations. The EISIL (Electronic Information System for International Law) has been designed as a database of authenticated primary and other materials across the breadth of international law.

v.1 (1770/1886)-v.6 (1932/1937)
"One hundred and fifty-eight different law journals and reviews have been
indexed; and also the articles relating to matters of law and legislation.
and to biographies of judges and lawyers, in one hundred and thirteen of the
principal American, British, and Colonial literary magazines and reviews."
Available online in HeinOnline database.

Legal Journal Index indexes articles from legal journals published in the United Kingdom and Europe as well as journals covering topics pertaining to the laws of the European Community and its Member States.

Select practice area, then state, then county

Searchable directory covering the U.S. and Canada.
Browse by Areas of Practice
Browse by Location

Includes contact information and links to state, national, and selected international bar associations.

Searchable database of law firm articles and other documents

NCSL 50-State Searchable Bill Tracking Databases

New York State court libraries listed by county. Many of the public access law libraries are closed or open by appointment only due to the coronavirus pandemic. Check the list on the website for status, and also call individual libraries for current status.

Database includes:
Laws
Case Law
Country Information
Resources
The Office of the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) was established on December 14, 1950, by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide.

"SHARIAsource is a project of the Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School, that aims to provide comprehensive content and context on Islamic law in a way that is accessible and useful. It is a Portal into the digital world of Islamic legal studies and related tools from data science and AI. Working with a global team of advisors, senior scholars, and editors,[their] mission is to organize the world’s information on Islamic law."

Links to online forms (free, downloadable pdfs), guidance, fee information, and non-USCIS forms.
Includes "Explore my options" for guidance to select desired form.

Includes:
Legislation
Regulations
Policy Manual
Policy Memoranda
Handbooks
Other Resources