Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL)
New York State and Federal Legal Materials on the Web
Although the Library does not have a full law collection, the Science, Industry,
and Business Library of the New York Public Library maintains an extensive
collection of New York State, New York City, and Federal legal materials,
including statutes, case law reporters and digests, administrative codes,
and materials for legislative history. The library also has books and treatises
about many legal topics for both legal practitioners and lay people, and maintains
a selective collection of important academic law journals and other legal
periodicals. This collection of Internet resources is intended to complement
our paper collection; most of the materials available here we also maintain
in print form at the library. Some materials, such as recent court decisions,
appear more quickly here than in our paper collection. Some sources also offer
basic key word searching, which may sometimes be helpful. However, please
exercise caution. Searches done with the resources here may not be as comprehensive
as searches possible with resources at the library, and some of the material
here may not be sufficiently current. Whenever possible, the dates covered
are indicated.
State Legal Materials
Full text of decisions from 1992 to date, searchable by topic, key word, or
name of parties. Current year arranged by date. Very current; decisions often
available the day after release.
liibulletin-ny
Written by Cornell law students, these bulletins offer extensive notes and
commentary on significant recent New York Court of Appeals decisions.
The "Assembly Legislative Information System" contains
Bills
and
resolutions of the current session searchable by number
and key word, and includes the full text,
legislative memoranda,
if any, actions (current status), and record of roll call votes, if any. Also
includes the assembly calendar, hearing schedules, and New York State
Statutes
(consolidated and unconsolidated) and
Constitution by title
and section, and
session laws of the current year by chapter
number.
Bills and
resolutions of the current session
searchable by key word (only), including current status and
legislative
memoranda, and records of roll call votes, if any. The
New
York State Constitution and
Statutes (all consolidated
and selective unconsolidated) available by title and section number (no subject
index; also no indication of the currency of the text).
Session
laws (chapters) for the current year and
governor's chapter
and veto messages available. Also includes Senate member directory
with biographies, legislative schedule, Senate rules, and committee membership
and schedules. This is a gopher site.
The home page for the executive branch, this site includes links to New York
State government agencies.
New York City
Contains the full text of Local Laws of 1995 by name and by number. Also includes
information about council members, committees, and schedules.
Includes directories of city agencies, programs, and services.
Includes a directory of city agencies. Also lists some agency publications.
United States Federal Law
United States Supreme Court Decisions
- 1990-Date:
Includes full text of syllabi and decisions from 1990 to date, searchable
by topic, key word, or name of parties. Current year arranged by date. Very
current; decisions often available the day after release.
- 1893-Date:
Browsable by year and searchable by US Reports citation, case
name, and key words of the full text.
Contains the texts of decisions beginning 1995, listed by date. The Second
Circuit covers New York, Connecticut, and Vermont, and Rhode Island.
A wide range of materials provided by the
the GPO, including
Congressional bills (1993-date), the
Congressional
Record (1994-date) and
Index (1992-date),
Public
Laws (104th Congress), the
United States Code (laws
in effect as of Jan., 1995), and the Federal Register (1994-date). Searchable
by key word only. Any combination of available sources can be searched simultaneously.
Thomas Legislative Information offers bills and public laws
beginning with the 93rd Congress (1973-74), searchable by bill no., public law
number, subject term, or key word. Also includes the
Congressional Record
and
Index beginning with the 103rd Congress, and Congressional
committee reports beginning with the 104th Congress
Titles 1 through 25 of this database are currently up-to-date through January
26, 1998. Titles 26 through 50 are up-to-date through January 6, 1997.
This cite allows you to search the United States Code by title and section or
by key word.
Includes listings of senators with their Web home pages and e-mail address,
committees and their membership, and other general information about the Senate
and the legislative process.
Includes a directory of members and their e-mail addresses if available, and
schedules of activities.
Each title is updated at the same time as the release of the paper edition.
Searchable by title and section citation, or by keyword in any combination of
titles.
Daily issues available 1994 to date, searchable by key word. Issues appear
online the same day they are released in paper.
Special Topic: Taxation
Includes regulations, publications, and tax forms you can download.
Tax forms, instructions, publications, and other information available here!
Provides links to many other sites providing tax information, including
other
states' forms, instructions, and publications .
Foreign and International
Law Sites
International Trade Treaties
Lawyers
The Martindale-Hubbel Law Directory is now available on the Internet. It allows
you to search by lawyers and firms by name, geographical location, and areas
of practice.
Other Legal Web Sites
Legal Information Institute
- Cornell Law School
WWW Virtual Library - Law
FindLaw
Weiben Wang
Updated 11-98
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