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LexisNexis (Due to license restriction this is in-library use at James V. Brown Library only)

Legal and government information from one of the premier legal publishers. Includes federal and state case law, Shepard’s, and secondary sources.

Pennsylvania Legal Forms  

Attorney-created forms covering everything from bankruptcy to wills. Powered by the U.S. Legal Forms electronic database, this resource has downloadable, printable forms customized to comply with the laws of each state.

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Crash Course on Copyright

Created by the University of Texas system, this site covers copyright and fair use as well as intellectual property for creators and users.

FedForms

FedForms contains various forms issued by federal agencies and provides “one-stop shopping” for forms most used by the public.

FindLaw: Forms

A comprehensive collection of legal forms. The federal forms collection contains court forms for federal appellate, district and bankruptcy courts and the state forms collection includes court forms on topics such as adoption, civil harassment, divorce, landlord/tenant, support, and traffic.

FindLaw: Internet legal resources

The best single starting point on the Web for doing legal research. Full-text, searchable database of all law reviews and journals on the Internet.

FirstFind.info

Websites in the FirstFind.info library offer basic information about a wide range of topics. Sites were selected because they are accurate, up-to-date, and easy to use.

Identity Theft

United States government's website for information about I.D. theft.

Law topics

Compiled by the Librarians’ Index to the Internet, this site is a full annotated list of websites for over 65 legal topics.

Lehigh County Law Library

A wonderful resource for Pennsylvania law.

Martindale-Hubbell

A directory of active and retired U.S. and international lawyers and law firms, searchable in a variety of ways.

National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)

This organization provides information on the legal problems commonly faced by low income consumers, including surviving debt, credit, mortgages, foreclosure, utility payments, scams, and more.

NOLO’s Legal Encyclopedia

The leading publisher of legal information in non-legal language.

Pennsylvania Bulletin

Online version of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s gazette for information and rulemaking.

Pennsylvania Code 

Online version of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s official publications of rules and regulations.

Pennsylvania courts

The site for Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System, including the state Supreme Court, Superior Court, Commonwealth Court, and Common Pleas Courts.

Pennsylvania “Do Not Call” hotline

Unwanted telemarketing calls can be a nuisance and an intrusion to your privacy at home. Pennsylvanians now have the option to eliminate many of these calls by placing their names on a statewide "Do Not Call" list.

Thomas: Legislative information on the Internet

Everything you need to know from the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

U.S. Code

The Office of the Law Revision Counsel prepares and publishes the United States Code, a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.

U.S. Supreme Court

Official set of the U.S. Supreme Court.