Legal Research Links Guide

Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (Cornell)
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774-present (This resource provides biographies of Presidents, Congressmen and other government officials, who have served since 1774. Biographies typically include years of service, party affiliation, personal data, and occupation(s). Many also include a bibliography)
California Rules of Professional Conduct (2001 edition)
Code of Conduct for United States Judges (from LII)
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator (This resource is a directory of lawyers and law firms around the world as well as state bar associations, consultants and other vendors. Biographical information now includes lawyer ratings.)
Model Rules of Professional Conduct (American Bar Association, 2001 ed)
New York Code of Professional Responsibility (2000 ed) (from LII)

Senate Homepage
House of Representatives Homepage
Congressional Record (Available from GPO and covering 1995 thru 2001, volumes 141 thru 147. The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session.)
Thomas (Library of Congress legislative website for federal legislative information, including bill texts (from 1990), public laws and bill summaries (from 1973))
Congressional Bills (103rd Congress, 1993-current)
History of Bills (The History of Bills and Resolutions is a section of the Congressional Record Index that provides information about all bills and resolutions introduced during that session of Congress, 1983-2000)
Public Laws (104th thru current Congress)

Code of Federal Regulations (Cornell Legal Information Institute (LII) provides an interface to the CFR offered by the Government Printing Office. Find relevant sections by citation, by searching individual titles, or by querying the index of subject headings created by LII.)
Code of Federal Regulations (1997-current, user-friendly speedy interface to data searchable through GPO Access)
List of CFR's Affected
Federal Register (The Federal Register is the official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents; searchable database available from 1995)
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (2007 ed.) (from LII)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (2007 ed.) (from LII)
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (2007 ed.) (from LII)
Federal Rules of Evidence (2007 ed.) (from LII)
U.S. Code (The United States Code is prepared and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives. This database contains the general and permanent laws of the United States (1995-2000).)
Searchable version of the U.S. Code (available from Cornell)
The United States Government Manual (GPO Access offers the U.S. Government Manual from 1995 forward)

LLRX.com Court Rules, Forms & Dockets (This site includes links to over 800 sources for state and federal court rules, forms and dockets.)
Federal Court Locator (opinions from the U.S. Courts of Appeals, District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts and Court of Federal Claims)
Findlaw State Resources
New York Courts and Law Guide
Official Supreme Court Web Site
Findlaw Supreme Court Cases from 1893 (search opinions from 1893; full-text of decisions from 1999-current)