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Federal Legal Resources
Federal Courts
United States Supreme Court

United States Supreme Court
Provides access to the Court's slip opinions, orders, argument calendar, schedules, Rules, bar admission forms and instructions, visitors' guides, case-handling guides, special notices, press releases, and general information.
Decisions of the United States Supreme Court:
via the LII/Legal Information Institute, Cornell University Law School
via FindLaw. Includes cases back to 1893.
Findlaw: United States Supreme Court Center
An educational resource site dedicated to the United States Supreme Court.
Fedworld.gov/FLITE Database - US Supreme Court Decisions, 1937-1975 (US Department of Commerce)
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United State Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit:

via Villanova Center for Information Law & Policy - access back to the 1994 term
via Findlaw - also provides access back to 1996, with more searching options.
United States District Court, District of New Jersey
United States District Court, District of New Jersey

Decisions of the United States District Court, District of New Jersey via Rutgers School of Law - Camden
Coverage starts with October 1998 opinions.
United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey
United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey
Useful information on this site include local bankruptcy rules, bankruptcy statistics, a guide to personal bankruptcy, filing fees and telephone listings.
United States Attorney, District of New Jersey
United States Attorney, District of New Jersey
Includes archived press releases.
Legislation

United States Code
via LII/Legal Institute, Cornell University Law School

via United States House of Representatives

THOMAS -- United States Congress on the Internet. Legislative Information from the Library of Congress.
Provides roll call votes and bill status tracking. Includes the Congressional Record from the 101st Congress-110th Congress.
Historic Statutes of the United States
Includes Volumes 1-18 of the Statutes at Large, 1789-1875.
Regulations
Code of Federal Regulations via the Government Printing Office, 1996-2008.
Federal Register via Government Printing Office, 1994-2008.

Web Pages
Official United States Executive Branch Web Sites via Library of Congress.
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New Jersey Legal Resources
State Constitution
New Jersey State Constitution
Searchable by keyword or table of articles. The New Jersey Constitutional Convention Proceedings 1947 is also available.
The Constitution of 1776
The Constitution of 1844
The Constitution of 1947
New Jersey Constitutional Documents Online via Rutgers School of Law - Camden.
Journal of Proceedings, Constitutional Convention of 1776
Journal of Proceedings, Constitutional Convention of 1844 (1942 WPA edition, with Introduction by John Bebout)
Journal of Proceedings, Constitutional Convention of 1844 (Original Printing)
Proposed Amendments of 1882
Proposed Amendments of 1927
Governor's Addresses: 1941-1944
Governor's Speeches: 1941-1944
Constitution of 1941
1942 Report of the Commission on Revision of the New Jersey Constitution
Journal of Proceedings, Constitutional Convention of 1942
Proposed Amendments of 1944
Revised Proposed Amendments of 1944
Constitution of 1947
New Jersey Charters via the Avalon Project, Yale University.

New Jersey Charters
The Grant to Berkeley and Carteret, 1664
Concessions and Agreements of the Proprietors, 1664
The Declaration of True Intent, 1672
King James' Grant to Carteret, 1674 via the Avalon Project, Yale University.
The Charter of Fundamental Laws of West New Jersey, Agreed Upon, 1676 via the Avalon Project, Yale University.
The Grant of 1680
The Right of Government, 1681
The Fundamental Agreements of 1681

Court Opinions
Court Opinions: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Tax Court
Maintained by Rutgers Law School - Camden. Complete text. Coverage since March 1994 for Supreme Court, since September 1995 for Appellate Division. Searchable by keyword.
Supreme Court of New Jersey Oral Arguments Archive via the New Jersey Digital Legal Library.
An archive of the oral arguments of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Recent Supreme and Appellate Court Opinions via New Jersey Judiciary.
Full text of opinions issued by the New Jersey Supreme Court and Appellate Division for the current week.
Unpublished Appellate Opinions via New Jersey Judiciary.
Recent Trial Court Decisions via New Jersey Judiciary.
Some trial court decisions issued by the New Jersey Superior Court. Decisions are made available for six weeks.
Laws
New Jersey Statutes via New Jersey State Legislature's web site.
Includes the complete text of the statutes. Searchable by keyword, by citation or by table of contents.
New Jersey Chapter Laws via New Jersey State Legislature's web site.
Includes Chapter Laws from 1996-2008
Library Laws of New Jersey
A compilation of New Jersey statutes and regulations relating to libraries, compiled by the State Library's Library Development Bureau.
Historic Laws
New Jersey Session Laws Online via Rutgers University School of Law - Camden.
Includes New Jersey Provincial Statutes (1703-1776) and New Jersey Session Laws (1776-1999).
Revisions of the Statutes of New Jersey 1877 via New Jersey Digital Legal Library.

General Statutes of New Jersey 1895 via New Jersey Digital Legal Library.

Legislative Branch

New Jersey Legislature Homepage
Information on legislators, bills from the 1996-2007 Legislature, New Jersey Statutes and Constitution, Legislative Calendar and Legislative Digest.
Last Date of Action
Issued the day after a legislative session, lists each bill that received some action in that session with its legislative action history to date.
New Jersey Legislative Histories on the Web
Documents of the Legislature, plus some secondary sources, showing Legislative intent for enacted laws.
Executive Branch
Executive Orders
Access to full text of executive orders issued from Governors Hughes to Corzine.
Executive Orders 1941-1990 via New Jersey Digital Legal Library.
Searchable collection of executive orders from Governor Edison to Governor Kean.
Office of the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey
New Jersey Attorney General Opinions, 1949-1998
Includes the Formal Opinions from 1949 through 1984 (and Memorandum Opinions from 1954 through 1966) that were published in volumes by the office of the Attorney General, as well as the Formal Opinions that were issued from 1985 through 1998.

Judiciary Branch


New Jersey Judiciary Homepage
Includes an overview of the New Jersey court system, recent court opinions and notices to the bar. A useful section of this web site is the Legal Resource Room, which provides a wealth of resources, including:
Child Support Guidelines
Model Civil and Criminal Jury Charges
Appellate Forms
New Jersey Court Rules
New Jersey Manual on Style For Judicial Decisions
Compilation of Administrative Directives
Court Rules
New Jersey Court Rules available from the State Judiciary web site.
New Jersey Court Rules available from Gann Law Books.

Administrative Law
New Jersey Administrative Code
Michie's New Jersey Administrative Code database.
New Jersey Register via LexisNexis.

Administrative Law Decisions dating from October 1997.
Full text opinions issued by the Office of Administrative Law.
New Jersey Administrative Reports (First Series), 1979-1991
Includes a selection of cases from 1979-1991.
New Jersey Worker's Compensation Forms and Publications
Administrative Agency Decisions:

Board of Medical Examiners:
Public Disciplinary Notices (2007)
Public Disciplinary Notices (2002-2006)
Commissioner of Education: School Law Decisions
Commissioner of Education: Commissioner Decisions
Counsel on Local Mandates: Written Decisions
Department of Banking & Insurance: Acquisition Orders

Department of Banking & Insurance: Insurance Enforcement Activity of the (2004-2008)

Department of Community Affairs, Division of Codes and Standard: Formal Technical Opinions

Department of Personnel, Merit System Board:

Latest Notable Decisions of the Merit System Board and the Commissioner of Personnel

Notable Decisions (chronological order, 2004-2007)

Digests of Notable Decisions (digests of notable decisions with links to full Merit System Board decisions)

Merit System Reporter (a digest of notable Merit System decisions)

Election Law Enforcement Commission: Advisory Opinions (1998-2008)

Government Records Council: Advisory Opinions

Government Records Council: Decisions

New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission:

PERC Decisions (1979-2008)

Synopses of Recent Decisions (1997-2008)

Appeals Board (ABD) Decisions (1984-2007)

Director Decisions (1981-2008)

Executive Director (ED) decisions (1970-1976)

Hearing Examiner (HE)/Hearing Officer(HO) (1976-2008)

Interim Relief (IR) decisions (1981-2008)

Litigation Alternative Program (LD) decisions (1985-2006)

Payroll Deduction Determinations (PDD) (2003-2008)

Office of the Attorney General, Division of Civil Rights: Director's Orders (2002-2007)

Workers Compensation: Decisions


Local Ordinances
Many New Jersey Municipal Codes can be found on the E-codes and Coded Systems Corporation web sites.

Berkeley Heights
Jersey City
Seaside Park

Cape May Point
New Brunswick
South Brunswick

East Greenwich
Newton
Voorhees

Glen Ridge
Randolph
Waldwick Borough

Hamilton
Randolph Land Development Ordinance
Wharton

Hamilton Land Development Code
Sayreville
Willingboro Township

Harvey Cedars






Forms

Appellate Forms provided by the New Jersey State Judiciary.
Forms and Kits for Self Represented Litigants (Pro Se) Includes materials on civil and family practice, small claims, probate, landlord-tenant, name change and expungement and the Appellate and Supreme Court

New Jersey Tax Forms provided by the New Jersey Division of Taxation.

Findlaw/Forms
Legal forms for many state and Federal jurisdictions are available.
Public Legal: A Product of the Internet Legal Resource Guide
A comprehensive source of legal information. Links are arranged by state and country. It is a very good source for legal forms.
LexisOne
Provides free case, free forms, and a legal internet guide. Registration required.
All State Legal provides New Jersey and nationwide legal forms, and other legal products and services. Products are available to both attorneys and the general public

Web Pages

Legal Services of New Jersey
LSNJ is an independent, non-profit organization, which provides free legal assistance to low-income people in civil matters
New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics Disciplinary Histories
Contains disciplinary histories of New Jersey attorneys, beginning in 1990.
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
This Institute sponsors seminars and skills and methods courses for New Jersey lawyers and judges. The web site provides online application for courses and seminars, and online ordering of publications.
New Jersey Law Network
Links to various web sites on New Jersey law and government. Includes a topical listing of web sites and link to a New Jersey attorney's discussion list.
New Jersey Law Revision Commission
The Commission has the responsibility to review the New Jersey statutes and to recommend changes to improve and modernize the statutory law. This site includes Commission reports on current and completed projects, and bills and laws based on Commission reports.
Rutgers-Newark Law Library - Internet Law Guide
Includes federal law, New Jersey law, foreign and international law and law of other states.
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New Jersey Legal Blogs

Employer's Law Blog (Day Pitney LLP)

GLBT Couples Law (Stephen J. Hyland, Esq.)

Hoboken Law Blog (Frank Marciano, Attorney at Law)
New Jersey Attorney Law Review Blog (LoFaro & Reiser)

New Jersey Criminal Defense and DWI Blog (The Law Offices of John F. Marshall)

New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog (Lependorf & Silverstein)

New Jersey Divorce & Family Law (Medina, Martinez & Castroll, LLC)
New Jersey Eminent Domain Law Blog (William J. Ward, Esq.)

New Jersey Employment Law Blog (Steinberg Law Offices)

New Jersey Family Law (Charles C. Abut, Esq.)

New Jersey Family Law Blog (The Rotolo Law Firm)

New Jersey Law Blog (Stark & Stark)

The Property Tax Blog (Jonathan M. Bernstein, Esq.)

Sanns Mediation World of ADR (Mediation, Arbitration and Family/Divorce Law in N.J.)

Third Circuit Blog

Third Circuit Immigration Blog

Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog (Bruce H. Stern, Stark & Stark)

You and Yours Blawg (Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss, Esq.)

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Legal Finding Tools
General Purpose Directories and Subject Indexes
American Association of Law Libraries
Includes links to specialized web sites that are useful to law librarians and legal researchers.
American Bar Association's Lawlink: The Legal Research Jumpstation
Good starting point for legal research, with federal sites, legal associations, law schools and other internet research points.
CataLaw: Metaindex of Law and Government
A metaindex of indexes of law on the internet. CataLaw arranges the contents of these indexes by Topic, by Region, and by "Extras" of law-related resources such as continuing legal education, lawyer lists, law school lists and legal periodicals.
Villanova University's Federal Court Locator
Includes links to Supreme Court and Circuit Court of Appeals decisions, and District Court web sites
Tax Master
Includes links to tax web sites.
Find Law: Internet Legal Resources
This is a comprehensive web site, which includes a Legal Subject Index of 44 broad practice areas, and the LawCrawler legal search engine with Boolean searching. Also includes guides to: International Resources
News and Reference
Legal Practice Materials

Law Student Center
Professional Development
Legal Associations and Organizations

Law Firms
Experts and Services for Legal Professionals
General Directories

Federal Government Resources
Resources by State



Guide to Law Online (Library of Congress)
This is a highly selective index of web sites, which attempts to direct users to the most useful and reliable law sites online. Each link is briefly annotated, enabling the user to compare web sites on a given topic without having to browse the sites themselves.
Public Legal: A Product of the Internet Legal Resource Guide
A comprehensive source of legal information. Links are arranged by state and country. It is a very good source for legal forms.
LexisOne
Provides free case, free forms, and a legal internet guide. Registration required.
Specialized and Jurisdictional Directories
American Law Sources On-line
A well-designed catalog of legal sources arranged by jurisdiction (Federal, all fifty states, Canada and Mexico), and then by type of document (court decisions, codes, commentary, practice aids). The user can choose to browse a document, or use keyword searching.
Court Web Sites (National Center for State Courts)
Many web sites linked, from municipal to federal and international. Includes some sites with court opinions.
Internet Sites of the State Legislatures (National Conference of State Legislatures)
"Searchable Database provides links to Web sites of State Legislatures, Legislators and other select content areas including Bills, Constitution, Issue Reports, Kids Pages, Program Evaluations and Statutes."
State Law (Washburn University School of Law)
A good state-by-state guide to official government information, with links to the main home page of each state, state legislative web sites, statutes, court web sites, and the home pages of elected officials.
Uniform and Model Acts
Drafts of Uniform and Model Acts by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
Uniform Commercial Code - Articles 1 - 9 via Cornell University\Legal Information Institute.
Uniform Probate Code via Cornell University\Legal Information Institute.
Search Engines
Legal Research Engine
Cornell University.
FindLaw's Lawcrawler
Searches law sites worldwide, within specific countries, or within specific sites of the United States.
Virtual Legal Search Engines
A list of legal search engines.
AltLaw
"The free legal search engine - over 700,000 documents."
preCYdent
"Open law source."
Public Library of Law
"Tthe Web's largest free law library."
Justia
Legal search engine. Includes practice areas, blogs and podcasts.

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Legal Reference
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator
Online access to the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia
An online legal encyclopedia for laymen. Includes information on small business, employment matters, wills and estates, consumer rights. Also includes a legal dictionary, which gives plain-English definitions of legal terms.
FindLaw
Contains some good general explanations of various areas of law and a directory of lawyers and law firms.
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Links to Legal Periodicals
New Jersey Legal Periodicals:
New Jersey Lawyer
Includes, from the current issue, top news stories, court opinions, legislative and bar association news, and other information normally found in this weekly legal newspaper.
New Jersey Law Journal
Current issue coverage as with New Jersey Lawyer. Includes a daily decision service and archival searching of the journal. Also includes, through the nationwide law.com, links to similar sites of other states.
Rutgers Computer & Technology Law Journal
Rutgers Law Journal
Rutgers Law Record
Seton Hall Law Review
Mercer-Beasley Law Review (1932-1935)
University of Newark Law Review (1936-1942)


Links to Other Legal Periodicals:
American Law Sources Online
A comprehensive list of university law reviews and subject-specific law journals. The site also includes bar association journals and a few commercial law journals.
WashLaw Legal Research on the Web-- Law Journals
A good source for little known journals. Has the added feature of a full text, keyword index for listed journals.
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Attorney Search
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator
Online access to the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
FindLaw's Lawyer Directory
Contains some good general explanations of various areas of law and a directory of lawyers and law firms.
New Jersey State Bar Association Lawyer Referral Services
Includes a list "of county bar associations that offer lawyer referral services."
New Jersey Law Network Lawyers Directory
Provides a listing of local law firms. Searchable by practice and county.
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Legal Materials in Spanish
Legal Services of New Jersey's Publications in Spanish
Power of Attorney Form in Spanish
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