Alternative Dispute Resolution (top)

RAND. A nonprofit research institution founded to improve policy and decision making, RAND hosts a site that proves particularly useful to researching all aspects of ADR. You can orchestrate a search by scanning to the bottom of the RAND home page and selecting a keyword search. Search "arbitration," "mediation" and "alternative dispute resolution" for a wealth of research articles and materials on these subjects. http://www.rand.org/

American Arbitration Association. A not-for-profit public service organization, the American Arbitration Association provides a comprehensive site for up to date information regarding mediation, arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. The site features sections covering new rules and brochures, press releases, state statutes and federal law regarding alternative dispute resolution and the AAA National Roster of Neutrals, arbiters who meet AAA qualifying criteria. http://www.adr.org/

CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution. A nonprofit alliance of international corporations, law firms and professors, the CPR Institute provides information on membership, neutral arbiters and the CPR agenda and publications. The site includes an extensive glossary of alternative dispute resolution terms for those just beginning to research these issues and a short list of links to recent news articles addressing ADR. http://www.cpradr.org/

The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. The home page is a reflection of a consortium of Harvard, MIT and Tufts University committed to enhancing the theory and practice of negotiation and dispute resolution. The focus is on promoting the Program on Negotiation, but the site is particularly useful for the teaching materials and publications available on order and the journals and newsletters published by the Program and its affiliated projects. http://www.law.harvard.edu/Programs/PON/ 

Antitrust (top)

Department of Justice: Antitrust Division. Frequently updated, this informative site features an overview of the DOJ's Antitrust Division, Division press releases, records of related speeches, Congressional testimony and Division commentaries, general antitrust guidelines produced by the Division, archives featuring recent antitrust cases, appellate briefs, business review letters and bank merger transactions, international agreements and documents, Division status reports tracking the success of the Division in antitrust enforcement, a Division telephone directory and links to other antitrust sites worldwide. http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/

Antitrust Policy. This site effectively links four types of information: antitrust case documents, enforcement guidelines and speeches, economic bibliographies and current antitrust issues in the news. Featured antitrust topics include mergers, price fixing and vertical restraints and the site features a discussion area and merger simulation model. http://www.antitrust.org/

Federal Trade Commission: Antitrust. The site profiles the FTC's antitrust division, the Bureau of Competition, which seeks to prevent business practices that restrain competition. The site features antitrust news releases, Bureau guidelines, advisory opinions, the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act governing pre-merger procedures and FTC antitrust actions and speeches. An invaluable site for advanced antitrust research. http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/antitrust.htm

Antitrust Case Summary Browser. This site provides a collection of key U. S. Supreme Court case summaries covering a wide variety of antitrust violations. It includes links to full text resources of Supreme Court opinions, U.S. government agency homepages and domestic as well as foreign antitrust web sites. http://www.stolaf.edu/people/becker/antitrust/antitrust.html 

Banking Law (top)

LRP Publications. This straightforward site by LRP Publications offers a listing of legal newsletters and books relating to various aspects of banking law. http://www.lrp.com/

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. This government site has the most comprehensive listing of national laws affecting financial institutions, as well as general data and links concerning banking news and issues. http://www.fdic.gov/ 

Bankruptcy (top)

American Bankruptcy Institute. One of the largest multi-disciplinary, non-partisan organizations dedicated to insolvency research and education, ABI was founded in 1982 with a mission to provide Congress and the public at large with an unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. It boasts a membership of more that 5,800 attorneys, bankers, judges, professors, turnaround specialists, accountants and other bankruptcy professionals. This comprehensive, user-friendly site includes features such as up-to-date bankruptcy headlines, media statistics and information, legislative news and a bankruptcy library as well as information regarding ABI membership and activities. http://www.abiworld.org/

The Bankruptcy Lawfinder. This site includes the complete text of bankruptcy related statutes including the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, Title 11 in HTML format, Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994, Bankruptcy Code and Rules @ House of Representatives, Code of Federal Regulations in searchable format and Articles 1-9 of the U.C.C., in addition to case law covering the Supreme Court, Circuit and U.S. Bankruptcy Court decisions. Also featured are links to other bankruptcy law and government resources, vendor pages and an on-line bookstore. For those just becoming acquainted with bankruptcy law, a section of frequently asked bankruptcy law questions is offered. http://www.agin.com/lawfind/

InterNet Bankruptcy Library. This site is maintained by the Bankruptcy Creditors' Service, Inc. and the Beard Group, Inc., and furnishes current information on corporate reorganizations searchable by company name, headline news searchable by date and selected Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions. It also has links to international Internet discussion groups and mailing lists, conferences and meetings, publications, distressed securities data, bankruptcy and insolvency resource materials and a worldwide directory of bankruptcy and insolvency professionals and clerks. http://bankrupt.com/

Law Journal Extra! This site has a lengthy list of links to recent articles of particular interest to bankruptcy professionals. Other features include federal statutes and case law including summaries of recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions. Very useful for a quick reference to current articles and columns. http://www.ljextra.com/practice/bankruptcy/bnres.html

Bankruptcy at FindLaw. A simple yet comprehensive sets of links to bankruptcy law and government documents, journals, newsletters, articles, mailing lists, Usenet groups, government agencies, outlines and software. http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/03bankruptcy/index.html

Legal Information Institute Bankruptcy Law Materials. Hosted by Cornell University, the site features a brief introduction to bankruptcy law and provides links to resources including federal bankruptcy statutes and judicial decisions, as well as state business law statutes, civil codes and judicial decisions. http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/bankruptcy.html#overview

Judges' Chambers (Hosted by ABIWorld). This site links the web sites maintained by the Bankruptcy Courts and provides directory information for all bankruptcy courts. Opinions are sorted by state and opinion analysis and case synopses are also featured on this site. http://www.abiworld.org/chambers/chambers.html

World Internet Insolvency & Bankruptcy Resources. A straight forward set of links to international government auctions, companies and assets for sale, one-line auctions and liquidation sales, mailing lists, newsgroups, insolvency specialists and credit and debt collection resources worldwide. http://www.insolvency.com/

California State Government (top)

California Courts (Hosted by the Judicial Council of California). This site provides access to California court web sites including the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal and trial courts. Other features include current news articles and releases regarding the Judicial Council or California courts, court opinions, minutes and calendars and an online reference shelf. http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/

Legislative Analyst's Office. A nonpartisan office providing fiscal and policy analysis to the California Legislature, the LAO hosts an informative site on their activities to date including news reports, LAO analyses of measures on the upcoming ballot and an analysis of the current budget bill. Links to the California State Assembly and State Senate are also provided. http://www.lao.ca.gov/

California Law Revision Commission. Created in 1953 as the permanent successor to the Code Commission, the Commission is charged with the responsibility for the continuing substantive review of California statutory and decisional law. Studying the law in an effort to discover defects and anachronisms, the Commission recommends legislation to procure reforms. In addition to general information regarding the Commission, the site details the Commission's current agenda, recent meeting minutes, current Commission bills, legislative action on past Commission bills and downloadable Commission recommendations. http://www.clrc.ca.gov/

California State Government Home Page. A general site for use by the public at large to obtain information on a wide variety of topics including history and culture, travel, conducting business, employment, natural resources, environmental protection, emergency relief and basic government information. Access is provided to e-mail the state governor. Searches may be conducted through directories listed by agency, subject, server or full text. http://www.ca.gov/s/

Other State Legal Interest Sites (top)

FindLaw: State Resources. Search state government web sites as well as peruse state resource indexes, directories, constitutions and links to other state resource sites. This site is an excellent starting point for state law research. http://www.findlaw.com/11stategov/index.html

State Statutes and Legislation on the Internet. This simple site provides links to sites containing full-text constitutions, statutes and codes, legislation and session laws. http://www.prairienet.org/~scruffy/f.htm

Library of Congress Internet Resource Page: State and Local Governments. This well organized site provides links to a number of comprehensive indexes for state and local government information. http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/state/

StateSearch. Hosted by the National Association of State Information Resource Executives, this site provides links to over 2,000 sites searchable by 23 categories of state related issues. http://www.nasire.org/ss/

State Capitals Newsletters. Subscribers will be provided with weekly newsletters summarizing recent state developments concerning state bills, legislation, budgets, laws, regulations and rules covering a broad range of topics. Over 8,000 articles are published annually concerning state action. Back issues are searchable for free but downloading articles incurs a $3.95 charge per issue. Subscription rates range from $245-345 for a one year subscription to a particular topical newsletter. http://statecapitals.com/

Copyrights (top)

United States Copyright Office. The U.S. Copyright Office maintains downloadable forms, information on regulations in both prose and full law text, links to clearinghouses as well as other sites of interest, a complete copy of the Freedom of Information Act and many other resources. This site is an essential first stop for copyright information gathering. http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/

WATCH. Writers, Artists and Their Copyright Holders (WATCH) is an online database supported by the University of Texas that matches many authors with their copyright holders. For authors not included in the database, extensive information regarding how and why to contact copyright holders is included. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/HRC/WATCH/

Copyright Clearance Center (CCC). The CCC offers general reproduction rights to universities, educational institutions, companies and other organizations desiring to utilize a copyrighted work. A non-profit organization, the CCC assesses the copyright royalty and forwards it to the publisher. This web site details the services of the CCC and allows registered users to update material use information via an account number. http://www.copyright.com/

BMI. The BMI web site offers information and resources to license the copyrighted musical works of over 200,000 songwriters and singers. Downloadable forms are provided by the company to expedite the licensing process. Specific data includes the use of songs for TV, radio and the Internet. http://bmi.com/

American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). ASCAP provides licensing information and resources for Internet, radio, TV and film use of member works. With over 75,000 members, ASCAP's musical resources are extensive. The site also provides specific information on the process of licensing works for Internet use, as well as general information about the licensing process and music industry. http://www.ascap.com/

Courts (top)

Courts.Net. Developed to provide directory listings for courts across the U.S., this site provides links to most state courts as well as federal courts. Also featured is information about electronic filing issues and links to sites for access to judicial opinions. http://www.courts.net/

Judges' Chambers. Hosted by ABIWorld, this site links the web sites maintained by the Bankruptcy Courts and provides directory information for all bankruptcy courts. Opinions are sorted by state and opinion analysis and case synopses are also featured on this site. http://www.abiworld.org/chambers/chambers.html

FindLaw: Laws: Cases and Codes: Supreme Court Opinions. FindLaw hosts a searchable database of Supreme Court decisions since 1893. A free service, the decisions are organized by year and U.S. Reports volume number and searchable by citation, case title and full text. http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html

LII's Eye on the Courts: Newsworthy Decisions Available on the Net. Hosted by the Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School, this site is useful tool for keeping abreast of key appellate decisions in the news. Features include links to decisions, background legal material relevant to a particular decision and, on occasion, a more in depth analysis of an unusual case is offered. http://www.law.cornell.edu/focus/liieye.htm

Litigator's Internet Resource Guide: Rules of Court. A key site for links to federal, state and local court rules. Also useful are links to current legal articles and a library where such articles and other information are archived monthly but remain fully searchable. http://www.llrx.com/library/

Employee Benefits (top)

BenefitsLink. This free web site provides information for both employers and employees regarding pension and retirement plans. It includes official government documents and regulations, links to various service providers, an extensive Frequently Asked Questions section and a news section for recent benefits occurrences. For clear answers to pension and benefits related questions, this site is superb. http://www.benefitslink.com

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). EBRI sponsors a web site to provide analysis and information to public policy makers and employers for the creation of sound employee benefit programs. The site offers educational program information, policy documents, links to relevant sites, a library of publications, poll data and updates of emergent news. http://www.ebri.org/

Employee Benefit News Online. For individuals desiring in depth information about breaking issues in employee benefits, this subscription based newsletter is excellent. Free information available includes a glossary of terms, a list of headlines, a list of service providers, management tips and links. Subscriptions, which include access to back issues, cost $94 per year. http://www.benefitnews.com/

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP). IFEBP, a non-profit educational foundation, maintains a web site that provides certification information and data concerning seminars and conferences, describes different publications available with membership, describes the document retrieval service and describes the mission and focus of the IFEBP. Membership is $295 per year for individuals, $495 per year for corporations. http://www.ifebp.org/

Employment & Labor (top)

Social Security Administration (SSA). The SSA web site offers basic primers on the history and services of the administration, filing and other tips for businesses and individuals, full text law and regulation documents, various research and statistical documents and location addresses to local offices. http://www.ssa.gov/

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). This web site details the history and purpose of the NLRB. It provides manuals, regulations, laws, notices and helpful research oriented data. The site also maintains valuable data on the process of resolving claims and the resources available to claimants. http://www.nlrb.gov/

California State: Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. This site provides listings of certified and licensed garment manufacturers, farm labor contractors, talent agencies, industrial homeworkers and other employers. The site also lists federal and state requirements and provides information concerning the rights of employees. http://www.dir.ca.gov/dir/Labor_law/DLSE/dlse.html

Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) provides extensive information on U.S. job productivity, wage standards, industry growth rates and other labor related data. Some information is free while other data requires purchase. http://stats.bls.gov/

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC's web site provides basic data regarding employment discrimination, details the process of filing a charge, provides resources to small businesses, presents the complete text of laws related to the Commission's work and details the Commission's options upon receiving a charge. Every business, particularly small business owners, should access this site. http://www.eeoc.gov/

Federal Statutes, Regulations and Legislation (top)

Federal Register. The official daily publication for the rules, proposed rules and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, in addition to executive orders and other Presidential documents, the Federal Register provides a database of its 1995-98 volumes online. http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html

U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library. Hosted by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives, this site was set up to provide free public access to basic domestic legal documents as well as other legal resources on the Internet, organized by subject or jurisdiction. Searchable documents include the full text of the U.S. Code, U.S. Federal laws arranged by source or agency, U.S. state and territorial laws, some laws from other nations and treaties and international law. http://law.house.gov/

State Capitals Newsletters. Subscribers will be provided with weekly newsletters summarizing recent state developments concerning state bills, legislation, budgets, laws, regulations and rules covering a broad range of topics. Over 8,000 articles are published annually concerning state action. Back issues are searchable for free but downloading articles incurs a $3.95 charge per issue. Subscription rates range from $245-345 for a one year subscription to a particular topical newsletter. http://statecapitals.com/

State Statutes and Legislation on the Internet. This simple site provides links to sites containing full-text constitutions, statutes and codes, legislation and session laws. http://www.prairienet.org/~scruffy/f.htm

Federal Government (top)

Government Information Locator Service, GILS. A database currently being developed, GILS keeps a record of all public government information, including data still unavailable via the Internet. GILS has plans for a global approach, linking information and public records from around the world. http://info.er.usgs.gov/gils/index.html

FedLaw. This site is an excellent starting point for federal legal research. An alphabetical index of subjects allows easy access to a specific subject or law, with 61 different subject categories under "Federal Laws and Regulations" alone. Other subjects fall under topics such as the federal judiciary, the legislative branch, state and territorial laws, arbitration and mediation, professional associations and organizations and general research and reference. http://www.legal.gsa.gov/

Legal Resources (top)

Legal Information Institute. Hosted by Cornell Law School, this site offers for public use an extensive collection of legal materials, including hypertext versions of the full U.S. Code, Constitution, Federal Rules of Evidence and Civil Procedure. International and state regulations and statutes are also available. Case law available includes a collection of recent and historic Supreme Court decisions and recent opinions of the New York Court of Appeals. An e-mail address directory of faculty and staff at U.S. law schools and contact information on other legal organizations is provided. This very informative site is useful for a wide range of legal research. http://www.law.cornell.edu/

LawLinks: The Internet Legal Resource Center. This site maintains a useful law library with links to a variety of academic, professional and governmental legal resources available on the Internet. http://www.lawlinks.com/ar-main.html

U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library. Hosted by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives, this site was set up to provide free public access to basic domestic legal documents as well as other legal resources on the Internet, organized by subject or jurisdiction. Searchable documents include the full text of the U.S. Code, U.S. Federal laws arranged by source or agency, U.S. state and territorial laws, some laws from other nations and treaties and international law. This helpful site also links law school library catalogues and services, attorney and legal profession directories and law book reviews and publishers. http://law.house.gov/

Internet Legal Resources. One of the most comprehensive and user friendly of the legal resource sites, this web site provides the user access to a wide variety of legal issues and research resources from directories to domestic and international legal resources to news and reference materials. A one stop site for most of your legal research. Search LawCrawler for any topic of interest and specify international or domestic sites if you are unable to find what you need from the indices. http://www.findlaw.com/

Law Journal Extra! Updated daily, this site offers headlines and links to law-related articles of interest in the news. Click on "Practice Areas" to choose an area of law and receive links to a list of recent news articles relating to that subject. http://www.ljx.com/

Real Estate (top)

MoveQuest. The only Internet location a prospective home buyer absolutely needs to visit is this web site. A visitor to the site immediately inputs the location of the desired new home. This location can be as detailed as the address of a house or condominium or as general as a city or zip code. MoveQuest, a nationwide service, then provides comparison prices showing recent sales in the area on a map, offering driving directions to each location. It gives local information about financing options, provides a service to become pre-approved online, helps calculate moving costs according to published rates, describes how to choose a real estate agent, describes insurance options, offers descriptions of local schools and businesses and even provides local coupons. http://www.movequest.com/

FindLaw: Legal Subjects: Property Law. FindLaw offers an extensive directory of links and site descriptions related to requested legal subjects. The section related to property and real estate provides sources as varied as mortgage providers to professional organizations to actual sources of legal documents. http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/33property/index.html

RTK NET. The Right to Know Network, or RTK NET, is a non-profit organization offering extensive database resources concerning land use and real estate concerns. Example databases include a listing of Superfund (environmental hazard) sites, housing surveys, mortgage lending data, environmental court dockets and much more. http://xp0.rtknet.org/