Legal Research

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*FindLaw - Cases and Law Codes:
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/

*Google Scholar- allows limiting to "Legal opinions and journals"
http://scholar.google.com/

*theDiscography.org:
Web database created by Loren Wells, a recent graduate of Washington University in St. Louis School of Law to include music cases.
http://www.thediscography.org

*United States Supreme Court Opinions (Case Law), 2005 - present: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/opinions.aspx

*United States Supreme Court Opinions (Case Law), 1992-2000: http://fedbbs.access.gpo.gov/court01.html

*Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute: http://www.law.cornell.edu/
Federal Case Law can be found under the "Supreme Court" link.
For States, click on "State law resources" and then "listing by jurisdiction"

*American Law Sources Online:
http://lawsource.com/also/
Selected case law for all 50 states plus the federal government.

*LexisNexis Free:
http://www.lexisone.com/lx1/caselaw/freecaselaw
Court cases from US Supreme Court (all years) and from some federal and major state courts (last 10 years) can search by keyword or case name.

*"Ask Bill":
http://www.lb7.uscourts.gov/reflinks.htm
includes information from US federal court circuits including Illinois.