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Meg Kribble
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This document summarizes various free websites, blogs, and RSS feeds for federal law information. It provides a list of official government websites for courts, Congress, and the White House. It also lists recommended free websites that contain federal legal materials, such as Cornell's Legal Information Institute and FindLaw. The document recommends following legal news sites and blogs to get instant analysis and discussion. It emphasizes using RSS feeds to easily get updates from various legal information sources delivered in one place.

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Free websites, blogs, & RSS feeds for federal law Meg Kribble Emerging Technologies, Reference, & Instructional Services Librarian Shepard Broad Law Center - Nova Southeastern University January 18, 2008
Why use free websites? Many are trustworthy .gov, .edu May not always have Lexis/Westlaw Use for initial research before turning to L/W Save $$$
Official federal government websites US Courts http://www.uscourts.gov/ Supreme Court http://www.supremecourtus.gov/ 11 th Circuit Court of Appeals http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/ PACER (court records – see a librarian for access) http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/ Congress http://www.house.gov and http://www.senate.gov THOMAS (legislative info) http://thomas.loc.gov USA.gov (U.S. government web portal and search engine) White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Other free federal law websites NSU Law Library recommended websites http://www.nsulaw.nova.edu/library_tech/library/resources/internet.cfm Cornell Legal Information Institute http://www.law.cornell.edu/ FindLaw federal materials http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/index.html#federal Lexisone.com > find cases for free Open Congress http://www.opencongress.org/ Villanova federal courts locator http://www.law.vill.edu/library/researchandstudyguides/federalcourtlocator.asp
Legal news sites ABA Journal http://abajournal.com/ Jurist http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/ NY Times Supreme Court news http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/s/supreme_court/index.html NY Times Congress news http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/c/congress/index.html Washington Post Courts news http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/courts/
Why read blogs? Instant reactions and analysis Discussion in comments Legal bloggers include: Professors Lawyers Judges Law librarians Law students etc. Use RSS feeds to get updates from all the sites and blogs you read delivered to one place
Must-read federal law blogs SCOTUS blog http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/ U.S. Supreme Court blog http://ussc.blogspot.com/ Southern District of Florida blog http://www.sdfla.blogspot.com/ Pssst…don’t forget Novalawcity, the Law Center blog: http://nsulaw.typepad.com/novalawcity
Legal blog directories Blawg http://www.blawg.com/ Justia BlawgSearch http://blawgsearch.justia.com/ ABA Journal Directory http://www.abajournal.com/blawgs
How to get RSS feeds & subscribe to blogs Outlook or Internet Explorer 2007 Firefox Bloglines http://www.bloglines.com Google Reader http://reader.google.com 3-minute video primer on RSS how you can read more online in less time! http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english
RSS feeds Cornell Legal Info Institute Supreme Court decisions feeds http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/subscribe.html 11 th Circuit Court of Appeals opinions feed http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/ Washington Post congressional feeds http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/rss/ Make your own in Google News and other sites
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Free Websites, Blogs, & Rss Feeds

  • 1. Free websites, blogs, & RSS feeds for federal law Meg Kribble Emerging Technologies, Reference, & Instructional Services Librarian Shepard Broad Law Center - Nova Southeastern University January 18, 2008
  • 2. Why use free websites? Many are trustworthy .gov, .edu May not always have Lexis/Westlaw Use for initial research before turning to L/W Save $$$
  • 3. Official federal government websites US Courts http://www.uscourts.gov/ Supreme Court http://www.supremecourtus.gov/ 11 th Circuit Court of Appeals http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/ PACER (court records – see a librarian for access) http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/ Congress http://www.house.gov and http://www.senate.gov THOMAS (legislative info) http://thomas.loc.gov USA.gov (U.S. government web portal and search engine) White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/
  • 4. Other free federal law websites NSU Law Library recommended websites http://www.nsulaw.nova.edu/library_tech/library/resources/internet.cfm Cornell Legal Information Institute http://www.law.cornell.edu/ FindLaw federal materials http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/index.html#federal Lexisone.com > find cases for free Open Congress http://www.opencongress.org/ Villanova federal courts locator http://www.law.vill.edu/library/researchandstudyguides/federalcourtlocator.asp
  • 5. Legal news sites ABA Journal http://abajournal.com/ Jurist http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/ NY Times Supreme Court news http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/s/supreme_court/index.html NY Times Congress news http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/c/congress/index.html Washington Post Courts news http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/courts/
  • 6. Why read blogs? Instant reactions and analysis Discussion in comments Legal bloggers include: Professors Lawyers Judges Law librarians Law students etc. Use RSS feeds to get updates from all the sites and blogs you read delivered to one place
  • 7. Must-read federal law blogs SCOTUS blog http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/ U.S. Supreme Court blog http://ussc.blogspot.com/ Southern District of Florida blog http://www.sdfla.blogspot.com/ Pssst…don’t forget Novalawcity, the Law Center blog: http://nsulaw.typepad.com/novalawcity
  • 8. Legal blog directories Blawg http://www.blawg.com/ Justia BlawgSearch http://blawgsearch.justia.com/ ABA Journal Directory http://www.abajournal.com/blawgs
  • 9. How to get RSS feeds & subscribe to blogs Outlook or Internet Explorer 2007 Firefox Bloglines http://www.bloglines.com Google Reader http://reader.google.com 3-minute video primer on RSS how you can read more online in less time! http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english
  • 10. RSS feeds Cornell Legal Info Institute Supreme Court decisions feeds http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/subscribe.html 11 th Circuit Court of Appeals opinions feed http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/ Washington Post congressional feeds http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/rss/ Make your own in Google News and other sites